No conservative trusts the New York Times and the reporting in that piece was unbelievable shoddy.

This lobbying story doesn’t seem to have legs either. Even if there is some impropriety on McCain’s part, there are too many confusing details about too much stuff for John Q. Public to care.

All people will remember is: jeez, these accusations never end!

And that’s good enough to vote for Obama for the sem-cogent.

former associates of Bill Keller have heard that he suffers from premature ejaculation syndrome

windansea on February 22, 2008 at 9:11 PM

Only when looking at hairy goats.

What a shameful thing to do to a man who has given so much for his country. It reveals the perversion and complete lack of character of our true enemy: the 5th column, the enemy within our borders, our countrymen.

Unless….what? How does he fight back without wallowing down in the very mud he’s trying to stay out of?

entagor on February 22, 2008 at 8:39 PM

don’t bogart that joint bro

entagor on February 22, 2008 at 8:39 PM

Interesting take. I have to admit the thought ran through my head during brainstorming the potential motives, but could not say that it was so. It goes to an, “we’re all in this together” scenario kind of like the Judith Miller stories on the war buildup. It is possible, but I would still like to know how the New Republic fits. Was the New Republic story just a catalyst and nothing else? How boring is a story about a story. If getting a scoop was the goal it failed miserably because the NYTimes and the Washington Post were getting all the TV time.

This really could be tag teaming. Then they drop it after Rush lined up behind McCain, after many voters jumped behind McCain, and after a whole bunch of suckers sent him money.

LevStrauss on February 22, 2008 at 6:56 PM

The RNC had the solicitation email out before the story settled, all scmhoozie about our common enemy the NYT. So McCain gets to prove he is not one with the MSM.

But the NYTimes would have known that would be the response and not a long time later, but an instant response. It’s like leaving yourself open for a double jump in checkers. It’s stupidity and it makes absolutely no sense which is why I don’t believe it is over.

LevStrauss on February 22, 2008 at 7:37 PM

I think everyone rushed the gun. The fools should not have handed over their delegates before the convention. When Romney bailed it made it look like a rigged convention. At the point, the NYT has every reason to rescue mcCain.

McCain is the preferred GOP candidate of the NYT. They kept him alive and deflated the others

When the spoilers made it look like they were controlled by McCain, McCain needed to become an underdog, fast. The NYT might have been fed a line, or they might have chosen a softball on purpose. It doesn’t matter because McCain got to make a show of banishing the MSM to the back of the plane, and he got to be a a victim of the left.

The RNC mailed out the sobbing fliers and the river changed course flowing back upstream

The current situation helps McCain. My scenario hurts McCain and his reluctant supporters. It gets McCain and his reluctant supporters and water carriers on record before they screw him.

LevStrauss on February 22, 2008 at 7:09 PM

Aahhhh! I gotcha now. Thanks for the clarification.

spmat on February 22, 2008 at 7:14 PM

And your plan to counter Limerick’s?

Limerick on February 22, 2008 at 6:29 PM

And while you’re wasting money, time and effort working for a stillborn vanity campaign, the House and Senate get bluer and bluer. You just blew your wad on a campaign that netted you a blue White House and zero infrastructure for mounting a congressional counterattack.

You just screwed us all. Thanks!

Zetterson on February 22, 2008 at 7:03 PM

The current situation helps McCain. My scenario hurts McCain and his reluctant supporters. It gets McCain and his reluctant supporters and water carriers on record before they screw him.

There was nothing nefarious about what Paxon wanted accomplished and the FCC was taking too long to make a decision.

Where do I sign?

Believe me, they are not going to do anything to help McCain on purpose.

…that is… after the primaries of course.

LevStrauss on February 22, 2008 at 6:56 PM

The NYTimes wouldn’t waste its money or energy on this conspiracy. They want Obama to sit in the Oval office, not McCain. Believe me, they are not going to do anything to help McCain on purpose.

Limerick on February 22, 2008 at 6:29 PM

I think you’re right.

God help us.

New Republic and the NYTimes

Why would the New Republic want to go after the NYTimes?
Isn’t it convenient that the New Republic rushed the NYTimes?
Wasn’t McCain supposedly mad the New Republic according to Drudge?

Wouldn’t it be convenient if a hypothetical concrete source did not allow his or her story to be included by the story’s print, the New Republic’s story is excused as the reason for rushing the story without the concrete source, and then they have plausible deniability on the trap scenario. This really could be tag teaming. Then they drop it after Rush lined up behind McCain, after many voters jumped behind McCain, and after a whole bunch of suckers sent him money.

McCain needs to drop his candidacy now for the good of the party and for the good of the country. Can his ego really be so big that he would drag the nation down with him? Make us pay for his sins?

Why would he drop out? If he says he didnt do it thats the story. The NYT can run this thing into the groud if they want it will only take them with it. This crap may have worked in the old days but not anymore.