Posted on 09/22/2008 10:10:59 AM PDT by Petronski
The McCain Campaign and the Times [Byron York]
Top McCain campaign officials have just finished a conference call to unveil a new ad, called "Chicago Machine," which highlights ties between Barack Obama and Tony Rezko, William Daley, Emil Jones, and Rod Blagojevich. The ad, the officials say, will air nationally and "across the depth and breadth of the battleground states." Among other topics covered in the call, campaign officials Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt were asked about a story in the New York Times concerning Davis' role in an advocacy group that included Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Davis defended himself, while Schmidt discussed the Times:
Let me first say we are First Amendment absolutists on this campaign. The press and anybody who wishes to cover this race from a blogosphere perspective or from a media perspective is of course constitutionally protected with regard to writing whatever they want to write.
But let's be clear and be honest with each other about something fundamental to this race, which is this: Whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by an standard a journalistic organization. It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that every day attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Sen. McCain, attacks Gov. Palin, and excuses Sen. Obama. There is no level of public vetting with regard to Sen. Obama's record, his background, his past statements. There is no level of outrage directed at his deceitful ads. This is an organization that is completely, totally, 150 percent in the tank for the Democratic candidate, which is their prerogative to be, but let's not be dishonest and call it something other than what it is. Everything that is read in the New York Times that attacks this campaign should be evaluated by the American people from that perspective, that it is an organization that has made a decision to cast aside its journalistic integrity and tradition to advocate for the defeat of one candidate, in this case John McCain, and advocate for the election of the other candidate, Barack Obama.
Schmidt delivers Pinch the bitchslap.
Beat me by a minute :)
BTTT!!
Excellent! Thanks for posting
Ladies, ping your lists!
I hear they are changing their name to Clymers Incorporated.
great stuff.
McCain is STILL an idiot as shown by promoting Cuomo as SEC chief.
Oh yeah!!
I amnot a big fan of that ad. The picture of Obama at the end is especially poor taste. It reminds me of what that one photog did to McCain.
It would good if McCain ran an anti MSM ad. Get some sympathy. Worked for Hillary.
Don’t miss this- McC campaign SLAMS The NYT’s :)
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A newspaper that is rapidly becoming a shell. What will the NY Times be like when it’s Palin against Hillary in 2012??
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Now that’s a “thwap” upside it’s head!
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Davis had to know that his work for Fannie and Freddie was going to be made an issue in this campaign. Everything in that NYT story is true, and it isn't that damaging at all. If he did not have a good answer for it he should be fired.
It’s not about that one article, it’s about an entire campaign of articles.
McCain is an idiot for being surprised that the pace setter of the MSM is again’ him.
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