McCain seeks to exploit controversy for cash
By Steve Benen Thursday Feb 21, 2008 4:28pm
Just this week, John McCain was accused of another adulterous affair, this time with a lobbyist for whom he may have done special legislative favors. Naturally, the McCain campaign responded this afternoon with the next logical step in crisis management: exploiting the controversy for a quick buck.
John McCain’s presidential campaign wasted no time taking advantage of an article in the New York Times which portrayed a relationship with a female lobbyist that troubled his advisers nearly a decade ago.
The article “is particularly disgusting – an un-sourced hit-and-run smear campaign designed to distract from the issues at stake in this election,” McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, wrote in an e-mail to supporters Thursday afternoon.
The very silly fundraising letter, which should insult the intelligence of even the most sycophantic Republican donor, went on to argue “the liberal establishment and their [sic] allies at the New York Times” went on the “attack” because McCain is just now “locking up” the GOP nomination. (Wouldn’t it be great if the “liberal establishment” really could just order up critical exposes in the NYT?) That the NYT investigation began three months ago would only detract from the sales pitch.
The same letter went on to argue, “With John McCain leading a number of general-election polls against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the New York Times knew the time to attack was now, and they did.” Besides sounding paranoid, can the McCain campaign really identify “a number of general-election polls” in which McCain leads Obama? Because I’ve looked, and they don’t to appear to exist outside the Republican campaign’s fervent imagination.
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“the liberal establishment and their [sic] allies at the New York Times”
... sic? Did I miss something?
McCain/Iseman Story Spurs Bi-Partisan Call For Ultimate Lobbying ‘Disclosure’
Damn!
McCain is pissed he didn't think of this to fund his FIRST
congressional campaign?
You know, the one he dumped his FIRST wife during, when was
banging Cindy...and got her rich father to fund instead.
Class, John...real class.
where can I send my cash contribution?
I want McCain to be the choice so we can continue to poke him in the eye.
This really helps to expose what politics in America are really about.
I hope he gets lots of donations. Think of it as a "stupidity tax".
Get rid of the word 'controversy' from the headline and you've outlined his career.
BOOYAKA!!!
All you have to do is have the words, "New York Times" and "liberal" in a message to republicans, and their ears perk up. Even the ones who were not supporters of McCain heard those words and went into fighting mode. Kind of like Pavlov's dogs.
Wasn't the story leaked to the NYT by two of McGroundMeat's campaign staffers? And how liberal can the NYT be these days with Bill Kristol?
Also, as Newsweek reported and Glenn Greenwald comments on, McCain's lies about his relationship with Paxson Communications [Iseman's firm] are his own doing. No one forced McCain to accept Paxson's campaign money, to write a letter to the FCC on their behalf or fly in their corporate jet. And no one twisted McCain's arm when he lied about speaking with Paxson CEO Lowell Paxson.
Gee, if McCain needs money, why doesn't he just go back to Iseman and his other lobbyist friends? He could ask his lobbyist campaign manager, Charlie Black, to hit up his clients.
Now McCain says that he refuses to discuss the matter further, but yesterday he said he was "going to war" with the NYTimes. I guess it just a one day war and not the 100 year variety.
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February polls have always been kind to Democrats in national elections.
Dennis @ 10:
Don't pout.
Dennis @ 10:
Ya, cause the RNC doesn't cheat til November.
Vicki Iseman....It does appear that Johnny McCain was at least giving her political b.j.'s at any rate...McCain did deliver on behalf in behalf Vicki Iseman's economic and business concerns. So, there were some favors exchanged here. As for the sexual favors, of course, McCain is going to deny it. That still does not mean he did not have sexual relations with that woman, nor does it mean he did have sexual relations with her, either.
Personally, I think McCain did have sex with Vicki Iseman....if he was not in politics and pandering to the religious right, he would be in some bar or tavern bragging about it. Bragging about sexual relations with other women is something that right wing men love to boast about. Cheating is part of their "manly" being.
Sometimes, facts can be so inconvenient. Ask McCain.
Ah, I knew he'd come through as a genuine GOP Republican.
Dennis @ 10:
That's cute. Need a hankey to wipe away those tears?
I'm not concerned with what the lady gave him, but I'm damned concerned about what he gave her in the way of favors.
Even eight years ago, I cannot imagine any woman getting sexually involved with John McCain. My mind won't go there.
In regards to time frames, the most telling thing here is the NY Times running an exposé on something which occurred 8 years ago, with the material evidence associated with the whole affair equally stale. The only thing new here is the suggestion McCain had an affair with Iseman, i.e. traded sex for political favors, but no hard evidence for that is presented.
Could Paxson be the next Haliburton?
Loonie @ 15:
If he doesn't stop trying to convince the base that he's a "true conservative" soon, he'll wake up in the clinker!
RueMorgue @ 16:
We've gotten over the February blues. We'll cede that month.
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Bravenewfilms presents...
McCain's Friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEROVh8zK4
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They mention Move-on as if it's a dirty word or something...
"My friends, it's obvious the vast left-wing conspiracy is shuddering at the thought of my becoming president. Well, my friends, although every word in that story cannot be denied how dare the Jew York I mean 'New' York Times and their liberal attack dogs dare to write something mean about me after I've invited them as guests on my bus, shared milk and cookies with them and shown them naked pictures of my first wife"
What a brilliant way to prove that you aren't on the take with lobbyists. Surely no one could come to the conclusion that he is for sale or anything, while he asks for more money.
Dennis @ 10:
How about the November through January polls? Any excuses for those?
JDM @ 1:
"sic" meaning the quote is accurate, even though the grammar is bad. Written correctly one would refer to the liberal establishment in the singular, i.e. "the liberal establishment and its allies at the New York Times..." Would but that were the only error these people made.
peaceful easy feeling @ 18:
Maybe it has something to do with him running for President. Just sayin'...
Dennis @ 21:
Dennis! Welcome back. Are you leaning Hillary or Barack these days?
Sorry, but all you need to do is read comments on news blogs to see that there are indeed many, many morons who will lap this up. Last night Obama mentioned an Army Captian who was short of men and materiel in Afghanistan - Jake Tapper got his name, follwed up and wrote a piece with his findings - and it was all true. Tapper was impressed. The comments on his story were scary - this country has a lot of dangerously delusional people in it. To them McCain is a hero and Obama is a (well, you can guess).
Loonie @ 15:
What?! He got caught snorting meth off a hooker?
pissed off patricia @ 17:
i can't imagine anyone gay either.
short of necrophilics he has no appeal
I can't even look at a Politician, TeeVee talking head, or Celebrity anymore without my stomach going into convulsions.
Guess my days of being gullible, credulous and naive are over.
The End
Did his campaign also send out the video of him singing Bomb Iran. I betcha that one would bring in some dough too. While he's being "attacked" by the liberals he is drawing up plans for attacking Iran. That is if bush doesn't beat him to it.
Who cares if this chic slept with him or not? What this story really does is bring to the public's attention that McCain is one of the Keating 5. The man is controlled by money and doesn't even care if it is crooked money. He has proven it. He tried to influence the investigation of that crook Keating because the guy paid him. He betrayed the American people and it is okay to forgive him for it but don't you think the most important job in the united states should be reserved for someone who has good enough morals that they are not known for being one of five senators that involved in the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal? Are there no available republican politicians that haven't already played a major role in a gigantic scandal?
L.A. Confidential @ 32:
we are all with you on this.
Old Billy @ 30:
No, that would be the closeted self-hater division.
L.A. at 32
My thoughts and feelings, exactly. Thanks.
Old Billy @ 28:
Voted Barack in the VA primary. I actually like the guy. Knew McCain had it in the bag, so what the hey.
Had to whisper to the election volunteer though when she asked if I needed a Democrat or a Republican ballot- couple friends of mine were back in the line not too far from me.
Powkat @ 29:
Here's the link:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/from-the-fact-3.html
Its a damn embarrassing story, which is why the mouth-breathers are getting their panties in a bunch.
Where did I hear about another foreign army getting tied down in an occupation of Afghanistan? Oh well, can't remember. Probably ancient history anyway. Did J Lo have a baby?
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Old Billy @ 27:
Good point. Now he's a target worth hitting.
VietVet8666 @ 37:
And once one reaches that point. There's no turning back.
Dennis @ 38:
You're alright with McCain? I thought you were big on Huckleberry.
My old man is having kittens right now because he thinks McCain is a closet pinko. (Communist, not gay, by the way.) He wanted the Rominator, but would have settled for Hunter or Tancredo.
Old Billy @ 30:
Nope, a genuine Gross Old Pervert Republican would have been snorting meth off a crotch of a young boy.
If the Times has been sitting on this story since December, then that is terrible. I'm sick of the establishment, the gatekeepers. If I could ask McCain 1 question I would ask what happened to the hunt for the Nine Eleven Conspirator Osama Bin Laden, and Al Qaeda in Pakistan. USA! USA! USA!
peaceful easy feeling @ 41:
I believe that its referred to as the "vetting process". I think the "lobbyist" part is more important than the "sex" part. And as far as evidence they said he received flights on corporate jets and wrote letter on behalf of her clients. Is that a S-quid pro quo? Ha! I crack myself up.
Grampa needs all the money he can get. Those Depends aren't cheap, ya know.
Currently on MSN's list of Top News Stories:
MSNBC (NewsWeek) - A Hole in McCain’s Defense?
It's the Michael Isikoff story referenced in Glenn Greenwald's article in Salon.
MSN & NewsWeek have BOTH joined NYT as shills for the fact-based LIBERAL MEDIA.
pffffft!
Old Billy @ 43:
Old Billy,
My old man is long dead, though I still have dreams of him.
Be who you are. Suggestion from an old white guy.
this "straight shooter " propaganda has been pushed by cable news for the longest and now reality is biting Sen . McSame in the boo boo , thanks to REAL reporting by the Wa. Post , about McSame's cozy meeting he had with his lobbyist, I mean advisers at his " rustic cabin" discussing his campaign strategy . Hope he got great advice from his lobbyist , I mean advisers, the ones he rallied against for the longest time, but the Hypocrite Express has just pulled in and now we can see who's riding .
McCain in '08
Make love AND war!
His splotch is quivering.
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Leslie @ 8:
lol
#223, thanks! :)
Yeah sure, this guy is really ready to be a ‘level-headed’ representative of ‘the people’ of these United States, NOT!!!
The Maverick is mad at reporters.Newsweek reports that the McCain campaign — including the senator himself — is so bitter about the recent New York Times story that it is shunning campaign reporters to the back of the plane:
John McCain’s campaign plane is usually a pretty jovial place to be. […]
But in the aftermath of today’s New York Times story looking at McCain’s dealings with a Washington lobbyist, the mood is decidedly different. Before McCain boarded his plane, reporters were asked to sit farther back than usual on the plane. And when McCain finally boarded the plane, he failed to offer his usual wave at reporters and opted to quickly take his seat. During the flight, the cabin was unusually quiet, save a few quick discussions McCain had with top aides Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter. Near the end of the flight, Schmidt came back to the press cabin, where, with cameras off, he railed against the New York Times for publishing its story.
At least he didn’t call them “f–ing jerks.” 2:58 pm
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Old goat!
Old Billy @ 46:
me too, lol... S-quid...lol :)
Is the right wing of the Republican party trying to sabotage McCain so that, at the convention, they can run up Jeb Bush as a replacement?
Those donors that support McCain have a thimble full of common sense or a enough intelligence to fit on the head of a pin?
He has no intergrity and will game the system just like his friend Lieberman birds of a feather flock together. what is this about honorable lobbyists? I thought lobbyist's only friend was anyone with the money.
Kahoneez @ 50:
#224, thanks! :)
Acting Patriotic @ 55:
#225, thankz! :)
With all this new corruption coming to light, my friends, McCrazy is a shoe-in for the next President. My friends.
JDM @ 1:
Technically, should be "liberal establishment and its allies ..."
If the NYT was such a left wing organization, they would have waited for McTorture to become THE candidate and out him then! This has Karl Rove's fingerprints all over it. In his twisted world, he probably believes that he's destroying his own in the best interest of the party. The timing of this is totally irrelevant; what's significant are the facts as vetted and aired by the NYT reporters. Kudos to these patriots for outing another hypocrite GOPiglet - John McCain, now a proven "oinker".
abarts @ 65:
Sure is making the conservotards feel more comfortable about the idea.
Anyone who calls total strangers "my friends" doesn't have any. He hasn't a clue what real friendship is all about because it involves honesty and integrity coupled with respect and lofty dealings. This oinker's a fraud.....with a bit of schadenfraude showing right now, eh Cindy? Wasn't he whoring around with her before he left Wifey #1? Do we really need a whoremonger as president?
I can see the signs now at his next rally - "McLobbyist" "McTorture" "McImmunity" "McCorpse" "McConcubine" and the list goes on and on and on......
What's more this man deserves every last bit of it. He's lied in our faces and for this he will be repudiated like the scum of the earth.
To exploit his own infidelities is mcsickening.*
This will ultimately backfire.
Patriot Scholar @ 61:
Like anyone really wants more chimpy.
veritas @ 70:
Yes it does... #'s 226-9, thanks!
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He needs the money to score some Oxycontin for Cindy.
They realize this is the only horse they've got and
the only alternative was to concede defeat. They
all knew about the story and this was all a set up
and look like McCain is being crucified. They know they
can get away with anything and this is really small potatoes.
If they can pull off a Terry Schiavo they can do anything...
which is why they did it. This is a PR move that is miles
ahead of anything the left can do. Think about what happened
with moveon.com and the ad. It pays to have big business
on your side because when you need to lie and get away with it
you can with impunity.
Well if McCain needs cash - all he has to do is sue the NY Times for slander and defamation, right? Right?
Grow a set McCain - if you're innocent - sue.
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Trittydi @ 84:
HAJAJA -- Yeah, let's see him do that.
It’s true, McCain admits to dropping loads all over my face. See video here!!
McCain on Thanksgiving:
"And thank you for having the Democrats nominate Obama. And thank you for William Ayers. HAW HAW HAW."
Attack the messenger, conspiracy theory nuts are the ones giving McBoner money. LOL.
If elected this man could very well pass away before the end of his term.
no one I've spoken with cares about Ayers. in the black community, there are extremists equal to neocons nuts. knowing them is not seen as verboten. some of y'all just don't get that we have craaazzy relatives and we hang out with them anyway.
we need young, fresh blood (that actually circulates) in the white house.
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