>> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. he's a decent family man citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about. he's not. thank you. >> joining me now is a close friend and senior adviser throughout the 2008 campaign for senator mccain, steve dupree. we just heard that now iconic moment when senator mccain pushed back against the conspiracy theories and stood up for the man he was running against. you were there with senator mccain for that exchange. tell us about it. >> it was one of the best moments of the campaign and it was a typical example of who john was. he and senator obama had sharp disagreements on policy and it was a tough campaign and they were punching and counterpunching. but john had a sense of honor and decent sigh about what campaigns should be about and he wasn't about to let that kind of