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Category Archives: John McCain
The New York Times Must’ve Been Right In Its Reporting About John McCain’s Entanglement With Hot Blonde Lobbyist Vicki Iseman
That’s the only way I can interpret the following story: NEW YORK Vicki Iseman, the Washington, D.C., lobbyist who had sued The New York Times for $27 million over an article last year that she claimed wrongly depicted her as … Continue reading
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Tagged cindy mccain, dean baquet, national enquirer, sen john mccain, senator john mccain, washington bureau chief
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Lobbyist Says She Was Never Alone With John McCain
From the National Journal: In one of the most sensational stories of the presidential campaign, The New York Times published a 3,000-word, front-page article in February suggesting that a little-known telecommunications lobbyist named Vicki Iseman had an affair with Sen. … Continue reading
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Tagged mail exchanges, massive publicity, ronald reagan building, ronald reagan building and international trade center, sen john mccain, senator mccain
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John McCain Might Pull Off This Stunt
He wants to retake his narrative from the hostile media:
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Tagged hostile media, John McCain, narrative
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James Dobson Says He’ll Vote For John McCain
From Dennis Prager’s radio show today: Earlier this year Dr. Jim Dobson, President of Focus on the Family made news when he announced on “The Dennis Prager Show” that he “cannot and will not vote for Senator John McCain.” Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, James Dobson, John McCain
Tagged alaska governor sarah palin, american religious life, dennis prager show, dr james dobson, governor sarah palin, senator john mccain
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John McCain’s Forbidden Flings
From the Globe: THE explosive revelation linking Sen. John McCain to a sizzling blond lobbyist is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Republican presidential candidate’s shocking secret sex life. This week’s GLOBE uncovers the married … Continue reading
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Tagged explosive revelation, flings, globe, John McCain, lobbyist, republican presidential candidate, secret sex, sen john mccain, sex life, tip of the iceberg, white house, white house hopeful
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The Right Wimps Out On John McCain
Mickey Kaus writes: Hear No Univision, See No Univision: It’s dispiriting to watch the conservatives at National Review bend over backwards to play down the New York Times’ McCain-Iseman story. What if before McCain had effectively won the nomination–say, when … Continue reading
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If McCain’s Lying About Vicki Iseman, He’s Finished
I’m disappointed that all my right-wing friends and the entire right-wing commentariat dismiss the New York Times story on John McCain’s relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman. If McCain’s lying that there was never a meeting about Iseman in 1999, if … Continue reading
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McCain’s Smoking Blonde
Every conservative I’ve talked to or heard from on TV or radio or the internet has condemned the New York Times piece on John McCain’s close relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman. I side with the New York Times. I think … Continue reading
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Press Reacts To NYT’s John McCain Story
From Poynter: WP was able to finish its McCain story because of NYT Editor & Publisher | Attytood | The Nation Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. says when the Times’ McCain story appeared online Wednesday night, "we were able … Continue reading
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