McCain Sucks the Air Out of Headlines - Keeps Hillary's Message on Page 19

[BeatleBoot]

It's rather obvious what is happening here.

McCain has his nomination locked up. His campaign creates media buzz about an affair from 8 years ago.

Gets 48 to 72 hours of headlines and media coverage. No one else can break through with their message.

Hillary, on the ropes, can't get the media's attention to fight Obama.

McCain camp did this to prevent Hillary from any comeback because that is who they are afraid of in November.

Well thought out and makes perfect sense.

AS the French would say: Ca saute aux yeux!

[Seen the light]

1. Bwahahahaha!

:rofl:

[Quixote1818]

2. Bwahahahahah!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[cali]

3. bwahahahahaha

:rofl:

most bizarre and funniest post of the day. Thanks for that!

[BeatleBoot]

5. His campaign was the source.

[LostInAnomie]

4. Shouldn't there be a "sarcasm" smilie attached to this...

... because if you are serious this is probably the dumbest thing I have read in my life.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[BeatleBoot]

8. Why?

[earthlover]

23. Damn....it's a SERIOUS POST!

WOW

[BeatleBoot]

26. Another drive by...

No thought.

Just a drive by.

Nothing to back up the accusation.

Just a " ! " and they're gone.

[alteredstate]

6. bwaahahahaha

[subsuelo]

7. Bwahahahhahahaha

[Renew Deal]

9. I hope you're kidding.

I agree with everything up until the McCain releasing this bit.

[BeatleBoot]

18. The source is his campaign per the article..

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html?_r=3&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity.

[karynnj]

39. Involved in the campaign 8 years ago

Remember last August when he fired almost his entire top staff including people who had been with him for decades. Remember many were fired.

[Bicoastal]

10. Ah, it's all about Hillary...

...even when John McCain gets called out on an affair with a lobbyist, it must have SOMETHING to do with the reason Hillary Clinton isn't coasting to victory like she was supposed to.

Wake up, will ya?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. HEEheeheeehahahahahah *gasp* *snort* Hahahahaaaa....*wheeze*...

Ha ha haaaa ... OK, I'm fine now...



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[DJ13]

12. You cant be serious

No GOP candidate already in trouble with his conservative base would deliberately leak info about a suspected affair just to spite a second place Democrat with slim chances of becoming the Democratic nominee.


:eyes:

[KAZ]

16. He's got a cool Beatle name/picture. Serious like a heart attack.

[BeatleBoot]

20. Dead serious.

McCain camp is the source of the article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html?_r=3&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity .

[KAZ]

28. We understand that Beatlebot. How does this...

.. support your, and I'm being kind here, rather dubious contentions?

This question was rhetorical. I really don't wish to engage with an idiot. Sorry.

[Lefty-Taylor]

13. This post is so wrong on so many levels. Get real! ... eom

[BeatleBoot]

22. And what levels would those be?

Or is this just another drive by post?

[Danger Mouse]

McCain sucks...and sex scandal...in same thought....

terrible mental image, absolutely terrible.
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Wow, this one is pretty appropriate, eh?
:D

[MadBadger]

14. I hereby award you a DUmbzy

[NJSecularist]

15. bwhahahahahahaha

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Funny.

[scheming daemons]

17. Um..... doesn't this keep Obama's on the sidelines too?

Oh wait.... forget my Hillary anti-Obama talking points:

- He has no message.


I get it now.

:eyes:

[anigbrowl]

19. Hahahahahahahahahaha I think my head exploded /nt

[BeatleBoot]

24. That's not good.

You'll need it later on in life.

[anigbrowl]

59. I see...it was a trick by you to be the last one standing at the end of the thread.

[nomorewhopper]

21. you need to recalibrate your tinfoil hat

[New Dawn]

25. LOL

What?!

[BeatleBoot]

29. What what ?

Have you worked on any campaigns before?

And I don't mean handing out literature or phone banking. Were you ever involved at a strategic level?

[NEDem]

34. I have

many times and I think you're over analyzing.

[BeatleBoot]

41. Well, at least that was a civil response. Thank you.

I have too.

But I don't think its analysis paralysis on my part by any means.

McCain camp obviously did it to circumvent bad news, but I think the corallary effect does take the other candidates message to the second tier and drowns them out.

[NEDem]

56. I don' think McCain did this to himself

Why would he? This is the kind of thing that haunts your campaign the whole way. He doesn't need this kind of shadow. If I were to bet on it, I'd lay my money with the DNC. They probably knew of a couple of former aides that were pissed about something and used it.

[shadowknows69]

27. Hey, if it wasn't McCain

It would be Britney.

[loveangelc]

30. wow.

[Johnny__Motown]

31. All it did is step on about 4 hours of media coverage about how Hillary can't win.

[BeatleBoot]

32. The article hits newstands tomorrow - there will be residual

news coverage through tomorrow night's news.

And if an ancillary item pops up this thing is alive and well for another 24 to 36 hours.


Drowning out all other messages.

[Johnny__Motown]

36. The point is that there is no good news for Hillary, she should be happy to skip a news cycle or two

[City Lights]

33. Yeah that's it.

:rofl:

[madville]

35. If McCain really cared about some 10 year old sex scandal

why would they bring it up now to damage or take attention away from Clinton ? Wouldn't she be the perfect candidate for his old sex "scandal" to come up against in the general because her campaign and her would not be able to say a word about it because of Bill's history. The idea behind this thread just doesn't make sense, especially since Obama is ahead of Hillary against McCain in the GE polls.

[karynnj]

37. Yes, this is JUST what McCain wants - especially all the talk on ethics

revisiting when he was one of the Keating 5. Not to mention, there are some evangelicals already not too happy with him who likely won't like either the intimation that he had an affair or the ethics questions.

This really would be cutting your nose off to spite your face.

[JimGinPA]

38. You, My Friend, Are A Genius...

They can't slip this polka-dotted elephant past you!
















:rofl: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[madville]

It will take a bunch of attention away from Michelle Obama

It will take a ton of attention away from the false outrage directed at Michelle Obama. Probably won't hurt McCain anyway because it is something that was alledged over 8 years ago, who really cares, they will just say it isn't anything worse than Bill did.

[Umbram]

40. *blink* *blink* *blink* *blink* nt.

[TheDonkey]

42. Thank you for helping the tin-foil hat industry

I guess you've got a closet full of them.

[BeatleBoot]

43. Here's another thread making a similar claim

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2899163

[IndianaGreen]

44. Aren't we being a bit paranoid?

And isn't it better that it is the presumptive Republican nominee that is caught in a media feeding frenzy?

Better him than one of ours!

[BeatleBoot]

45. See this thread too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4690724

[Canuckistanian]

46. So, let me get this straight

McCain's team "leaks" an old story about their own candidate's *potential* affair with a lobbyist.

And by doing so, they prevent ANY possible postitive coverage for Hillary during her upcoming critical primary battles.

BRILLIANT!

There's no WAY this can backfire!

[BeatleBoot]

47. 3rd Thread here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4690657

[Bicoastal]

49. Ok, we get it. It may have been the GOP or even McCain himself...

...but you're the only one to suggest McCain did it specifically to hurt Hillary somehow.

THA, in my opinion, is plain ridiculous.

[Canuckistanian]

52. Yeah, I saw it

Still don't believe it.

[blondeatlast]

53. Only yours plays the partisan angle. I responded; happy now?

I am--this thread is great fun.

BTW: :hug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

48. If you connect all those dots, it forms a picture of us laughing at you.

[psychopomp]

50. K&R

Proud to give this thread its first rec! Beatlebot, you really outdid yourself this time. :toast:

[BeyondGeography]

51. Vous etes completement dingue, as the French would say

[angie_love]

54. talk about conspiracy theory!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Warren Stupidity]

55. A possible new winner of GDP's stupidest post of the day!

And this, my friend, is a very tough category to succeed in. You should be proud.

Trust me, I am an authority on Stupidity.

[dkf]

57. :) Very entertaining.

Thank you.

[Jersey Devil]

58. Greetings from Alcoaville!

We greatly appreciate your support of the tinfoil industry.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

61. Love the tinfoil cat hat!

The cat doesn't look like he loves it, though.

[JimGinPA]

60. Hillary Was In NY Yesterday...

Maybe SHE talked them into releasing the story so no one will notice how badly she's getting whupped.


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