The Maverick is Really More of a Stud Bull

[Chicken Little]

From New York Times

quote: WASHINGTON — Early in Senator John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers.

A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client's corporate jet...

You can see where this is going...

[rwarn17588]

But he's a straight talker! [}:)]

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

But he's a straight talker! [}:)]

According to Jennifer Flowers biography, Bill Clinton is quoted as saying that Hillary has scored more women than he has!

Is there a story THERE?



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[Chicken Little]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

But he's a straight talker! [}:)]

According to Jennifer Flowers biography, Bill Clinton is quoted as saying that Hillary has scored more women than he has!

Is there a story THERE?



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Whassa matter FB, did your world just come crashing down around your ears?

[rwarn17588]

FB is stewing over his long-held fantasies about Randi Miller.

[}:)]

[we vs us]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

But he's a straight talker! [}:)]

According to Jennifer Flowers biography, Bill Clinton is quoted as saying that Hillary has scored more women than he has!

Is there a story THERE?



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The Clinton Deflection is gonna become old hat in about two weeks, so better get in all the digs you can!  Go ahead, use the reply button and add one more.  Time's runnin' out!

[Conan71]

Don't start pissing on each others boots just yet.  Bob Bennett and some Democrats have been on the airwaves doubting the veracity of this story.

Gloat gently fellows.  Doen't seem to be a story under this.  It's largely un-sourced.

[cannon_fodder]

This story was rumored before the Iowa primary on some political blogs (even mentioning the NYT).  Why it was held until now by the NYT is a mystery.

But I agree with FOTD on this on, it is generally not that troubling since it is business as usually in Washington, but serves as a reminder that McCain is not the Maverick above the fray he wants us to think.  You don't sit in Washington for decades without getting your hands (wallet) dirty.

[we vs us]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

This story was rumored before the Iowa primary on some political blogs (even mentioning the NYT).  Why it was held until now by the NYT is a mystery.

But I agree with FOTD on this on, it is generally not that troubling since it is business as usually in Washington, but serves as a reminder that McCain is not the Maverick above the fray he wants us to think.  You don't sit in Washington for decades without getting your hands (wallet) dirty.

The New Republic was going with their own version of the story today, so the NYT had some incentive to not get scooped. The reporting is pretty flimsy -- lots of anonymous sources -- and that may be why they were holding off.

[FOTD]

To think we MIGHT have a Republican President whose handlers know they have to protect the man from himself makes me laugh.

Manchurian candidate?

BWAAHHHHH!!!!

[HazMatCFO]

Yea, lets get a disgruntled ex-employee of the McCain campaign and then stir in unsubstantiated charges and you have the National Enquirer.. Oooops, the New York Times.

Also, if this is the best the NY Times can do to McCain to help Obama or Hillary, it's a very weak move.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Don't start pissing on each others boots just yet.  Bob Bennett and some Democrats have been on the airwaves doubting the veracity of this story.

Gloat gently fellows.  Doen't seem to be a story under this.  It's largely un-sourced.

What does Bob Bennett know about McCain anyway? It's not as if he has any idea what McCain's role in the "Keating 5" scandal...

[FOTD]

Studd Bul Sheet w/b more like it!
http://wonkette.com/358941/john-mccains-long-career-of-sleazy-lies-semi+affairs--total-corruption

This whole "presumptive nominee" thing must be serious, because the New York Times just dumped a million-word "investigative report" on how John McCain is the sleaziest sack of scum since, uh, all the other Republicans who already dropped out of the race. Also: Did he have a Dirty Sex Affair with some lobbyist broad who looks suspiciously like his current wife? Let's find out!

Under a grainy black-and-white 1970s-looking mafia photograph of McCain as he "conferred with his lawyers before testifying in January 1991 before the Senate Ethics Committee regarding his involvement with Charles Keating and the Lincoln Savings and Loan," the NYT samples from the rich trove of Corrupt McCain evidence and comes up with this pretty good initial batch of sleaze:

While Grandpa Straight Talk was running for the presidency in 2000, all his aides were going nuts because he was constantly traveling with a good-looking lobbyist gal who was, at the time, in her early thirties.
Whether or not McCain and Vicki Iseman were having sexytime on the corporate jets he used to fly around the country, McCain did do the bidding of Iseman's clients.
At this point, he had barely cleared his name from the Keating Five Savings & Loan scandal.
In one of his few acknowledgments that the Arizona senator has ever been to Arizona, McCain made a point of not flying direct from National Airport to Phoenix because he had some part in opening up that commercial air route — but because he always flies in luxury private jets provided by the Corporates, it didn't much inconvenience him.
McCain helped launch some campaign-ethics group, but the group ended up doing the exact same corrupt things it was supposedly against, so he quit in shame.
Corrupt banker/developer Charles Keating was, obviously, an immediate supporter of McCain's long congressional career. Keating showered dirty money and fancy vacations on McCain, who loves all that ****.
Then McCain tried to get the government off the back of Keating's failing corrupt Lincoln Savings and Loan, because McCain really wants to get government off the backs of his corrupt millionaire friends.
McCain got caught, but somehow clung to his senate seat.
But McCain can still pretend to "wince" at the memory of getting caught, so who cares if the bailout cost American taxpayers $3.4 billion?
He also got caught having a big lobbyist fund-raising deluxe luxury fancy party in 2000. So he ran and hid like a little girl.
Lobbyists control his entire miserable, corrupt life.
He loves lobbyists, both in the figurative and literal sense, because he was probably screwing that one lobbyist.
And when the lobbyists need a quick letter to the FCC or whatever to help their clients, John Maverick McCain is always quick to help, the end

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Don't start pissing on each others boots just yet.  Bob Bennett and some Democrats have been on the airwaves doubting the veracity of this story.

Gloat gently fellows.  Doen't seem to be a story under this.  It's largely un-sourced.

What does Bob Bennett know about McCain anyway? It's not as if he has any idea what McCain's role in the "Keating 5" scandal...

Or does anyone know what McCain's role was or wasn't in the "Keating 5".

Uncle Bob is the McCain campaign's attorney, believe it or not.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Don't start pissing on each others boots just yet.  Bob Bennett and some Democrats have been on the airwaves doubting the veracity of this story.

Gloat gently fellows.  Doen't seem to be a story under this.  It's largely un-sourced.

What does Bob Bennett know about McCain anyway? It's not as if he has any idea what McCain's role in the "Keating 5" scandal...

Or does anyone know what McCain's role was or wasn't in the "Keating 5".

Uncle Bob is the McCain campaign's attorney, believe it or not.

Bob Bennett, big time DEMOCRAT, was also special counsel to the Senate committee investigating the Keating 5. He found that McCain had not acted improperly:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331651,00.html