A Hole in McCain’s Defense?

It is unfair to pick on Obama for his sexual proclivities.

Oral sex is in their culture. completely normal for men to engage in it.

I heard from a good source, Mrs Oslamma bama, that her husband had a trist with Hillary....he thought Hillary was a guy so she forgave him.....he made up for iy by buying her a 71 caddy......

These guys are reaching. I do believe this is a full-blown smear campaign such as the one conducted by the media agains George W. Bush when he was running for a 2nd term. With the New York Times smear it is McCain's own fault that he succombed to their lure when they 'sort of' endorsed him but Time doesn't have any excuse - you're just riding on the stuff from the New York Slimes.

I'm surprised that the idiots out there who judge a man based on how his wife looks are still tirelessly posting their drivel on these sites. Don't you children have a video game or something to take your attention?

If the NYT reported news rather than just dig dirt, this country wouldn't place one vote for a democrat! But we can't expect that from Newsweek, the NYT the LA times or MSNBC!

I understand that Obama has has had sex with a male and that doen'st make the New York Times, well it seems that the smear campaign is on! I wonder what would happen if the Times reported that! Probably lose there base of african-americans! Well lets get to the bottom of this liberal paper and its smear tactics against all that are conserveraive.

Once again, this is extremely bad journalism. In-excusibly bad journalism. The New York Times piece, which probably the best way to describe it is, a piece of <something>, illuded to an affair. The affair didn't happen, so now the media want to ask, ok but what special favors were done.
Talking to a Senator who's campaign you contributed to is not a crime. Actually, it is an important part of your political duty as a citizen in this country. Paxon had a viable complaint. Senator McCain did not force the FCC to decide one way or another, but did ask that they make the decision soon. This was because of the rather lackadaisical manner, probably a hold over from the previous "administration," in which the FCC was treating this particular matter. McCain's letter, depending on how it was recieved could have very well been a detriment to his contributor and not an assist. But I guess that point is lost on our concept of "Journalistic Integrity."

Now that the letters content has been revealed and no impropriety has been found, the "journalists" now wish to focus on a phone call. A phone call that McCain recalled 8 years ago, but didn't recall 3 days ago. Well I am sorry folks, I just have to look at the transcripts presented and then look at the statements from McCain and say, well you couldn't remember a phone call from 8 years ago when you were defending your candidacy and your marriage from an inexcusibly vicious accusation of corruption and infedility on the heals of your nomination.
The "sharply worded" letters from McCain as highly unusual. Well if I took two frapping years to decide whether or not somebody could buy something, I am pretty sure I would get a similar letter were I in a position that I obviously did not have the competence to effectively execute. As far as I am concerned Bill Kennard needs to explain himself not McCain. But as usual, this whinny, do nothing but complain, liberal left media gets it wrong again.

Where did the reporters and editors of the New York Times get thier Journalism degree? From the bottom of a Cracker-Jack box?

We need to get McCain now. We have the upper hand.

Come guys lets post on all Blogs possible. Lets do him in

The public is even more tired of GOP attack machines.

Just think about how much, during the Bush-McCain rule, the public has suffered the GOP Attack Attack Attack unrelenting Attack machines.

We are sick of it.

The New York Times story is of interest. It is not a "smear campaign" it is a real article about some who had concerns over McCain's relationship with a lobbyist. If you read the story there is not much meat to the issue BUT it does point to fact that even a relatively squeky clean politicain can be influenced by lobbists. It is the way our wonderful sytem works. Why do you think so many former cingress/senate representatives get hired by lobby firms? Of course it is because they can get some access to those in power and hope to get their principals message heard. I think the item to not lose sight of is that no where does it YET appear Sen. McCain intervened to attempt to influence a gov't agency to rule in favor of a constituent . If that were to be discovered...then it would be true story of hypocrisy. I love our hard working press...we would be in major trouble w/o them in this Rebublic.

Now is our chance. Lets get rid of McCain once and for all.

We should post on all blogs and sites possible to discredit that maverick.

I find all this change stuff to be amusing; our system is designed to PREVENT change, and support the status quo until things are almost unbearable. (Hence things like the Civil War and the Great Depression happening).

Also amuses me people who argue Democrats vs Republicans. That's like arguing over what to have for dinner, dog poop or cat poop.

Also people who always talk about America being a Democracy. We are not a Democracy; there have been very few of them in history, like Athens in ancient Greece. We are a Representative Republic. A Republic is a form of government advocated by Machiavelli (who wrote "The Prince"). He advocated Republics because they are stable. Essentially you have rule by the elite and the rich, but it is more stable than an outright Monarchy or formal Plutocracy, since you give the people the illusion of self-rule. That is why you always see an emphasis on voting "inclusion" and participation; voting serves to legitimize the appearance of rule by the people instead of rule by the rich.

I am a republican and am still undecided. However the agenda is so transparent of the New York Times and the irresponsibility of this story has made me much more sympathetic to McCain. I am also going to question any negative story by a mainstream news organization to any candidate. I am tired of no hard questions to Obama, and vicious smears and innuendoes to everyone else.

Well it seems that the smear campaign is now part of the msn news which support the New York Times due to lots of contirbutions and adds. It does seem strange that the Times would wait unil now to release any data they say have had for months?

this sounds like back peddling to me. all this whole mess does is affirm what a liberal rag the times really is. Hopefully, this will damage the times credibility. John McCain will probably gain support from this. The public at large is tired of the media trying to throw their weight by bending truths and producing fabrications of reality to sell newspapers.

McCain has my upmost respect for his service to our country, but he was one of the Keating 5 and for those of you who are too young, please google this and see for yourself. He hasn't been entirely "pristine" when it comes to lobbyists. Also, McCain carried on an affair with his current wife, while he was married to his first wife, so he isn't a loyal husband either.

McCain = Bush and GOP politics.

Aiming at 50+alpha.
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