A Hole in McCain’s Defense?

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  • Posted By: Merfco @ 02/22/2008 4:16:18 PM

    'I would be glad to write a letter asking them to act, but I will not write a letter, I cannot write a letter asking them to approve or deny, because then that would be an interference in their activities. I think everybody is entitled to a decision. But I can't ask for a favorable disposition for you'."
    Can you 'alleged' news people not read and understand English? I do expect our representatives to push the
    Washington bureaucracy to actually do something. He clearly states he won't ask for a favorable decision, yet you 'journalists' (now there's a joke) parse and twist the words to 'infer' wrongdoing. The Times needs to start putting Britney on the front page!

  • Posted By: devils999 @ 02/22/2008 4:15:41 PM

    I find it quite ironic that the New York Times nor Newsweek do not have articles on Obama's current/past relationship with Tony Rezko or Hillary's corrupt relationship with her brother. You could write books on both subjects, not rhetorically based opinion/ heresay.

  • Posted By: ScienceGuy @ 02/22/2008 4:15:27 PM

    This isn't about McCain having an affair; no one cares about that. This is about influence peddling, official corruption, trading in legislative favors. That is a serious accusation and one McCain will have to refute, if he can.

  • Posted By: golfflog @ 02/22/2008 4:15:19 PM

    This is ecactly what happens when special interest groups get their claws into anything. They, the special interest groups should not be in Washington to buy their needs. Congress should know that the only interest they should be looking out for are the constiuents they are representing from their area. Nothing more, nothing less. Special interest groups are only interested in themselves, which leads to greed and corruption. The saying, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer is more truer as each day goes by. At the present rate, the poor, the middle class, and the rich will no longer exist. It will be the poor and the rich, period. If that happens and I pray that it does not, what is the next event to occur in a democracy? A person with an IQ of 10 should be able to figure out this.

  • Posted By: xrism @ 02/22/2008 4:15:07 PM

    The New York Times, Newsweek and anyone who prints this stuff should be ashamed of themselves. The media in this country is more corrupt than its ever been. Anonymous sources? Just like the tabloids. They are the Democrat propaganda machine. The Nazis and the Soviets would be so proud.

  • Posted By: Ediacaran @ 02/22/2008 3:52:43 PM

    Let's get the dirt on the 'Times' . Ah, that's right, the media is above reproach and speaks only the truth---half or otherwise. All of this as if Obama and Clinton have no past. Let's look at Hilary's behavior as first lady and the content of Obama's past books. Gee, I guess Democrats are perfect.

    • Posted By: whyarentrepubsembarrased @ 02/22/2008 4:15:00 PM

      No, the Democrats aren't "perfect"....the point is, we aren't the ones that are saying we are!!! Get a grip, here!

  • Posted By: pjmccor @ 02/22/2008 4:14:30 PM

    It looks like the most cheated on women in america , will not make it to the presidents office.

  • Posted By: devils999 @ 02/22/2008 4:13:29 PM

    Funny the New York Times and Newsweek don't do articles on Obama's apparent ties to Illinois scandal king Tony Rezko or the Clinton's scandals involving Hillary's brother. When the media tries to influence elections, please be an informed voter.

  • Posted By: rpallack @ 02/22/2008 4:08:52 PM

    Once an a$$, always an $$. McCain also like to kiss the Shrub's a$$. All this story shows again is the state of Repukian Party, the lack of integrity, and the abyss this country continues to fall into.

    • Posted By: BryanDB @ 02/22/2008 4:13:23 PM

      The nazis are in the white house

  • Posted By: MasterMech @ 02/22/2008 4:12:42 PM

    When will we have government by the people, for the people?

  • Posted By: Rick42 @ 02/22/2008 4:12:41 PM

    Litho48 ... Your a fine one to be taliking about my spelling. TRepublicans, as you wrote. You must be the only black republican. Or else you should practice what you preach. Guess who's the MORON,

  • Posted By: charlie'shorse222 @ 02/22/2008 3:55:27 PM

    It is very clear that the press continues to try to create news stories where a stories do not exist. Well, lets see what the next "news" will bring. Maybe McCain was lying about his days as a POW or perhaps he was not even in the military. You press people are SICK, why not consider getting a real job and earning an "Honest" living?

    • Posted By: forgore @ 02/22/2008 4:03:11 PM


      McCain's influence peddling to a lobbyist and then lying about it seems like an improtant story to me

      • Posted By: charlie'shorse222 @ 02/22/2008 4:12:38 PM

        If there were proven facts, perhaps, but nothing but a cheap shot by a cheap newsperson.

  • Posted By: SanBar @ 02/22/2008 4:12:33 PM

    ....very good post greg1234 but I suspect it wil be lost on an awful lot of the "contributors" I've seen on this site. You would think that those who read a very good source like NEWSWEEK would be of a higher or more ADULT level. Sadly, that's not the case.

  • Posted By: alltaken @ 02/22/2008 4:12:27 PM

    What a pile of Bull dung! Where is the *** stained blue dress? Oh those where the days. This is more of the same old Leftist tactic of corrupt personal distruction. The left cannot win on ideas, socialism, and surrender to terrorism, so personal distruction is there only tool to gain power. Well, coupled with fools who buy their loads and vote for them.

    I mean really, "He said"," she said", "it looks bad", "nothing happened but it could be confused, or it could arm corrupt dumbocrats with lying material".

    Where is the blue dress?

    All to typical. The Democrats do nothing but lie to gain votes. Harry Reid, "we killed the Patriot Act" Wip the American people into a frenzy, lie to them that you are against the Patriot Act because Bush is a Nazi. Well, GeeWee, how is it that the Democrats gain control of the House and the Senate, and then not one word about the Patriot Act? The answer, they were lying to you about the Patriot Act. They support it hook line and sinker, but know that you were stupid enough to buy their crapp about it. The same wiht Screaming about Bush not enacting all tenants of the 911 Commison. Now that they are in power, did they enact the tenants? Of course not. They know that most of their constinuency is to dumb to even remember. Now, the Iraq war? Don't even get me laughing about how stupid they know the Democrat voters are! Get out of Iraq, my soft cheekies! LOL. Lie, lie and bigger lies.

  • Posted By: BryanDB @ 02/22/2008 4:12:00 PM

    Typical Repubnik, lie then lir about the lie then lie some more.

  • Posted By: Sam Huff @ 02/22/2008 4:11:04 PM

    sn't this how the Bill Clinton thing got started? First there was nothing to the allegAnd finally-the allegation is believed to be true
    For someone to aspire to the Presidency he should not have a record of letting a lobbyist give HIM favors like transport to gain favor for what is wanted. The "coincidence" that the lady in question is a beautiful woman seems to be part of the lobbyists lobbying. After all sex sells=remember that slogan? Senator McCain DID after all meet with her and we may or may not know what went on out of range of any media. But one thing that IS known, is that his aides were concerned enough about the attraction of their boss to this lady and the possible ramifications that they TRIED to protyect him.
    Was there any indiscretion on Senator McCains part. Well-he was neve caught in the "ACT "so to speak , but the public has to know he felt an attraction that must have been purposfully orchestrated by the lobby. After all, that lobby knows all to well that "sex sells" too. Why was that woman put there by them in the first place? Because of her credentials and talent? Come on-you are very gullible if you believe that one. She was put there to ENTICE John McCain to favor their position and was told to use he "talent" to do that. And that talent did not exclude the fact that sex sells. McCains aides were so aware of this and so aware of the attraction to this woman by their boss that they sought to stop it. But what exactly did they stop? Was it something that they prevented from happening or something that they did not want to go furthur out of hand.
    y bet is that there was "innappropiate" contact and now htere is something even worse occuring-that being what Nixon did-a cover up.

  • Posted By: pjmccor @ 02/22/2008 4:11:00 PM

    John McCain, will be our next president. The new york times is losing circulation, so it will create
    false and misleading stories if needed, The old saying holds true, the parasites of the press.

  • Posted By: xrism @ 02/22/2008 4:10:48 PM

    The New York Times and Newsweek and anybody who prints this crap out to be ashamed of themselves. Scratching and crawling to try and get any dirt they can to get a Democrat elected. They go as far as printing things on the front page with anonymous sources. Our media is more corrupt than ever in the history of this country. They are the Democrat propaganda mahine. The Nazis and the Soviets would be so proud.

  • Posted By: Litho48 @ 02/22/2008 4:00:31 PM

    Sorry to see that everyone on this comment page think the TRepublicans are the only corrupt politians. They all are or have you all forgotten the Congressional Bank Scandal of the 80s. BTW McCain was cleared of all this back in 2001 by the Ethics Committee Lawyer, who by the way, is a staunch Democrat. Also Rick42 if your knowledge is as good as your spelling you are obviously a moran.

    • Posted By: phal4875 @ 02/22/2008 4:09:06 PM

      Litho48,

      You may want to check on your spelling of "moron" before you criticize others' spelling.

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