Interview with Gore Vidal

ENGLAND: London:INTGore Vidal (American writer) interview SOT- (Speaking about Republican Presidential candidate John McCain) He has never done anything in the Senate / Nixon said about the senior Bush that he is a lightweight / Nothing real there - (Asked about McCain's reputation as Vietnam war hero) He should have been courtmartialled for losing the plane / He got away with murder - (Asked whether McCain can win the presidential elections) Yes because it will be stolen for him / How do you think Bush won in 2000 and 2004- (Asked about problem white working class seems to have with Barack Obama) So the wealthy newspapers tell us / West Virginia has never gone against the New Deal / If you smear the guy all the time then they will believe that / Lies are at primitive level but believed at primitive level- (Asked whether Hillary Clinton will withdraw gracefully) Don't know how graceful it will be / Always favoured her between the two / Hopes she gets good job as lawyer / Not disappointed for her / She would be better because she knows more about it- (Asked whether Obama can provide change) How can he measure himself / Apparently he is a bright man / Listened to his speech on race / Spent my life listening to remarkable pieces, I am not fetched by them / Not gloomy about Obama presidency / He can't be worse than what we have got - (Asked if Obama might be better than George W Bush) You would be better / I would be better / The doorman here in the hotel would be better / Senator McCain is to me Mr Magoo wandering around in a daze / Revealed that he gave an interview and said you can't talk to the president about anything because he will change the subject and get on baseball scores / That's the word around Washington but his heir is saying that about his leader and nobody is surprised / The tolerance for sheer stupidity is beyond anything normal- (Asked about Ted Kennedy) Not in good health / I don't give a goddam about Kennedys ...