Posted by John Publius Jr. on February 27th, 2008 — in Referee whistle, Mainstream Media, John McCain, Blog
Referee whistle: against the New York Times, Holding, 10 yards.
Last week the media focused much attention on this New York Time front page story about John McCain: For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk.
It is fair that many people have criticized the New York Times for this article, especially that the NY Times made it a lead story. The article is mainly a review of McCain’s history with the Keating Five corruption issue (in the late 1980’s) and his subsequent emergence as a champion of campaign finance reform. The “new” in this news story centers on McCain’s relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman, based on vague information from anonymous sources. This article is an attempt to sell more newspapers.
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Posted by John Publius Jr. on February 25th, 2008 — in Referee whistle, Blog, Election Referee
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