Posted on 12/20/2007 7:47:55 AM PST by sitetest
Edited on 12/20/2007 9:24:12 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
MEDIA FIREWORKS: MCCAIN PLEADS WITH NY TIMES TO SPIKE STORY
Thu Dec 20 2007 10:56:57 ET
Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!
McCain has personally pleaded with NY TIMES editor Bill Keller not to publish the high-impact report involving key telecom legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee, newsroom insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
The paper's Jim Rutenberg has been leading the investigation and is described as beyond frustrated with McCain's aggressive and angry efforts to stop any and all publication.
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The drama involves a woman lobbyist who may have helped to write key telecom legislation.
The woman in question has retained counsel and strongly denies receiving any special treatment from McCain.
Rutenberg, along with reporter David Kirkpatrick, has been developing the story for the last 6 weeks.
Rutenberg had hoped to break the story before the Christmas holiday, sources reveal, but editor Keller expressed serious reservations about jounalism ethics and issuing a damaging story so close to an election.
McCain campaign officials Rick Davis, Charlie Black and Mark Salter are also said to have met with the NEW YORK TIMES in an effort to halt publication.
Developing...
If this story has legs, then I'll be keeping abreast of it.
McCain has personally pleaded with NY TIMES editor Bill Keller not to publish the high-impact report involving key telecom legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee, newsroom insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
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Here is something to make you chuckle: NYTimes “insiders” are “leaking” to Drudge!!!!
Poor McCain must be having flashbacks by now at the treatment he is getting from the media that used to call him “maverick McCain” in a loving manner.
Poor Republican fools.
Well, that settles it.
McCain, drop out now.
Oh, and endorse Fred. ;-)
I would assume so...
What's worse, the story itself or the non-whisper whisper campaign about the story that isn't even published?
As it is now, everybody is talking about a story that the NYT hasn't published, which is probably worse than if the NYT had published the story first. Now, they don't even have to run the story, but the net effect is still the same.
-PJ
John McCain is a world class genius for finally embracing his POW story and putting it in his ads. That’s how he can win the chick vote: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Multimedia/
I don’t get what the controversy with the NY Times is. If it’s really complicated, no one will care.
Photo of hot babe + Photo of John McLame = Toast.
Talk about Rush’s addiction?
Rush never stole drugs out of Red Cross packages. McCain’s second wife did.
Do you think that is equivalent to using viagra or going to an astrologist?
We’ll we just might see tomorrow
“NYT PLANNING FRIDAY PUBLICATION, SOURCES TELL DRUDGE... DEVELOPING... “
Freddie! Babyeeee!
Here Comes another Bush/Cheney Surge!
Gettin’ kinda interesting.
It’s in the Washington Post, now. But still, there are no specific allegations.
sitetest
Well, that settles it.
McCain, drop out now.
Oh, and endorse Duncan Hunter. ;-)
Well...I am hurt...the system is rejecting my keyword...hmmm!
I would not like to be a member of the ping list.
I guess I coulda remained silent, but I figured I would give you a bump.
:-)
Of course he’s taking everything very seriously sitetest. He’s running a presidential campaign. He’s talking with the NY Times, so what? I don’t care for this politics of personal destruction, and that’s what this is. I don’t care who the candidate is.
Don’t know. I hate to say it... but they’ve messed with the wrong guy; Mc can snap once in a while.
Bingo on Boeing.
ROFL
re: Rutenberg had hoped to break the story before the Christmas holiday, sources reveal, but editor Keller expressed serious reservations about jounalism eithics and issuing a damaging story so close to an election.
I have a lot of thread to catch up on... but that there’s funny.
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