BlogRevolution - McCain camp vows to 'go to war' with NYT

McCain camp vows to 'go to war' with NYT

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8614.html

McCain adviser accuses paper of tabloid journalism after report of relationship with telecom lobbyist.

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Dates appearing:
02/21/2008
02/22/2008
Rank of all stories in past 30 days:
# 95
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Cursor.org - Table of Contents page: ... As 'McCain camp vows to " go to war " with NYT,' McCain himself 'tries to backtrack on 100 years of war,' and an effort by House conservatives to ...
The Washington Monthly (#): ... Calderone was particularly well informed about the details of the Times investigation. Over at Politico, though, Calderone says it was the New Republic who forced their hand: According to [campaign advisor Charles] Black, the Times only went with the story now because The New Republic was set to run a piece next Monday about internal dissensions at the paper over whether to run the ...
The Left Coaster: ... Of course, that full year might have been just enough time to see the Administration through the 2004 election. Which makes one wonder why the Times again delayed an important story through a critical election. As Politico reports, the McCain camp believes the Times only went with the story now because The New Republic is soon to report on the backstory of the Times delay. ...
War and Piece: ... Kevin Drum sums up the reasons it came out now). The Politico reports that the McCain campaign has vowed "to go to war" with the NYT over the story - a fight that may win over some of the right-flank McCain has had a hard time wooing. " ...
WTF Is It Now?!?: ... head off to shit down his neck are now screaming in outrage over the "NY Slimes" "smearing" of Vince Foster's lesbian murderess Hitlary Bill Xlintoon B. HUSSEIN Obama their new hero, and the McCain camp is vowing to ' go to war ' with the 'liberal' NYT, even though the story was "first leaked to the Drudge Report in December." ...
Blah3 - I Am The Adversary, And Must Remain The Adversary: ... But it doesn't stop there - not by a shot. Over at Politico , McCain advisor Charlie Black lets slip that after negotiating with the Times over the story for months, now they're going to cash in on it. The McCain campaign is using a two-pronged attack to push back against the story. ...
Cursor.org - Table of Contents page: ... As 'McCain camp vows to " go to war " with NYT,' McCain himself 'tries to backtrack on 100 years of war,' and an effort by House conservatives to ...
Obsidian Wings (#): ... Maybe the paper has the goods and is trying to tie down one loose end or something. Who knows. They’ve either got the goods or it’s one of the stupidest things in the history of journalism. Third, if McCain “goes to war,” he better be right. The McCain camp has little choice but to launch an assault on the NYT. However, if the NYT turns out to be right, then all these denials will essentially sink McCain’s candidacy. ...
PBD - Progressive Blog Digest: ... The fascinating story behind the story: McCain threatens to “go to war” against the NYT. Why did the NYT sit on the story, and why was it published now? http://www.politico.com/... http://www.washingtonpost.com/..... ...
RealClearPolitics - Opinion, News, Analysis, Videos and Polls: ... McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk - NYT McCain Camp Vows "War" with NYT - Politico ...
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire (#): ... McCain's strategy so far is to discredit the New York Times for running it. The Politico : "The McCain campaign is using a two-pronged attack to push back against the story. First, they’ll argue it was a thinly sourced piece of innuendo journalism. ...
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines (#): ... McCain’s camp apparently thinks so , but regardless, the Arizona senator’s team is switching into battle mode to counter the paper’s “smear campaign.” ...
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip: ... Here it is, again. [New York Times] And now, my friends, warmonger McCain has trained his sights on the real enemy: the New York Times. [ Politico ] After months of saying the voters will have to decide whether or not Barack Obama is ready to be commander in chief, Hillary Clinton finally tenders her own opinion. [Hint: NOT.] ...
2Millionth Web Log: ... For a "scandal," it seems awfully weak, and allows McCain to play the ultimate wingnut fantasy: victim of the librul media (does it get any more librul than the New York Times, especially now that Dan Rather's been cashiered?). The Politico's headline is about how the McCain camp vows to "go to war" with Pravda-Upon-Hudson, i.e., a sure-fire way to connect with the wingers on a gutteral level (the only level they understand)... I've also seen a fair amount of "is it a smear?" material, at least on the internet media this morning. ...
Hoffmania! | All That's Left! Liberal News & Free Speech (#): ... Any revisiting of the story between now and November - whether or not there are new revelations - will be written off by the McCain campaign as 'old news.' But it doesn't stop there - not by a shot. Over at Politico , McCain advisor Charlie Black lets slip that after negotiating with the Times over the story for months, now they're going to cash in on it. ...

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