Monday, February 25, 2008

McCain Lobbyist Coziness Snooze or Wake Up Call?

Perception John McCain's http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cozinesswith lobbyists - does it hurt him.

C-Span asking South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford...

That depends? Many continue to believe McCain ...

Thu February 21, 2008
McCain on claim of coziness with lobbyist: 'It's not true'

"I'm disappointed in The New York Times piece. It's not true," he told reporters in Toledo, Ohio, his wife, Cindy, standing by his side.

He added that he has never "done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision" that would favor a particular group.

His wife added that her husband always puts family and country first, and is "a man of great character."

The New York Times issued a statement Thursday saying it stands by its reporting and that "the story speaks for itself."...

...One of McCain's senior advisers, Charlie Black, told CNN that the campaign first learned in October the paper was working on a story about McCain's relationship with Iseman. Watch Black address the allegations »

He said that information and documents provided to the paper disputes suggestions McCain tried to use his influence to help Iseman.

Black further said The New York Times was a liberal newspaper that was printing "rumors and gossip" in what he described as a partisan attack on the conservative McCain....

"He doesn't do favors for anyone," Black said of McCain.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/21/mccain/index.html


Others, like us are questioning this:

Why didn't the New York times come out with the story - whatever they had - way back in October 2007?

According to the CNN report

Thu February 21, 2008 McCain on claim of coziness with lobbyist: 'It's not true'

the McCain campaign first learned in October the paper was working on a story about McCain's relationship with Iseman.


The Drudge Report leaked something was coming in December.

Why not give the people all the information about these candidates from whatever sources when it is available?

The suppression of information by the Press has historical routes.

FDR, JFK. WJC.

Can you imagine a McCain in the White House and all of a sudden the coziness with lobbyist/s stories arrives on our front porches?

That would have been a slap in the face to all.

There is more than one story on McCains coziness, ties, connections with lobbyists.

The New York Times story includes an angle - suppostions by unnamed aides of a ptotential "romantic" liaison between McCain and Iseman - that entices the focus there, but there is more to the story of McCain's ties to lobbyists.

Many make up his insider camp.

At least with the information out now, the public can choose to research further or snooze. It's their choice, not the newspaper's or media's choice to make.

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