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September 22, 2008 1:38 PM

McCain Campaign Trashes The New York Times

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

(PHILADELPHIA) – John McCain’s campaign manager Steve Schmidt lashed out at the media today, specifically the New York Times, on a conference call with – the media.

“Let's be clear and be honest with each other about something fundamental to this race, which is this is that whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization. It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that everyday attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Senator McCain, attacks Governor Palin, and excuses Senator Obama,” Schmidt said.

“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."

Once a candidate that called the national media “his base,” McCain and his campaign have not held a press conference with the press corps that follows him for over a month, and Palin has yet to hold a press conference with the national media.

Schmidt’s anger has apparently bubbled over to McCain supporters as well. At a town hall in Scranton today, instead of asking the candidate a question, a woman issued a diatribe against the media.

“I also want to take the opportunity to ask the media, where is your 30 investigators over in Chicago looking at Ayers? We want the media to start doing their job and stop picking on little children because of their age and their pregnancies. Shame on you! Shame on all of you’s!”

“That is a great question,” McCain responded.
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by pastdue1 September 22, 2008 2:06 PM PDT
Not knowing if the McCain campaign is right or wrong, but, it seems, that if anyone reports anything that reflects adversely on either palin or mccain, the campaign labels it as biased.
They may run out of news sources pretty soon. They have already accused Cnn, CBS and several others of being biased. Funny, FOX doesn''t seem to be among their enemies.
Do wish the Times would get on the ball and try to get the palin''s to release their tax returns.
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by mydogdylan6 September 22, 2008 2:08 PM PDT
Waaaaa. Waaaaaa. Waaaaa.

Awe, is the big mean media making you upset? Then get out of politics!

I bet he doesn''t have a problem with FOX, Hannity, and the Limbaugh crowd.
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by jjorcutt September 22, 2008 2:08 PM PDT
When you hit a brick wall, blame the media, blame the media, blame the media. The truth hurt John why don''t you try facing up to it instead of trying to place the blame on soemone else. Media, Don''t be intimidated by this ***!
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by blindhowlin September 22, 2008 2:08 PM PDT
When the press doesn''t follow your well scripted and choreographed events that doesn''t make them biased, it just makes them the "UN-FOX" networks.
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by shingles1 September 22, 2008 2:19 PM PDT
Bentley omits the reason why the McCain camp lashed out at the New York Times.:

They reported that campaign manger Rick Davis was paid almost $2 million as head of a lobbying organization that represented Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Kinda hard to attack Obama on this issue when members of your own campaign staff are pocketing millions.
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by magik13 September 22, 2008 2:22 PM PDT
Waaa....Waaaa...my violin is playing for you....you who have waged a dishonest and pathetic campaign. You who chose the incompetent Sarah Palin as your running mate. You who have Rick Davis, lobbyist to the tune of 2 Million for Fanny and Freddie.
Pathetic Losers. No one is listening to your crying.
OBAMA-BIDEN 2008
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by quatermass2 September 22, 2008 2:22 PM PDT
"Shame on all of you%u2019s!%u201D Kind of sums it up right there. "The Flintstones" was the first reality-TV show, geographical proximity equals actual knowledge, and pretty soon we''ll all be whisked off into the sky (sans clothing....) If there actually WAS a press, they''d be screaming about the total LACK of "straight talk" coming out of the McCain camp ever since Miss Meth Capitol was anointed.
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by lordmi September 22, 2008 2:23 PM PDT
well, truth hurts, McCain ?
Even You , shameless?
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by danieltruth September 22, 2008 2:26 PM PDT
This is the real OBAMa....Just watch this video

http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036
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by barrylies September 22, 2008 2:29 PM PDT
Obama has 2 days to respond to the Federal Lawsuit!!

All documents available here:

www.obamacrimes.com
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by avembe September 22, 2008 2:46 PM PDT
it seems to me that each of us has chosen his candidate...So we keep on arguing on and on and on and on...
All Mccain supporters are right to criticize and hate Obama and all Obama''s fans are right to point out
Mc CAIn''s weaknesses!!!!!
now does everybody feel ...better...
well you should because i''m jut saying that everybody is actually right..So let''s just wait for the GE and stop yelling at each other
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by mattcat25 September 22, 2008 2:49 PM PDT
The New York Times should be forced to sellout to Rupert Murdock and his FoxNews Organization that way there won%u2019t be any voice of dissent to the actions of the Corrupt Conservatives.

What you don''t know cannot hurt you?

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by hangelle September 22, 2008 2:51 PM PDT
Why hell, the same can be said - word for word - of FOX News! Schmidt needs to just ****. He''s an idiot.
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by coloconnect September 22, 2008 3:03 PM PDT
Look guys it''s simple....how many in the media believe that the New York Times is not in the tank for Obama?


Do a poll....in the meantime why was the Chicago Rezko story hidden from public view? Is the investigation over? Is the corruption investigation on-going? If so how will Obama avoid indictment? He and the Gov of IL were the only politicians that profited from the "pay for play" scandal...No one is reporting it...You guys sure are reporting the ethics investigation of Palin....why not get on the corruption and Obama''s obvious links to it in Chacago? Guess you think we won''t find out until you pronounce him President through a massive marketing campaign...NOBAMA
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by karronna September 22, 2008 3:13 PM PDT
they''ve gone through the massive files on Ayers with a fine tooth comb. No smoking gun...sorry guys.
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by mavsreader September 22, 2008 3:19 PM PDT
The bigger question is why when McCain campaign deliberately keeps the press and the American people at bay, WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
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by dnsallday September 22, 2008 3:22 PM PDT
John McCain, Sarah Palin and the entire campaign have trashed most media outlets by now.
Perhaps they should consider looking within.

(you know, that quality that everybody else is supposed to have, personal responsibility)
I guess that doesn''t count for these two deity''s that have told us that they expect to be treated with ''deference''!



The NY times endorsed John McCain and Hillary Clinton, early on for the Repub and Dem tickets.
But McCain has since demonstrated that he would rather lose his honor and integrity than lose an election.
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by karronna September 22, 2008 3:23 PM PDT
never lobbied for bank or credit card company.... McCain camp has now updated their reponse to reflect that.
Here''s the truth:
In a letter dated August 25, two days after Biden?s father was announced as Barack Obama?s running mate in Springfield, Illinois, Biden writes that as of that date, ?I no longer expect to act as a federal lobbyist.? The letter also lists the nine clients that Biden lobbied for, including six universities. The other three are two pharmaceutical companies and a law firm that represents an internet gambling company.
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by dburfears September 22, 2008 3:24 PM PDT
McCAIN WANTS TO SHUT DOWN ANY MEDIA THAT DOES NOT SIMPLY PRINT THEIR LIES and PROPAGANDA.

McCain Campaign Principles have been borrowed from their historical brethern.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
-- Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler''s propaganda minister

Palin and McCain has raised the art of the BIG LIE to a new level. They lie, cheat and steal from the American people to fund their massive corporate welfare and to preserve their power. Then they simply ignore the law an thumb their nose at lawful subpoenas. They truly believe, like the Nazis, that they can do as they please so long as they can keep the truth from the People.

Shame.

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by dnsallday September 22, 2008 3:24 PM PDT
The left-wing media is looking more and more like the one-party controlled press of Venezuela, Cuba, and Russia.

It is only fair that the McCain campaign points out the facts.

Posted by OneAmerican6
************************************* The left wing media! Surely you jest.
The whole of AMerica is beginning to look like these counties, the only difference is when Chavez takes over a corporations, the citizens don''t end up paying for it like we will.

We have the worst form of Socialism, where it only benefits the wealthy and the well-connected, and the rest of it end up paying for it.
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by gdgca September 22, 2008 3:33 PM PDT
You know the sad part is the ''free media'' is supposed to provide information to the general public so that they, the public, can make informed decisions about the candidates.

Instead we have a media that is more than willing to discard honesty and any sense of fairness just in an attempt to get their party elected.

What a sad reflection on our society and democracy today.

And unfortunately most young people are not sophisticated enough to see through their deceit .. such that their tactics often work.

If I had a subscription I''d cancel it, alas I don''t ... all I can do is discourage others from reading it!

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by cakemanjb September 22, 2008 3:38 PM PDT
Lets see if i got this right. The Mentally unstable one "McCain" , picks the most unqualified running mate in history. The ticket has a history of scandal. They both look into the camera on a daily basis and repeat lies that have been fact checked to be "false". McCain has voted repeatedly for deregulation. He admits he knows nothing about the economy , and says the fundamentals of our economy are strong. He doesn''t know how many houses he owns , and he wears 500.00 shoes as he drives around in one of his 13 cars or skips across the country in his private jet. THEN HE CLAIMS he understands the struggles of every day people...........LOL. When McCain says " My Friends" he is talking about the lobbyist that run his Campaign , then they have the nerve to question anyone that dares to do the vetting on his unqualified VP choice that he failed to do........ McCain/Palin = Unstable/Unable
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by sallievoter September 22, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
The inmates now own the asylum.

The GOP ticket has now become:

STEVE SCHMIDT/TUCKER BOUNDS ''08 !!!

mccain is too vacant to speak.
barbie palin is too stupid to speak.

So here comes the ssecond string---and the stupid media gives them attention instead of demanding that the REAL candidates SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. This is beyond crazy, and even more so becasue the media has just given up and now takes Screaming Steve''s comments as a news story.

What''s next? Obama''s dental hygenist gets pissed off at mccain and you print it ?? Wake up, media, you are being used and lampooned. Go FIND THE REAL CANDIDATES AND SHAME THEM INTO SPEAKING---don''t let them hide behind these paid losers.

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by dburfears September 22, 2008 3:43 PM PDT
Just more slam and slime tactics from the KARL ROVE / GEORGE BUSH RUN McCain Campaign.

They lie and lie and lie, then complain when their lies are exposed. "It''s the media''s fault that we keep lying about the Bridge to Nowhere". "It''s the media''s fault we lied and lied about Troopergate." "It''s the media''s fault that Palin said we might have to GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA".

McCain should change their campaign slogan to, "It''s the Media''s fault".

Then they should change their platform to something more suitable to their desires, "Close down all media that is not Far-Right talk radio and the Fox News Network".

Now THAT would be "Straight Talk" for once.

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by sallievoter September 22, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
How about this, CBS?
Only run words or comments or retorts that come DIRECTLY FROM THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES.
You all are at fault for running every whiney butt thing anyone says. Palin wont talk to the media? then STOP RUNNING ANY STORIES ABOUT HER----BET SHE''LL CHANGE THAT LITTLE MIND OF HERS PRETTY FAST, EH?
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by burfnyc September 22, 2008 3:47 PM PDT


Please Mr Schmidt, do tell us what the NY Times reported, that led you to say this today? Certainly, they must have lied about something. What did they report that was untrue???
Does anyone notice, this is just a blanket statement, based on nothing that happened.

Just anything they can do, to divert from the issues. And get the Republicon followers, to start foaming, as they are in the posts here.
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by actiscenei September 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT
Schmidt says: "This is an organization that is completely, totally, 150 percent in the tank for the Democratic candidate..."

For something to be total or complete, you can only have 100% of it. Let''s call it "McCain Math" -- where 2 equals 3. It explains a lot of his proposals.

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by karronna September 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT
during the primaries the NYTimes backed McCain on the Republican ticket and Clinton on the Democratic ticket. So...McCain only has a problem with them when they write anything negative about him?
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by charlesrev September 22, 2008 3:51 PM PDT
It seems that McCain''s staff are as temperamental and impulsive as he is. What a bunch of hot-headed losers!

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by September 22, 2008 3:53 PM PDT
Hmmm... I''ve never heard any concern from the McCain camp about Fox''s indisputable partisan coverage. Gee, could it be because they favor McCain? Fox is so far in the tank for the GOP you couldn''t even assign an over-the-top percentage to it. The NY Times has covered the good and bad of both candidates, Obama and McCain. McCain just hates looking like a loser right now -- he''s having a meltdown on a daily basis it seems.
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by aprilabril September 22, 2008 3:55 PM PDT
I agree, CNN is completely biased too. If Obama was the wonder they try to make us believe, they wouldn''t need to make such a big effort.

Thanks God not everybody believes what the media say.
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by bonnetteblj September 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT
FOX News has been taking their talking points from the Republicans for a long time now. The NYT has tried to be fair and report the news honestly. Apparently, McCain had thought that the press was going to
stay away from him as they had
in the past when he was their
"friend". McCain/Palin need to
be examined as closely as the press has already examined Obama/
Biden. In order to have a fair
election, the American people must be given the facts and the media
must be able to be impartial and
report the facts...freedom of the
press!
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by bonnetteblj September 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT
FOX News has been taking their talking points from the Republicans for a long time now. The NYT has tried to be fair and report the news honestly. Apparently, McCain had thought that the press was going to
stay away from him as they had
in the past when he was their
"friend". McCain/Palin need to
be examined as closely as the press has already examined Obama/
Biden. In order to have a fair
election, the American people must be given the facts and the media
must be able to be impartial and
report the facts...freedom of the
press!
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by roc2341 September 22, 2008 4:23 PM PDT
Let''s also be clear and honest about something fundamental in this race,John McCain has /will go down as the most untruthful politician (and this is really bad)in U.S. political history.And the sad thing is that the same Republican hierarchy that castrated him years ago are now his sleeping buddies. Incredible,Pitiful and Shameful!He''s sounding like the little kid who because it''s his basketball wants to take 3 shots to his opponents one and call that fair.
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by dburfears September 22, 2008 4:55 PM PDT
McCain just does NOT want the truth told. Here is ANOTHER FACT that McCain would love to HAVE CENSORED.


McCain CAMPAIGN MANAGER RICK DAVIS took MILLIONS from Failed Financial Companies to FIGHT REGULATION OF THE FINANCE INDUSTRY.

Senator John McCain%u2019s campaign manager, Rick Davis, was paid more than $30,000 a MONTH for five years (almost $2 MILLION) as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.

McCain has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation Incensed by the advertisements, several current and former executives of the companies came forward to discuss the role that Rick Davis, Mr. McCain%u2019s campaign manager and longtime adviser, played in helping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac beat back regulatory challenges when he served as president of their advocacy group, the Homeownership Alliance, formed in the summer of 2000. Some who came forward were Democrats, but Republicans, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed their descriptions.

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by pastdue1 September 22, 2008 6:25 PM PDT
When McCain loses, he can use Nixon''s old line to the press. "Well, you won;t have Nixon to kick around anymore''.
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by dmd208 September 22, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
Political operatives'' use of Karl Rove-ian Best Methods: Repeatedly and regularly, point a finger of illegitimacy at any information outlet that might cause the targeted supporters to think too critically or too much.

In effect, the best thing that can happen for the supported candidate in an endeavor reliant on Karl Rove-ian techniques is that early in the process, based on party affiliation or non-issue based biases or preferences, each supporter strongly or weakly decides to vote for the target candidate and thereafter is never subjected to any new election information; 2nd preference - said supporter will automatically reject new election information critical of supported candidate based on a programmed perception that the source is illegitimate.

Of course, such %u201CBest Methods%u201D are dependent on what appears to be a Karl Rove-ian view that implicitly and emphatically asserts the general and natural gullibility or prejudice of the American electorate. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut, %u201CAnd so it goes.%u201D
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by missglo September 22, 2008 8:33 PM PDT
MCcains Camp has whined and finger pointed to no end. Why would anyone want to hear this for four years. We need to hear strength not he did this, he''s done that. Its really getting old and predictable
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by alicerea1 September 23, 2008 7:08 AM PDT
(part 2)

It is a sordid group, comprised of the America-hating, anti-Israel, and explicitly racial Left. There is big money involved, as with the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, and bizarre organizations to which money was funneled.

Obama%u2019s milieu is the intersection of Chicago politics and the fringe Left; there is much to be explored and explained about Obama. Below is a partial list where Obama remains unvetted:

1. Trinity United Church of Christ. Obama%u2019s 20-year membership in an explicitly racist church, a church with rhetoric too hot for Oprah.

2. Rezko. Obama%u2019s ties to Tony Rezko and the 2005 purchase of the Obamas%u2019 home. Obama funnelling money to Rezko%u2019s sleazy businesses.
3. Ayers. Obama%u2019s extensive ties to unrepentant terroist Bill Ayers.

4. Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC). Obama and Ayers together dispensing tens of millions of dollars supposedly for educational organizations.

Although now just being investigated, it%u2019s known that money was funnelled to Ayers%u2019 friend, radical Mike Klonsky, a founding member of the Maoist Party of the United States.

5. Minister Louis Farrakhan. Obama is surrounded by people like Rev. Willie Barrow, a friend and admirer of the anti-white, anti-Semitic Farrakhan.

If the media doesn%u2019t do their job, we may end up with this guy as President.
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by alicerea1 September 23, 2008 7:08 AM PDT
A Plea to the Media:
Vet Obama!

Below is a limited list of areas where the media has failed to investigate Obama.

This list does not include Obama%u2019s many policy reversals or outright fabrications, like the statement that the Kennedy family facilitated his father coming to the United States.

It does not include Obama%u2019s habit of voting %u2018present%u2019 as a member of the Illinois State Senate nor his strange maneuverings regarding a born alive bill.

Instead, the list below concerns Obama%u2019s associates and business dealings.

(continued)
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by parrots121 September 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
If the media doesn%u2019t do their job, we may end up with this guy as President.
Posted by Alicerea1 at 07:08 AM : Sep 23, 2008


what else do you want done, that''s not already been done ? What you''ve just wasted time posting has already been known for months and most Americans like me have already decided that they''re not important enough to make me vote against my interests. But you listen to Repugs and you''re surprised what they want done to Obama but won''t accept for Palin, who may have actually lied about being the mother of Trig - Most people i''ve seen believe someone that''ll do something as heinous as that, deserves no Public Office besides people have been convicted for less in this country and maybe NEVER in Alaska. If she''s not experienced enough, she''ll never be after she gets elected. A state of 650,000 less that the district that Obama represented will in his state senate & now rep. over 13million in the US Senate. Cheers!
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by parrots121 September 23, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
The McCain campaign outright lies and makes stuff up on a daily basis, and yet they want no one to call them out on it. ***.
Posted by azure11 at 04:51 PM : Sep 22, 2008

They really need to start pointing out what the falsehood or lies actually are in what''s being reported instead of just ranting like Pigs ( especially with lipstick on). Cheers! ...... I''ll bet, they''ll shut up when called out on it - There''s a very good reason they''re against the media right now.
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by jensenjas September 23, 2008 2:41 PM PDT
for all those who are so quick to condemn mccain on being closely tied to fannie mae and freddie mac: keep in mind that obama is #2 on the list of senators receiving contributions from fannie and freddie. put your bias aside and stick to the facts. both candidates have ties to these organizations. obama is not exempt.
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