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A Hole in McCain’s Defense?

An apparent contradiction in his response to lobbyist story.

By Michael Isikoff | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Feb 22, 2008 | Updated: 11:33  a.m. ET Feb 22, 2008

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  • Posted By: Madrigal Poet @ 03/01/2008 9:51:16 AM

    Comment: McCain said about his dealings with Paxson, "As I said before, I believe that there could possibly be an appearance of corruption because this system has tainted all of us."

    The above statement is cause for major scrutiny of this guy, people. He knows that DC is corrupt, and is using it as an excuse to be corrupt, himself. "Oh, me, oh, my. I'm just a victim of the system." Dang! You'd think he was a liberal or something.

    He can't get his story straight about the lobbyist and Paxson, and his aides obviously do not have any contact with him. They're just making him look worse.

    Vote for Ron Paul!

  • Posted By: vcatarisano @ 02/29/2008 8:02:36 PM

    Comment: surprise suprise, nothing but business as ussual from the elite in this country, lets face it , the mcaines, the bushses, the clintons, and all the rest of the ellite dont give a damn about u&i, nothing but about the allmighty doller and corruption

  • Posted By: smartfeller @ 02/27/2008 6:48:05 PM

    Comment: Attention Republicans: America has had enough - You take away the civil rights of man just because he is a Democrat (Alabama Governor Don Siegelman), support a $1B a day war for oil, while our nation's inferstructure deteriorates, and live just for the almighty dollar. November can't happen soon enough.

  • Posted By: dkpk @ 02/26/2008 5:02:23 AM

    Comment: John McCain is a good man in a dirty profession. There is always dirt or mistakes in everyones past. I don't think the Times report was completely acurate, but they were using what they felt were reliable sources. It is the job of a free press to put out infromation they have. It is a voters job to review information from as many places as possible before giving their vote to someone running for office. I just hope the folks who complain about a liberal biased press have the same consideration if and when unflattering stories come out about Obama and or Clinton.

  • Posted By: jdoll123 @ 02/26/2008 12:09:02 AM

    Comment: typical lying, corrupt, adulterous snake seeking to obtain the highest office in the land and spread and cultivate an empire of deceit and trickery through the country and the world.
    By the way, i recently signed up on S e n i o r Woo.com in hope to meet friends or more on Internet. Is it easy? I am 40+ mature woman. There are some hot pictures under the name KeightyKat there.

  • Posted By: Suspicious Patriot @ 02/24/2008 10:59:10 PM

    Comment: ...is..is...he's just another liar...like Clinton...like Obama...like Romney...all liars....this isn't an election between republicans and dems...left or right...this is the real choice...what anti-American member of the Council on Foreign Relations do you want to vote for, today? It's all one big farce...just like they're "not" building a North American Highway...just like they're "not" developing a new currency (the Amero) to replace the US, Canadian, and Mexican dollars - no folks, we're being scamed, "big time"....left...right...gop...dems...what a joke...next thingk you know...they'll be telling us that are elections are rigged - lol...bought and paid for whores....that's all they are....the wholle lot of them.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:58:45

      Comment: Let me guess. You're an unemployed male that just recently got kicked out of the local community college.

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/24/2008 6:15:25 PM

    Comment: If playing footsie with lobbyists is the left wing loonies attack, then the Senator must be feeling good. 100% of Washington policy-makers have lobbyist relationships. Its natural.

    The economy is currently is in a downward direction, it will rebound. Thats how capitalism works. Its natural.

    The UNNATURAL events of life are what bother me. Like airliners flying into skyscrapers, or poison gas in subways, or trains exploding, or people blowing themselves up. Its UNNATURAL. These millions of people want no less than the destruction of America. They will not stop without being killed first. John McCain understands this. John McCain knows how to win this war. John McCain will win this war as Commander-In-Chief. Mr. Obama on the otherhand is determined to allow our enemy access to opportunity for their mission. To see us dead. The man is a mohammed..THAT IS THE STORY.

    NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: MCGILL @ 02/24/2008 5:42:59 PM

    Comment: When you sort it all out McCain is still the only candidate currently running qualified to run the country.

  • Posted By: MCGILL @ 02/24/2008 5:39:51 PM

    Comment: Maybe McCain is not being completely truthful but if you think for one minute that any other candidate in the race is I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I want to sell you.

  • Posted By: ayoss58 @ 02/24/2008 4:44:50 AM

    Comment: This new revelation by Newsweek is more definitive and compelling proof that MaCain has been lying all along to the American people!!!. The Myth of a "honorable man" and "straight-Talk Express" hs been fatally exposed and destroyed. How pathetic,he sounds now on the campaign trail.He is lucky Mitt Romney is not around to rub "salt" into his lies.But, just wait when the media is done with him, the democrats will stew him into his lies uptil he seeks true redemption this time around!!!

  • Posted By: gigamick @ 02/23/2008 11:38:52 PM

    Comment: For any media types (and anyone else) reading these comments, I'd urge you to read a well-researched analysis of John McCain's (continued) involvement in the Jack Abramoff cover up on the blog DailyKos:
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/23/03912/3990

    It is long, but only because it covers the issue in depth and provides both quotes and links to sources for them. If only a formidable media outlet out there had the fortitude to pick this story up, it would really expose how corrupt McCain really is...

  • Posted By: gigamick @ 02/23/2008 11:38:16 PM

    Comment: For any media types (and everyone else) reading these comments, I'd urge you to read a well-researched analysis of John McCain's (continued) involvement in the Jack Abramoff cover up on the blog DailyKos:
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/23/03912/3990

    It is long, but only because it covers the issue in depth and provides both quotes and links to sources for them. If only a formidable media outlet out there had the fortitude to pick this story up, it would really expose how corrupt McCain really is...

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:53:55

      Comment: By all means, read the Daily Kos. In fact, shut off your television and radio and stop reading the newspapers. All you need, to know everything you need to know, is the Daily Kos.

      Idiot.

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 02/23/2008 10:47:55 PM

    Comment: The majority of Americans like this kind of man to be president who can *ull$hit around and having a very thick skin like Bush. McCain is cunning to be able to avoid impeachment and whatever personal attacks being thrown on him. A US president must be able to stand firm and not let these sorts of thing to deter him from his duty as president even if the accusations against him/her are true! This kind of president will not be able to be blackmailed. The president must be able to say something today and without stammering say something different tomorrow. Come on, we don't want an angel to be president, a normal human being like everyone else is good enough! I think he is the perfect choice for president.

  • Posted By: mommasara @ 02/23/2008 10:26:02 PM

    Comment: McCan't is an evil person, who would give away govt. secrets even while being a pow with special rights...... he did it to save his sorry ass... and why would the "Songbird" .... after his wife waited the whole time he was a poor (wah) pow waited for him . dump her when she was in an accident and paralyzed? Just to marry a younger not crippled Cindy (i think that's her name right?) He makes me sick and .... As for anyone walking around singing Bomb, Bomb iran in public..... you idiots who think he's great better wake up! He doesn't give a crap about the American people and he sure as h*** doesn't know anything about economics .... He's a wanna be . Now lets mention Ron Paul whom none of you seem to even want to mention...... he's a good man who wants to clean up this mess the Clintons and Bushes have made out of our country......... check him out at .... www.ronpaul2008.com ....... he's the one you all need in office WAKE UP AND FACE REALITY FOR ONCE!

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:52:12

      Comment: How many screennames do you have?

      Paul is a racist crapball. He should crawl back in the hole in which he was born.

  • Posted By: Federal Farmer @ 02/23/2008 10:15:32 PM

    Comment: Most Important Video on the Internet - http://www.restoretherepublic.com/component/option,com_seyret/Itemid,40/task,videodirectlink/id,150/

  • Posted By: eriday @ 02/23/2008 7:59:36 PM

    Comment: It's a *** when you have to cop to perjury in order to get elected president.

  • Posted By: eriday @ 02/23/2008 7:57:38 PM

    Comment: It's a *** when you have to cop to perjury in order to get elected president.

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 7:10:05 PM

    Comment: If playing footsie with lobbyists is the left wing loonies attack, then the Senator must be feeling good. 100% of Washington policy-makers have lobbyist relationships. Its natural.

    The economy is currently is in a downward direction, it will rebound. Thats how capitalism works. Its natural.

    The UNNATURAL events of life are what bother me. Like airliners flying into skyscrapers, or poison gas in subways, or trains exploding, or people blowing themselves up. Its UNNATURAL. These millions of people want no less than the destruction of America. They will not stop without being killed first. John McCain understands this. John McCain knows how to win this war. John McCain will win this war as Commander-In-Chief. Mr. Obama on the otherhand is determined to allow our enemy access to opportunity for their mission. To see us dead. The man is a mohammed..THAT IS THE STORY.

    NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:50:01

      Comment: Do you just copy your earlier comments and paste them into new comments? You're a racist pig who, from your various comments, appears to hate everyone but yourself. I hope a few "mohammeds" (and a few "abrahams" and a "gerry" or two). Idiot.

      • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/26/2008 18:29:53

        Comment: I know what you are. One of those Victimcrates. Cry a river. No don't, you would probably want the Nat'l Guard to rescue you.

        NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 7:08:25 PM

    Comment: Hey, I'm looking for info. What's up with this deal with a Sinclair guy, Hussein Obama, crack rock, homo bj's and lie detector tests? I just knew he wasn't the good little mohammed he tries to present himself as.

  • Posted By: AdirondackAl @ 02/23/2008 6:17:11 PM

    Comment: John McCrook, the Keating One, has been a fraud forever. He's the perfect fall guy for the Obama landslide.

  • Posted By: Chris 91 @ 02/23/2008 5:30:35 PM

    Comment: How will Republicans try to spin this? It'll be fascinating to see them try. This from the party that represents honor and integrity and that never lies to the American people--not even about those pesky missing WMDs that supposedly led us into a war that has almost bankrupted the country and that McCain wants us to continue fighting for 100 more years? . . . Yeah, right.

  • Posted By: eabg_22 @ 02/23/2008 4:14:16 PM

    Comment: Wrong again. This article trys to show the truth behind the biggest political scandal since Socrates. John McCain didn't remember meeting a guy in his office in over 7 years ago. Though he admits he helped Mr. Paxson forward his issue with the FCC, that he seemed to suggest it was through his aids and not directly in conversation makes Watergate looks like a city council blunder and eclipses Bill Clinton's lieing under oath and making his wife defend him while he sorted out the mean of the word "is", tenfold. Shame on you Sen. McCain. You obviously hate your country and would not be able to make good decisions as President. Drop your bid for president, give your delegates to Obama so he can have both nominations and run against himself. He'll need both nominations to become president when Larry Sinclairs story breaks open

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:46:27

      Comment: Now you lost me. Assuming for the moment that McCain is lying, what does his lie ECLIPSE Clinton's lie? Absurd.

      Never mind the fact that if McCain is lying, all that means is this: he did in fact meet with Paxson and, thereafter, prompted the FCC to make a decision without directing FCC as to what that decision should be.

  • Posted By: thosfiore @ 02/23/2008 2:29:02 PM

    Comment: A big part of the problems we are seeing with government under Bush is that he appoints industry lobbyists to regulate their industries. The effect of this 'fox in the chicken coop' style of regulation is the industries get what they want and the public gets the bill. One concrete example of this is the set asides for small business are increasingly going to large businesses. Hard won compliance with with environmental regulations has been overridden by Bush's cronies. If we elect McCain and his 'honorable people' we will see four more years of this corruption--this is the important lesson to be learned from this article, not that McCain may have had a girlfriend.

  • Posted By: douglassoileau @ 02/23/2008 1:52:22 PM

    Comment: Mccain,"The Reformer of Campaign Corruption::::Says..........In McCain's case, the Times said, "Since a cash crunch last summer, several of them (Lobbiest)??? including his campaign manager, Rick Davis, who represented companies before Mr. McCains Senate panel ??? have been working without pay, a gift that could be worth tens of thousands of dollars." McCain serves on the Senate Commerce Committee. "I'm proud of the record of many of my advisers. So are weeeeeee, John

  • Posted By: douglassoileau @ 02/23/2008 1:46:41 PM

    Comment: "HOLE" , cause for more defense,,,,, Sen. John McCain said Friday that while lobbyists serve as close advisers to his presidential campaign, they are honorable and he is not influenced by corruption in the system. "These people have honorable records, and they're honorable people, and I'm proud to have them as part of my team," McCain told reporters , Sure, they are, it's ok Johnnnn

  • Posted By: Constitution @ 02/23/2008 1:38:56 PM

    Comment: Some unfortunate Americans are too mired in the past; so fearful of the future that they cannot 'hope' and strive for fulfillment of the American dream for ALL Americans.

    Democrats should continue to EDUCATE AMERICANS out of fear, even as they move the country forward out of the present debacle created by the Bush-McCains of America.
    \
    Kerry ALSO was a national hero!
    So was Al Gore, who ALSO served in Vietnam with Kerry and McPain.

    And guess who beat BOTH Vietnam vets to the Presidency, a non-vet Bush without brains. lol

    Insane Bush-McCain (mr childish bomb, bomb, bomb Iran) is a senile old man, who should be in the retirement home.
    Or we should ship Bush-McPain to his beloved Iraq; so that McCain can retire for another 100 years of Shia-Sunni civil war, which has been going on for 1400 YEARS, and looks to continue for another millennia. lol

    No wise President makes final and important decisions without consultations with the nation's experts (including national heroes).

    Therefore, any of the present democratic candidates on the Democratic side should worry less about old McCain's hero status; because that has not saved the nation from the failings of Bush-McCain.

    Democrats should instead continue to EDUCATE AMERICANS out of fear, even as they move the country forward out of mire created by the Bush-McCains of America.

    • Posted By: mommasara @ 02/23/2008 22:17:13

      Comment: i have to admit with you about the bomb iran thing, who but mr songbird McCan't would sing something like that in public? plus we all know or most of us know or should know he he helped charlie when he was a prisoner of war! Not to mention that while he was a pow his wife waited for him .... then when she was in an accident and paralyzed,, he dumped her and married , what's her name Cindy? He's a sick man !

  • Posted By: robust @ 02/23/2008 1:02:05 PM

    Comment: ammendment to recently posted comment from robust..John Mccain is a typical lying corrupt, adulterous snkae seeking to obtain the highest office in the land and spread and cultivate an empire of deceit and trickery throughout our country and the world...

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:38:46

      Comment: Thanks for that. I wasn't sure who you were talking about. If made gender-neutral, it seems that the statement is equally applicable to each candidate running for President.

  • Posted By: robust @ 02/23/2008 12:58:45 PM

    Comment: typical lying, corrupt, adulterous snake seeking to obtain the highest office in the land and spread and cultivate an empire of deceit and trickery through the country and the world.

  • Posted By: MChieco @ 02/23/2008 11:38:59 AM

    Comment: I think MCcain is a good man. But I beleive what you are seeing is he is not an executive, he by his own admission said "economics are not his strong point, and he would be 72 years old at the start of his Presidency.
    Open you mind to the thought that MCcain can be a good person but a bad President

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:37:01

      Comment: Good President. No one that gets that far in politics is a good person and thus cannot be a good President.

  • Posted By: vallihi @ 02/23/2008 10:55:38 AM

    Comment: Senator McCain stated that he had contacted the FCC Chairman to get him to rukle on an issue that had been pending 800 DAYS, twice as long as normal procedure required.
    He never requested a favorable decision , merely a an overdue ruling, but the Media does not tell the whole truth becuse they are biased .
    It also seems that The Times considered John McCain an honorable candidate in January despite the fact that the story was being reviewed by straffers for almost 6 months.
    You better believe The New York Times acted like the National Enquirer and not for the first time.

    Irma Caiazzo

  • Posted By: Quizmos @ 02/23/2008 10:46:47 AM

    Comment: Seems the McCain camp is taking a page from Larry Craig here. Craig wants his guilty plea reversed; McCain's team is claiming the senator cannot recollect what he was previously clearly able to recollect. Hmmm...

  • Posted By: pmcs @ 02/23/2008 10:44:27 AM

    Comment: The McCain-Lobbyists Coalition is running for the Advocate in Chief for some select businesses of America and Abroad.

    McCain-Lobbyists Coalition
    is running against
    Obama-People Coalition.

  • Posted By: Quizmos @ 02/23/2008 10:42:51 AM

    Comment: Seems that the McCain team is taking a page from Larry Craig here. Craig wants his guilty plea reversed; McCain's team claims that McCain cannot recollects what he previously was able to recollect. Hmmmm.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:35:08

      Comment: Yeah, hmmmm. I remember what I had for lunch yesterday and if asked to testify about it today, I could. If asked five years from now, I probably won't remember. Hmmm. Idiot.

  • Posted By: sickof hypocrisy @ 02/23/2008 10:33:47 AM

    Comment: It is clear to me that we continue to rail against only some politicians and not all. Evidence clearly exists that Americans will tolerate and revere a politician who lied under oath about his behavior but now we are in a "lather" about this story? Perhaps the journalists could finish their investigations with actual facts and evidence beforepublication? Where is the same standard used during the Clinton years ?

  • Posted By: sickof hypocrisy @ 02/23/2008 10:27:37 AM

    Comment: Clearly our nation is "comfortable" with Democratic politians who stretch the truth in recollections of indiscrete behavior. Evidence exists to support the claim that wives of such politicians tacitly approve of the behavior. I fail to see why media people are in a lather about other potential indiscrete behavior, especially when the journalism is completed in a shoddy manner. What does this say about our society when a President can lie under oath and later be revered by many as a wonderful leader? Why are these same people now upset about another perceived instance of corruption? If one can accept lying under oath , what is the big deal now? Especially whenthe "now" is so unclear that it actually happened?

    If McCain did succumb to the temptation of this lobbyist - perhaps he can be punished as was Bill Clinton - who earns a fine income retreading his claptrap of change.

  • Posted By: johnsonchen688 @ 02/23/2008 10:03:22 AM

    Comment: Obviously McCain is desperate to conceal his fatal relapses and blunders. Even faced with such compelling depositions of himself, the senator still shamelessly disavows the fact.

  • Posted By: cttom500 @ 02/23/2008 9:47:43 AM

    Comment: Comments like Jaydee2's detract from the facts as stated by Wolff's article. Why does the media concentrate on the unproveable and miss the fact that McCain took favors!!! Simple!! Maybe legal but undeniable. Thanks for cutting through all the wrong logic that's on tv and radio.

  • Posted By: douglassoileau @ 02/23/2008 7:10:29 AM

    Comment: "A Hole", cause of Mccain's defense ! Now that's the headline. sure John we believe ya, just as we always have.......we never suspected anything of the backroom dealings you were involved in...How dare the media accuse you of not being "upright", (no pun intended), and (straight forward).! I am appauled at heir attitude.....Accusing you of being a traitor and a communist sympothizer is one thing but this is obsurd.

  • Posted By: TheLordiscoming @ 02/23/2008 5:27:02 AM

    Comment: Please come back Mitt Romney !!!

  • Posted By: KathleenM @ 02/23/2008 5:25:25 AM

    Comment: I must agree with Victorazdc - you won't want to miss the extraordinary new detail and facts in this link tonight;
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/23/03912/3990
    McCain has 750,000 Abramoff documents which he has used for political capital/blackmail and personal gain which he has kept from the public, which are not protected by state secret laws, and must be the focus of a journalist with guts to go get them.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:30:41

      Comment: Yoo-hoo for the Daily Kos. What a joke. Do you people really think you can rely on sources as biased as the Daily Kos or the National Review for unbiased information. No wonder this country is so screwed up: you'll believe anything as long as its in print. Here's something in print: "You're a buffoon." Do you believe that? You should.

  • Posted By: mullinjf @ 02/23/2008 4:28:22 AM

    Comment: Come on, bottom line he listened and action only taken was letter saying make a decision in a reasonable time and no influence. This is the problem with the press and why more honorable people like McCain do not get into politics. He wants to reform the process and he is hit by republicans and wants to listen to everyone and is hit by democrates. Let the man do his job for all our best interest and stop the negativity. Look at your selves, have you ever misspoke or balanced two evils to accomplish a good. Wonder why our goverment is in the shape it is.

  • Posted By: victoria2dc @ 02/23/2008 3:32:08 AM

    Comment: There is a LOT more to it than meets the eye. Instead of running for President, we should put this man in jail. Read dengre's diary at DK. He is one of the most capable and thorough investigative bloggers arouond.

    Please read and rec this diary:

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/23/03912/3990/390/462347\

    Let me know what you think, please!

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 00:28:16

      Comment: Yeah, let's rely on the Daily Kos for objective journalism. Then, when you're done with the article, pick up the latest copy of The National Review. You'll come away with absolutely zero knowledge, simply two disgustingly biased opinions that purport to report facts.

    • Posted By: KathleenM @ 02/23/2008 05:29:37

      Comment: I agree, just added a second link. k

  • Posted By: pduncan2000 @ 02/23/2008 1:27:11 AM

    Comment: Thank you Newsweek for good solid reporting on McCains documented evidence of contrary remarks he has made regarding his direct communication with the corporate rats he claims to fight against. These lies, that are documented will catch up with him during the election. Especially after his nomination. I applaud your exposing all political figures. This kind of politician is what is so bad for America.

  • Posted By: pduncan2000 @ 02/23/2008 1:13:33 AM

    Comment: This is a good story Newsweek. Thank you and the New York Times for great reporting of the misrepresentation of all politicians. The right wing extremist are already fuming over their only real and last choice for a presidential candidate. Now McCain is going to spontaneously combust in the polls after he reaches the nomination stage. I expect this to be the most lopsided victory for Democrats in my lifetime. Please

  • Posted By: bruno76 @ 02/23/2008 12:46:12 AM

    Comment: It is still the Far Far West around here: You shoot first and you talk after. Come on, "my friend" the barbaric times are long over, let's talk first or one day it is not only the "mohammeds" who gonna come after you but the entire world. By the way are you afraid of anything? Or are you paranoid?

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 12:13:03 AM

    Comment: If playing footsie with lobbyists is the left wing loonies attack, then the Senator must be feeling good. 100% of Washington policy-makers have lobbyist relationships. Its natural.

    The economy is currently is in a downward direction, it will rebound. Thats how capitalism works. Its natural.

    The UNNATURAL events of life are what bother me. Like airliners flying into skyscrapers, or poison gas in subways, or trains exploding, or people blowing themselves up. Its UNNATURAL. These millions of people want no less than the destruction of America. They will not stop without being killed first. John McCain understands this. John McCain knows how to win this war. John McCain will win this war as Commander-In-Chief. Mr. Obama on the otherhand is determined to allow our enemy access to opportunity for their mission. To see us dead. The man is a mohammed..THAT IS THE STORY.

    NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 00:49:45

      Comment: I'm not sure what "war" you're referring to, but if you're referencing our foray into the Middle East in general, you are sadly mistaken. McCain can't win that war. No one can. It will continue, in varying degrees of intensity, until US energy policy changes to de-emphasize our reliance on oil, we vacate the Middle East, and we stop licking the rear-end of the Israeli government.

      • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 01:03:50

        Comment: So your an anti-semetic bigoted racist huh. I know who your voting for.

        • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 01:11:47

          Comment: What makes me "an anti-semetic bigoted racist"?

          • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 01:40:21

            Comment: Actually, don't bother. Your posts reflect an inability to comment intelligently. The Jihad-type Muslims despise the Isrealies and despise us for protecting and funding the Isrealies. So (are you with me so far?), for as long as we continue to protect and fund the Isrealis, we will be targeted by the Jihadists. Got it now.

            Nothing like a conversative Republican calling someone a bigoted racist.

            Idiot.

            • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 19:04:52

              Comment: So do you support protection for the nation of Israel? I seriously doubt it.

          • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 01:16:59

            Comment: And I understand that I'm posing that question to someone who apparently believes it is not racist or bigoted to refer to those from the Middle East as "mohammeds."

            • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 02/23/2008 19:02:51

              Comment: What is a moderate mohammed? One who doesn't blow him/herself up at the market, they just fund the campaign?

              NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: ishia1 @ 02/22/2008 11:59:03 PM

    Comment: New York TImes and Newsweek have showed us the people what John McCain as become.thanks job well done

  • Posted By: mitchflorida @ 02/22/2008 11:57:45 PM

    Comment: Who cares about this ***?

  • Posted By: Mwalimu @ 02/22/2008 11:55:57 PM

    Comment: "Curiouser and curiouser/" Actually according to Air America, McCain's so called "dealings" with lobbyist Vicki Iseman is not new news. A report appeared on the Drudge Internet Report last December. The right wing crew did not choose to go on attack mode against Matt Drudge. McCain's lobbying activites were first reported in the Boston Globe about 8 years ago. Why did all the right wing pundits decide to stage their crusade now?

    Even stranger is the article I just read on Earthlink.net.In that article, McCain is actually defending his lobbying activities. Isn't this an example of the same sot of flip-floping that McCain accused Kerry of doing? This all sounds like one more example of GOP hypocrisy.

  • Posted By: UVATeddy @ 02/22/2008 11:17:43 PM

    Comment: re Civics Lesson from the uniformed person who Saw Your Mommy - yopu too Druid: The bicameral Legislature (2 Houses of Congress) had nothing to do with schools of thought regarding our gov't doing what it wants ... and the rest of your uninformed drivel. It was a debate over (1) the relative power of the States (many considered themselves to be sovereign, issued their own money and postage and even had trade barriers) and (2) the need to represent individuals. The Senate gives equal voice to each State, and the House of Representatives represent the people based on population. Think about certain responsibilities of each; ALL money matters/legislation must originate in the House (representating the populace) whereas the Senate has "Advice and Consent" on Treaties and certain appointments. It seems many need to go back to school - I suggest you start with the Articles of Confederatrion and then actually read the Constitution paying attention to the Preamble "In order to form a more perfect Union ...".

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 00:30:51

      Comment: No, it does not start with the Constitution. It ends with the Constitution. It starts with various of the Federalist papers written by and among those who disagreed. You're right on the general representative natures of the two chambers, but that's a superficial conclusion that doesn't explain the tension among the founders.

  • Posted By: toulsongroup @ 02/22/2008 11:09:02 PM

    Comment: Are you going to let Mr. McCain and his staff off the hook? It's clear he and his staff are lying. What will Newsweek do about it or is Newsweek afraid of the right-wing of the Republican party. G. Toulson @2/22/2008.

  • Posted By: herb3836 @ 02/22/2008 10:54:30 PM

    Comment: My guess is that Mr. McCain probably had a hiden relationship with Ms. Iseman in view of the fact that he cheated on his first wife with his second (or current wife) wife. Maybe this explain why she was giving him that knowing look when they appeared together when he was giving his response to the NYT artical. posted by H Weaver @02/22/2008 Norfolk VA.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 00:27:38

      Comment: You could be right. But you're guessing. So is the Times. You and I and other citizens are allowed to guess. Should the media?

      • Posted By: jaydee2 @ 02/23/2008 09:21:38

        Comment: A reliable friend of mine recently told me that she witnessed "John" McCain go off with a prostitute in a Las Vegas Casino. She was soliciting someone else at the time and "John" dazzled her with his fame interrupting and said something like "come with me instead, Babe," There's "babes" like that ready to come out and it's going to happen, because he's a serialist philanderer.... according to my friend. We shall see.

        • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/25/2008 01:03:35

          Comment: Even if McCain was inclined to hang out with your hooker friend, it seems rather preposterous that his handlers would let him roam free in a Las Vegas casino. Nice try.

  • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/22/2008 10:46:26 PM

    Comment: You have spoken like a true socialist. I hope you enjoy the 50% tax bracket.

  • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/22/2008 10:32:46 PM

    Comment: The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic Parties are moving us closer and closer to Socialism, away from our Constitution (the true Test of American Patriotism). Both major parties pushed through the Patriot Act (a direct violation of our civil liberties) allowing the Federal government (and the lawmakers) greater access in to our personal lives. We have welfare, medicare, and medicaid, all basically federal government subsidies for Americans as a socialist distribution of wealth and commodities. Then, we have the continuation of undeclared War (a direct violation of our Constitution), allowing the President (or socialist leader) the ability to unilaterally decide whether our country (our Americans) go fight in another country using military resources and costing volunteer military lives.
    The very core values of America that the founding fathers of our country laid out for us are being destroyed, and our nation is moving in a perilous direction. The American people need to Wake up from their Slumber, and start helping educate their fellow Americans that we are not Socialists, but in fact we are a Nation of Patriots (people who live by and die for civil liberty as well as individual rights).
    Our country sorely needs a third party that will rejuvinate and unify the 40% of Americans that usually don't vote, to overcome the two party system of the Socialist Democrats and Socialist Republicans. Individuals always care for other individuals through charity and good deeds, the Federal government steals from individuals to line the pockets of the Corporations and maintain power for itself, leaving whatever remains recycled back to the American people.
    Stop sleep walking into Socialism --- Wake up and fight for our Founding Fathers core values of freedom and equality for all! Freedom from the Federal government intervention! Freedom from excessive taxation!

  • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/22/2008 10:32:20 PM

    Comment: "There's only "a dime's worth of difference" between the Republican and Democratic parties, and they're fighting over that dime! "
    Obama, Clinton, McCain, Huckabee --
    1. All voted to continue funding the Iraq War.
    2. All support "comprehensive immigration reform" -- Washington speak for Amnesty for illegal aliens. They want their big corporation buddies to be happy now don't they with their cheap labor. Meanwhile we pay higher taxes to offset the burden that would put on Social security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare. If you subsidize something you get more of it, the more we subsidize illegal immigration the more we will get of it, and the more illegal alien families will be affected and hurt.
    3. All wish to enact some socialist program or another for the "greater good" -- Translation, we want you to pay higher taxes so we (the federal government) can spend it in the way that benefits our special interest group. Obama (Health care insurance companies), Clinton ( Pharmaceuticals), McCain (Military industrial complex including all military corporations), Huckabee (Military industrial complex).
    4. All are for reforming Washington and ridding it of government and lobbyist control (well so they say).
    5. All support the Patriot Act (a direct violation of our civil liberties)

    • Posted By: bitterblogger @ 02/22/2008 23:09:32

      Comment: J Druid--long on opinion, short on facts. Obama has consistently been against the war. Both Clinton and Obama are against most of the Patriot Act. Too bad for you your guy Duncan Hunter is out--Mr. One Percent (and that's just hard-right Republicans). So sad!

      • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/22/2008 23:43:16

        Comment: Check your facts.... Obama and Clinton both Voted FOR the Patriot Act.
        It's the actual voting record that matters, not the retoric.

        • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/22/2008 23:46:59

          Comment: Obama Voted FOR the continued funding of the unconstitutional Iraq War that he is morally against -- That's hypocritical.

  • Posted By: abe4600 @ 02/22/2008 10:19:54 PM

    Comment: Let???s see, he favors staying in Iraq for 100 more years, McBush tax cuts for those making over $250 K, chases lobbyist skirts. He has a combination of bad qualities of the past two Presidents that we can do without. My Friends, he???s cooked!

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 22:24:19

      Comment: On the back of your computer is a cord that leads to the wall. Follow it to the wall and unplug it. Then, put the whole computer back in the box in which it came and take it back to the store. You're too stupid to use it.

  • Posted By: Oldcrank @ 02/22/2008 10:07:38 PM

    Comment: bigbrewhaha,
    Congratulations! The last sentence of your rant was grammatically correct. If your use of the language is indicitive of the competence of your generation, we are leaving the country in poor hands indeed.

    • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 23:09:01

      Comment: Just remember (if you can) that in a few years when you find yourself babbling over your oatmeal we will still be trying to correct all the problems you helped create.

      • Posted By: tiredoflibs @ 02/23/2008 18:12:45

        Comment: And part of it is letting people like you breed. Grab a weapon and defend your country or shut the hell up. When all you stupid left wing liberals are choking on your own blood then maybe it'll occur to you that you voted wrong. O'drama is a one term senator/lawyer puke that has great vocabulary and a good gift of gab. But hey vote him in. We'll see what happens. Maybe a younger generation can convince Al-Qaeda to stop this a put down their weapons. Good luck with that and hope they don't slit your throat.

      • Posted By: tiredoflibs @ 02/23/2008 17:58:59

        Comment: And part of it is letting people like you breed. Grab a weapon and defend your country or shut the hell up. When all you stupid left wing liberals are choking on your own blood then maybe it'll occur to you that you voted wrong. O'drama is a one term senator/lawyer puke that has great vocabulary and a good gift of gab. But hey vote him in. We'll see what happens. Maybe a younger generation can convince Al-Qaeda to stop this a put down their weapons. Good luck with that and hope they don't slit your throat.

  • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 9:44:08 PM

    Comment: Comment: This election season has nothing to do with platforms and politics it's merely a case study in generational ideologies. It seems to me a lot people can't seem to wrap their head around the fact that younger generations do not put up with ignorant obsolete sanctimonious old people because we don't have to. You guys (i.e. ignorant, prejudiced, scared of everyone that isn't white and speaks english fogeys)...(republicans) do nothing but get in the way of progress, oh and by the way in case you didn't realize it yet it isn't your country anymore, it's ours now. You guys (you know who you are, see above if you are confused) have, since day one made decisions based on fears and prejudices that your parents believed in or maybe a preacher taught you or perhaps were generally accepted in the time period when you grew up, I'm sorry but we just don't do that anymore you guys are done and if you don't think so you will have your pompous high and mighty name run through the mud until you understand that you are nothing more than a regular flawed person just like the rest of us. Most people in their 20's and 30's and 40's are not going to vote for McCain for one simple reason, fear tactics don't work on us, sorry Mac. You guys will never get it and you need to, you see pious right wing evangelical fear mongering is over with now. It was like communism, sure it had its heyday, and it worked when people were poor and ignorant, but had no staying power because its success was dependent on keeping people stupid and afraid. Consider swallowing that big bitter pill of reality and recognize (as soon as possible) that hating, killing, prejudice, and bigotry was a defining characteristics of YOUR generation not ours. Your time has passed.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 22:20:34

      Comment: And I forgot. Communism? It worked when people were young and ignorant? Actually, outside Sweden, it never worked at all. So, you should think of moving to Sweden: I don't know if you're poor, but you are most certainly ignorant.

      • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 23:16:31

        Comment: Doesn't Sweden have a great health care system?

        • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 00:22:43

          Comment: And a tax rate north of 50%, yes. But again, Sweden stands alone as a success in the communist endeavor.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 22:18:08

      Comment: I'm embarrassed to say that I'm part of this buffoon's generation. Apparently, his part of (unfortunately) our generation did not learn to spell or construct sentences. Even more unfortunate is that he or she appears to be exactly what he or she despites. What a sanctimonious position to take: this is our world and not yours? Is that what you tell your parents or your grandparents? Do you call them "fogeys" when you do it? And what makes it yours? Have you somehow managed to amend the Constitution, with no one being the wiser, to terminate the right to vote at 49? What a crapball - you are both stupid and the reason that political discourse in this country has fallen so far.

      • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 23:15:49

        Comment: Sorry to have offended you, boo hoo.

        • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/23/2008 00:23:54

          Comment: You didn't offend me. You embarrassed me, and the rest of us who have to share a generation with you.

    • Posted By: Oldcrank @ 02/22/2008 22:03:29

      Comment: Apparently the time of writing concise and grammatically correct sentences is also past. My generation is handing over our culture to a generation of ill-educated louts.

      • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 23:19:07

        Comment: Grumble, how can i make a call with this thing if its not connected to the wall... new fangled.... grumble, grumble

  • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 02/22/2008 9:37:40 PM

    Comment: This election season has nothing to do with platforms and politics it???s merely a case study in generational ideologies. It seems to me a lot people can't seem to wrap their head around the fact that younger generations do not put up with ignorant obsolete sanctimonious old people because we don???t have to. You guys (i.e. ignorant, prejudiced, scared of everyone that isn???t white and speaks english fogeys)???.(republicans) do nothing but get in the way of progress, oh and by the way in case your didn???t realize it yet it isn???t your country anymore, it???s ours now. You guys (you know who you are, see above if you are confused) have, since day one made decisions based on fears and prejudices that your parents believed in or maybe a preacher taught you or perhaps were generally accepted in the time period when you grew up, I???m sorry but we just don't do that anymore you guys are done and if you don???t think so you will have your pompous high and mighty name run through the mud until you understand that you are nothing more than a regular flawed person just like the rest of us. People in their 20's and 30's and 40???s are not going to vote for McCain for one simple reason, fear tactics don???t work on us, sorry Mac. You guys will never get it and you need to, you see pious right wing evangelical fear mongering is over with now. It was like communism, sure it had its heyday, and it worked when people were poor and ignorant, but had no staying power because its success was dependent on keeping people stupid and afraid. Consider swallowing that big bitter pill of reality and recognize (as soon as possible) that hating, killing, prejudice, and bigotry was a defining characteristics of YOUR generation not ours. Your time has passed.

  • Posted By: The Thinking Woman @ 02/22/2008 9:32:26 PM

    Comment: Does it really matter if McCain spoke to Paxson and/or Iseman himself or if it was McCain's staff members who spoke to Paxson and/or Iseman? Regardless of whom spoke to whom, the outcome was the same, McCain simply wrote a letter to the FCC requesting that they get off their backsides and make a decision on this case. Isn't the FCC and their diddle dawdling the bad guys here?? Who else in the world get to take two years to do a job before them? I think this Newsweek article is doing their best to pick nits about NOTHING of substance. And the New York Times piece is so laughable it belongs in The Onion. Could we please get some quality reporting on the issues that concern us right now!! In case you've forgotten, it's 2008, not 1999.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 21:34:45

      Comment: Thank you. Clarity at last, in a system that's awash in stupidity.

  • Posted By: Oldcrank @ 02/22/2008 9:12:25 PM

    Comment: eabg,
    You speak of "scum" personal injury lawyers. If quacks didn't injure their patients there would be no need for personal injury lawyers. A patient who is injured by medical neglect or incompetence is entitled to damages. Obviously juries agree. I agree that tort reform is necessary, but everybody is entitled to recover damages under the law, for whatever reason.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 21:20:22

      Comment: Choo-Choo!

      All Aboard!

      The Idiot Train is leaving the station.

      Everyone's entitled to damages, whatever the reason? People may be entitled to damages when they are injured, but "whatever the reason" is an absurd proposition on your part. So are you saying that I am entitled to damages from you if I slip on my sidewalk and hurt myself? Of course your not. You may be on the Idiot Train but you're not the engineer. That's reserved for Barbie Blaze.

  • Posted By: Citydesk @ 02/22/2008 8:51:42 PM

    Comment: In the process of discrediting McCain's defense, Newsweek has also become distracted by it: McCain's claim that he never personally corresponded with a Paxson representative circumvents the real issue. McCain's staff had multiple contacts with Paxson representative on this issue. Certainly the staffers briefed McCain on Paxson's request for his intervention. That's their job. Whether or not McCain entertained overtures directly from Paxson officials, he was cognizant of their desires.

  • Posted By: indepent2008 @ 02/22/2008 8:46:15 PM

    Comment: To answer the question of what makes Obama/Clinton better than McCain? In a word, nothing. You can take that question and flip it around and get the same answer. Nothing from nothing leaves nothing. To be quite honest, none of the candidates are worthy of voting for. One is too new, the other is hoping her husband will get her back in the white house,then theres Huckabee I think or Ron Paul whom I dont really know enough about one way or the other and finally McCain,who besides being in the military truly hasnt offered so much either. Mitt Romey quit too soon. If Michael Bloomberg would have ran, no one would even have to ask, he would be our next President. And it would have been great for the country too, I am sick of people with a "D" or "R" behind their name claiming to be bipartisan but yet belong to a left or right group. We need a president who wont serve either side and just do the job, until then, we can scratch bipartisanship off the Xmas list.

    • Posted By: mauragman @ 02/23/2008 10:58:46

      Comment: I agree. It is common sense. Our choice is between an American Hero, black man and a woman. Obama acknowledged that he respect the achievements of McCain. Therefore, McCain is best qualified to be our Commander in Chief.

  • Posted By: takklk2 @ 02/22/2008 8:37:02 PM

    Comment: so many accusations, so much being thrown at Mccain that I now am not sure what he is supposed to have done. The solution is very very simple....ask the writer of this article if he has ever lied.....then go talk to his first grade teacher....

  • Posted By: takklk2 @ 02/22/2008 8:32:20 PM

    Comment: looks like you are trying to make a story...ask 10000000 questions and if anytimeline is off you play the "gatcha game"...no gotcha, no story...not interested...you have worked so hard to try to manufacture a story that I forget now what this is all about anyways?.....I would like to ask the writer of this story if he ever lied and then go talk to his first grade teacher....duh

  • Posted By: issuesdude @ 02/22/2008 8:18:28 PM

    Comment: Would someone please tell me, what, if anything has Obama or Clinton(Hillary) ever done? How do there accomplishments stand up to McCains ?

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 20:37:09

      Comment: Answer: none of them have ever done anything, McCain included. I don't think this country possesses anyone with "Presidential" qualities that is actually willing to run for President. Those who may have the qualities would rather not deal with the abuse that will be levied upon them by opponents and the media. That's a loss for our country, and it is directly caused by (a) media that is more interested in profits and in furthering their own political objectives and (b) other crapball politicians who, when they start losing on policy discussions, lower the level of discourse to the personal (e.g., Hillary Clinton now, and I'm sure some Republican in the past). Reap what you sow, suckers.

    • Posted By: tidodadi @ 02/22/2008 20:31:39

      Comment: What qualifies McCain? Being a POW doesn't make you president material.

      • Posted By: mauragman @ 02/23/2008 11:19:11

        Comment: What is better than patriotism? Is it "Yes, we can"?

    • Posted By: tidodadi @ 02/22/2008 20:29:41

      Comment: What has McCain done, being a POW doesn't qualify you to be president.

      • Posted By: issuesdude @ 02/22/2008 20:40:49

        Comment: Nope, being a POW doesn't automatically qualify you for the Presidency. Neither does living in the White House or being a junior senator from Illinois. Those three letters, POW, do carry a bit more weight than saying "I was the Presidents Wife or I'm a junior senator from Illinios with no experience and we want change". It would be nice to have the "real thing", something that has been proven, rather than the myth and the hype.

  • Posted By: Rich P. From Princeton @ 02/22/2008 8:15:05 PM

    Comment: Drip, drip, drip. It's like the Chinese water torture. Oops! That's another one Pious John has changed his tune on.

  • Posted By: Rich P. From Princeton @ 02/22/2008 8:14:50 PM

    Comment: Drip, drip, drip. It's like the Chinese water torture. Oops! That's another one Pious John has changed his tune on.

  • Posted By: Sam Huff @ 02/22/2008 8:14:44 PM

    Comment: arkay, do you really compare your "zoning request" to that of a Lobbyist in Washington who sends a Female to gain the favor of a Senator to win favor for a rule that will make the lobbyist and those he lobbies for much more money than your local request. Your scale of camparison is fallacious. Just think of the example to which you have compared Washington Lobbying activities. Maybe there should be no Lobbies and just a few phone calls to make sure your issue is addressed. Don't be naieve, arkay. Lobbies are big buisness and pay big money to get access to the elected officials who can help them. They do not work with the "local zoning board" like you would compare them towho they lobby.

    • Posted By: ISawYourMommy @ 02/22/2008 20:39:25

      Comment: It should be obvioius that he really compares the two. And the only difference between the two is of magnitude. But the point is the same: there is nothing wrong with asking your governmental representative to further your interests. That's what they are there to do: serve constituents.