Howard Dean: McCain Planted WaPo Article on Jim Johnson

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Washington Post: GOP tool? Might sound a tad far-fetched to you. But you're not Howard Dean.

Appearing on today's Morning Joe, the DNC Chairman Dean claimed a Washington Post article about Jim Johnson, whom Barack Obama has chosen to head up the vetting of potential VP picks, was "planted" by the McCain campaign. Johnson's appointment has become an embarrassment to Obama because the former CEO of Fannie Mae has been linked to the mortgage crisis. As WaPo reported:

The questions about Johnson began after the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that he received more than $2 million in home loans that might have been below average market rates from Countrywide Financial, a partner of Fannie Mae and a leading purveyor of the kind of subprime mortgages that spawned a national housing crisis.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Dean thinks WaPo takes dictation from GOP ping to Today show list.

[romanesq]

So Howard it upsets you that the opposition can get the truth out?
That’s too bad.

[cardinal4]

Did Joe even try and point out the foolishness of the Compost working for the GOP?

[Salvation]

I’m waiting for the Howard Dean scream and laugh.

[AmericaUnited]

Remember when President Dean was way ahead in the polls, generating lots of yute excitement and setting records raising money via the Internet?

[mnehring]

I wish McCain was willing to play hardball like that.

[MuttTheHoople]

EEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[dforest]

So what, Howard? Its politics.

[massgopguy]

“That’s not the James Johnson I appointed” - Obama

[massgopguy]

“That’s not the James Johnson I appointed” - Obama

[isrul]

If this is true, McCain will just repudiate another campaign supporter.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Well, no, but I think there was irony in his question as to whether the article was “planted by John McCain.”

[jalisco555]

One of my favorite photoshops.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping/post...interesting. LOL! LOL!

[savedbygrace]

Dean only “suspects” that’s what happened, because “that’s what both sides do.” Pathetic little cretin.

The follow up question should have been, “What are some examples of articles your side has planted with news organizations, Governor?”

[Pistolshot]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Bingo! I was thinking the same thing. That would have been a riot!

[Lancey Howard]

“That’s not the James Johnson I appointed. THIS is the Jim Johnson I appointed." - Obama

"Battling" Jim Johnson.

[Lancey Howard]

The follow up question should have been, “What are some examples of articles your side has planted with news organizations, Governor?”

There are a million ways Dean and the rat hordes can be confronted, but I wouldn't count on anything above a whimper from Joe.