The McCain sex scandal ...

[ronnykmarshall]

You know what?

WE are being PUNKED!

Big time. I watched KO and this is a bunch of shit.

Yeah, McCain probably fucked her ... big fucking deal.

What I see from this.

KO is pumping this NON story and McCain will get sympathy. Why you ask?

McCain gets elected KO still has a job.

Obama or Clinton get elected ... what's he gonna do?

Sorry but this is a bunch of shit. He fucked her. Get over it.

[Fredda Weinberg]

1. Worse yet ... it makes McCain look attractive. Ugh n/t

[Bicoastal]

2. She's a LOBBYIST. Not a bimbo or an intern. A LOBBYIST.

And McCain ended up voting for her cause when it came to a Senate vote. THAT is a big deal.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. BINGO!!

We have a winner folks!!

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Didn't see that.

If she's a lobbyist, then MAYBE it's a story. MAYBE.

[enigmatic]

24. It's a story, Ronny

This is a direct exchange of sex for favoritim in Congress for the Lobbyist's interests if the story is true, and McCain's not denying it, at least not now.

[ronnykmarshall]

26. Then it MIGHT have legs.

If so, I'll be happy to eat my hat on this. BUT, I don't have much faith in the media.

[backscatter712]

22. EXACTLY! McCain didn't just cheat on his wife. He cheated on the American People.

This kind of relationship, even if you remove the marital infidelity issues, opens a huge can of worms.

She's a lobbyist, showing up at his private jet, his offices, and fundraisers (I thought lobbyists weren't allowed to give money or participate in the fund-raising process.) Is this a simple fling, or is she exchanging nookie for votes, for earmarks, for government contracts?

This is very, very serious.

[Webster Green]

3. "McCain gets elected"

:rofl:

[Bicoastal]

13. I think that's a typo...shouldn't that be an "R" instead of an "L"?

:hide:

[Hippo_Tron]

29. LMAO

[griffi94]

5. i've been looking

for some substance in this story and haven't found any yet....it seems like mccain knew this woman 8 years ago...both claimed there was no romantic relationship.....she is a lobbyist tho......plus it's 8 years old.....i can't figure out what the media gets out of this....but i never ever trust their angle

[goodgd_yall]

16. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me either

I don't mean what happened, but the reporting of it in the NYT seems pretty tame. It will be interesting to see if it goes anywhere.

[angie_love]

33. of course you didn't, you want McCain to win b/c you hate Obama

Its obvious and youre very transparent. its petty and childish.

[Dulcinea]

36. The GOP doesn't really want McCain.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is being floated by his own party to get rid of him. They want someone like Romney who'll do as he's told by corporate America, no questions asked.

[frogcycle]

6. about the most convoluted (and stupid) analysis I've read in the past five minutes or so n/t

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[terrya]

37. And your post is about the most assholish post I've read in a long time

Which around here sometimes is saying quite a bit.

[high density]

7. Dan Abrams seems to be in the real world

Dunno why everybody here at DU is busy making excuses for McCain or the media for reporting a sex and ethics story... It is a big deal because I seem to remember a certain Lewinsky scandal. During that story I don't recall the Republicans or the media giving anybody the benefit of the doubt.

[Renew Deal]

8. So this is a conspiracy by the NYT to keep Olberman employeed?

OK :banghead:

[Possumpoint]

9. Is It Sex

or is it a case of hypocrisy? McCain/Fiengold is on the line. She is a lobbyist's and he got too close. Sorry, there are only so many 70 year old men who can still get it up.

[ossman]

10. KO had his show during the Clinton 90's

Dumbshit.

I guess Jon Stewart and Colbert are rooting GOP also.

Idiot.

[Medusa]

19. And he claims to have hated covering it.

Looks pretty happy to be covering this sex scandal doesn't he?

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[goldcanyonaz]

11. The story makes McCain appear potent, alive.

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Ewww!

Well Bobdole uses that little blue pill. EWWWWW! :puke:

[GoldieAZ49]

12. The attorney that did the investigation on Keating 5 at that time

a dem no less says it is nothing but a smear, "McCain is an honorable man"

it is a bullshit story

[Jamastiene]

14. Oh, God, this entire election cycle is going to be not only

nasty and vile, but gross in a "bleach my eyes please" way too. I was getting ready to eat my fish filet, but the thought of McCain sex just turned my appetite completely off. I could have lived my whole life without that visual. :puke:

[AlCzervik]

15. if she wasn't a lobbyists it would still be a story but since she is and he rails

against them it is indeed a story, of course it may come out that there is nothing to it but they will check.

[Thrill]

17. He's suppose to be the stauch conservative

Last I checked. The good ole evangelicals don't like you banging Lobbyist on the side.

[ronnykmarshall]

23. We all know he fucked Cindy while still married to his ex-wife.

So?

This whole sex-gate is a fucking non-story.

You wanna run with it? Go for it.

[Thrill]

32. I sure do. I want to blow it out of proportion. Just like they do to Democrats

Fuck them

[Barack_America]

25. Looks like Obama will benefit from this...

...as the MSNBC McCain smear draws in the viewers and is followed by Obama's bio.

[Colobo]

30. Good! Down with McCain!

[Johnny__Motown]

27. what's KO gonna do if Obama gets elected? Umm... maybe BASEBALL, like he has done for decades

[RememberWellstone]

28. Good! Get him!

The sooner we nail his mummyfied self to the wall the better!! Good work NYTimes!!:toast:

[TheWraith]

34. Okay... get a grip on reality.

Cheating on his wife with a woman 20 years younger than him does NOT get McCain sympathy. If anything, it puts him in a worse hole with the right wingers and "values voters" who already hated his guts. And Keith has a job no matter who gets elected.

[comtec]

35. Now there's 3 words I never wanted to see together!

YUCK! :p :puke:

[ProSense]

38. Maybe he should make that his campaign slogan: I "fucked her. Get over it."

Weather vane McCain turns out to be a Cheney!