WLS-AM just read a statement from McCain campaign denying Palin affair. . .

[wndycty]

. . .which is slated to be on the cover of the National Enquirer tomorrow. Remember the Enquirer broke the Edwards story.

From CBS:
-snip-
(ST. PAUL, MINN.) – John McCain’s campaign threatened legal action against the National Enquirer today for running a story about McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, allegedly having an affair with her husband’s business partner.

“The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie,” said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt.

“The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it.”

The Enquirer also alleges that Palin unjustly fired a public safety official while she was governor of Alaska, but the story is based entirely on unnamed sources. The Enquirer has also paid sources in the past to speak with them, something mainstream media outlets do not do.
-snip-

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml

[slinkerwink]

1. PALIN AFFAIR? What?

[wndycty]

5. No details but evidently Schmidt issued a statement addressing the Enquirer story. . .

. . .before the story has even hit the news stands.

[WeDidIt]

115. Hmmm, baby has Downs Syndrome

or is the baby half Inuit?



You decide.

BTW, Trig, trigonometry, triangle.

Think about it.

[Cha]

30. I know..hard to keep

up! I read the headline and thought mccain was denying an affaire with palin and shaking my head.

[slinkerwink]

40. LOL

[damndude]

62. what if the mccain camp planted this story to sink the maccins out of the hat pick

in order to turn back the clock and get the pick that they wanted

[Cha]

92. There's a thought..an operative within

..a deep throat as it were..

[karynnj]

164. Definitely not - and we need to leave this alone - there is no proof

and the NE is often wrong - the Edwards case being true does not mean everything is true.

[Duke Newcombe]

166. WE aren't "doing" anything.

Let the Enquirer be the "stalking horse" for this story. I'm just sitting back with my popcorn, watching.

Duke

[karynnj]

171. which is exactly the way it should be

[Bake]

C'mon slink, try to keep up!

The sh*t is flyin' fast and furious today! McLame Camp under siege! Palin alleged to have affair with hubby's biz partner! Details at The National Enquirer!

Whew! I'm outta breath!

Bake

[writes3000]

2. You've GOT to be kidding me! WHAT???? nt

[Wheezy]

3. WLS chicago???!!! Nothing to sneeze at.

Affair with whom? Oh boy.

[live love laugh]

154. WLS Chicago. Worst. Radio. Station. Ever. n/t

[karynnj]

163. It makes me sad when I go to the Chicago area

I grew up in NW Indiana and always had a radio tuned to WLS or WCFL - back when they were top 40 in the early to mid 60s. I remember sneaking a transistor under my pillow to hear Dick Biondi's 3 most requested songs at 10 pm - after I was suppose to be asleep.

[Bill219]

4. I repeat....what affair?

[wndycty]

7. No idea, even Roe Conn, who read the statement, was confused

:kick:

[slinkerwink]

6. what did the statement say?

[yourguide]

8. NO WAY?????!!!!????!!!!

SERIOUSLY?????


Are you serious??? They said that???

[grasswire]

9. does this have to do with paternity of baby Trig?

??

[The Stranger]

That would explain why she had a fourth (or fifth) child so late in life.

Man, this is some good shit. The plot thickens. You can't pay for this shit.

:woohoo:

[Cha]

41. Nor would you

want to:toast:

[Wapsie B]

42. Oh my god.

This is what I've been waiting for. Well that and the pics..........and the sex tape.


:wow: :wow::wow::wow:
:wow: :wow::wow::wow:

[The Stranger]

51. Quick -- get her agent on the horn -- we want the television movie rights!

[Wapsie B]

76. I keep saying she's an episode of Power, Privilege & Justice waiting to happen.

No murder in the plot. Yet.

[DeschutesRiver]

128. The nude modeling shots, too

This is more white trashy than either the neighborhood I grew up in, or the one that I live remotely outside of right now.

I mean, we were not playing white trash at this level. Maybe because these AKs are White Trash with Money, the game is played rougher.

[Wapsie B]

131. Something tells me those are out there.

I feel there's still way more to this story.

[LiberalFighter]

86. Hmmmm DNA testing?

It's not improbable Palin had the fifth child by the same father as the first 4.

[WeDidIt]

26. DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!

Trig ain't Todd's

:evilgrin:

[central scrutinizer]

113. What was the date of the alleged affair?

Maybe one (or more) of the older kids ain't Todd's.

[Ilsa]

60. Wow, she really is a hero, not aborting her lover's DS baby and all that. (snark) nt

[crazylikafox]

126. hmmm.. anybody else thought it strange that her husband

seemed to show no interest or affection for the baby?? A lot of folks were asking why he never carried the baby.
This is one answer I never thought of. May also explain why she hid pregnancy for so long.

[jberryhill]

161. How much affection do you see in that family at all

But, no, he does NOT hold the baby. He had it during her speech until his intro, and then he handed it off to Tripod or whatever crazy name they gave the youngest daughter.

[Wheezy]

10. a link! CBS news

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml

[dchill]

21. Whoa! Good thing she's a Republican!

“The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie,” said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt.

[goclark]

The big time Smearers are now demanding that the

Smearing end!

Take that says Hitler Mc Cain!

He better stop messing with the Enquirer,he may be next week's Baby Daddy like Edwards was ~

[Bake]

130. The Swiftboats come home to roost

If I may mix a metaphor or two ... couldn't happen to a nicer party!!

:rofl:

Bake

[dchill]

137. An unmixed metaphor...

Swiftboats come home to flounder.

;)

[Lugnut]

28. Oh boy.

:popcorn:

[Ilsa]

37. But this link isn't about an affair, but the National Enquirer saying she had an affair.

I'm not ready to go out on a limb just yet over the NE.

[central scrutinizer]

43. my favorite excerpt from your link

Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin look forward to discussing the issues that Americans care about, fixing broken government, creating jobs, making our country energy independent and securing the peace for the next generation by bringing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a victorious end,” said Schmidt.

Bwah hah hah hah - so now we are back to the issues? I thought you said this was not going to be about the issues but about the personae of the candidates. Bwahahahahaha. Don't throw a hammy by backpedaling so fast!

[eShirl]

103. but I thought they said the campaign wasn't about the issues??

now I'm confused!

[WeDidIt]

54. By denying it before it even runs, it looks fishy. Like it's true.

Delicious.

:evilgrin:

And the natural comeback for Dems?

"The Enquirer had it right on Edwards, so who knows? She can end speculation with a paternity test."

[Pirate Smile]

121. The denial can be covered by the Traditional media - without the denial they

may have been scared to touch it.

[Puzzler]

127. Yeah... the denial itself becomes legitimate news.

.

[Happyhippychick]

11. Oh boy oh boy oh boy....I love the smell of a republican scandal in the morning....

[Cha]

46. It always has that distinctive

smell of Hypocricyx(

[Mojambo]

12. Oh boy! n/t

[dchill]

13. Don't get excited. Whatever it is, even an affair...

it's not a problem for a Republican. It will be our fault it happened because we mentioned it.

POW.

IOKIYAR.

[slinkerwink]

16. yeah, it'll be blamed upon the sexist media

which causes them to stop the actual legitimate questions.

[POAS]

31. And the fault of DUers who talk about it!

[Bill219]

14. Found it

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml

Enquirer is going to report that Palin had an affair with husband’s business partner.

[SuperTrouper]

20. The shit is hitting the fan!!!

PASS THE POPCORN :popcorn:

[tridim]

55. At least she didn't fuck her daughter's boyfriend.

Or at least that hasn't been alleged. Yet.

[FatDave]

142. Nothing would surprise me at this point. (nt)

[WeDidIt]

Was this the partner in the car wash business?

[jefferson_dem]

118. Cover --

[NotThisTime]

140. Maybe this is why the Car Wash business went South?

[chat_noir]

15. McCain Camp Knocks Down Enquirer's Palin Rumor

John McCain’s campaign threatened legal action against the National Enquirer today for running a story about McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, allegedly having an affair with her husband’s business partner.

“The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie,” said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt.

“The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it.”

The Enquirer also alleges that Palin unjustly fired a public safety official while she was governor of Alaska, but the story is based entirely on unnamed sources. The Enquirer has also paid sources in the past to speak with them, something mainstream media outlets do not do.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml

[truebrit71]

25. So THIS is why the McLamc campaign went after the media today..

...Good grief could they be ANY more stupid?

[TrogL]

132. OK, so we need to start comparing appearances of the kids

Do we have a picture of the business partner?

[truebrit71]

17. Wow...Caribou Barbie couldn't keep her Holy Knickers on?

...Too funny!!! :rofl:

[the Sundance Kid]

112. boy, she's been a naughty girl!

[IndianaGreen]

153. Moose shit is hitting the proverbial fan

Jerry Springer must be producing the GOP Convention.

[saltpoint]

167. : )

[central scrutinizer]

18. Not an affair affair, but a family affair, I believe

This was posted yesterday - the NE had the story of the daughter's pregnancy and was going to break it. Apparently the family was trying to keep it under wraps and have a quiet shotgun wedding after the convention.

oops, looks like all this hit the fan while I was typing. Man, it is hard to keep up with this.

[KathieG]

19. Affair?!?!?!

:wow:

[Vinca]

22. I don't believe it. I take a few minutes away from here to get a start

on dinner and I miss an entirely new scandal popping. Affair??

[Arugula Latte]

155. Jesus. Wouldja keep up, please?

And don't think we'll just fill you in if you step away to go to the bathroom or something, Missy.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

23. PLEASE BE TRUE! If she had an affair, McSame is FINISHED!

[justiceischeap]

24. "Hit me with your best shot, come on and hit me with your best shot..."

She sure can't catch a break, can she?

Wouldn't it be ironic if it was with that guy who called Monegan (sp) and has now refused to testify.

[chat_noir]

27. "Another Incredible Allegation" — What The Enquirer Is Saying About Palin

Concerning the allegations in the new National Enquirer of an extramarital affair involving Sarah Palin, I called the tabloid this afternoon and asked for a copy of the new story. They obliged, and here is the portion of the story dealing with the alleged affair:

Another incredible allegation emerging from the family war is that Palin, a mother of five, had an affair with a former business associate of her fisherman husband, Todd.

“Todd discovered the affair and quickly dissolved his friendship and his business associations with the guy,” charges an enemy. “Many people in Alaska are talking about the rumor and say Todd swept it under the rug.”

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzRiNDZkODEwMzdkMThmOTQ1NjFjOGNlNTUzYzA1NmY

[RagAss]

29. I've been saying it for the last 5 days,..... these Palin's are.....

The Aristocrats !!!!!!

[chatnoir]

97. LOL

:spray:

[ebdarcy]

32. Is this the reason for today's bizarre statement about paternity tests?

[POAS]

45. Missed that one please fill me in!

[ebdarcy]

66. Here's a link to an earlier discussion.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6901997

and here's the tpm link:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/212778.php

[POAS]

96. Thanks

[central scrutinizer]

61. No, I think that was made up by Team McW

to garner sympathy and make the media look like thugs and bullies,

[ebdarcy]

85. See, that's what I thought too. I just thought it was more of " the medias out to get her".

This whole thing is just too weird.

[Politicub]

33. This just gets better and better! Fantastic!

And on the eve of the coronation speech. Love the family values - love the hair love the dress love IT!!!

[Politicub]

34. This just gets better and better! Fantastic!

And on the eve of the coronation speech. Love the family values - love the hair love the dress love IT!!!

[ErinBerin84]

35. that's so random!

I doubt it's true...then again, I didn't think the Edwards story was true either. And I guess they can't' call the National Enquirer the liberal media, since they scooped the elites on the Edwards scam. Still, these gossipy stories distract from the scandal about Palin that is right beneath our eyes (lying about bridge to nowhere, earmarks, troopergate, etc).

[damndude]

36. Rovian attempt to garner sympathy?

and then smear obama camp as the offenders

[Barack_America]

38. The Enquirer's been right before...

Just sayin'.

[Matariki]

39. Except she's neither 'fine' or 'accomplished'.

Sorry, but you really have to love this. When they're on the defensive like this, denying stuff before it's even in the news, they are SO toast.

Oh and Johnny boy, NEVER underestimate America's love of a 'sex scandal'. Reject it? You must be joking.

I feel dirty, but I'm enjoying this. One less fundie in office makes my day.

[vanderBeth]

44. They must be doing something if this is what NE is running out of all the scandals

:popcorn:

[eleny]

47. I've been waiting for the Enquirer to weigh n but didn't expect a Palin affair

I didn't want to believe their Edwards story but it turned out to be a whole bunch of truthiness. I wonder what evidence they have?

[Disturbed]

67. "John McCain’s campaign threatened legal action against the National Enquirer

It is most likely true. The McClown team wouldn't pay any attention to it if it could be debunked easily.

[WeDidIt]

73. It's easily debunked

All they need is a paternity test.

[RamboLiberal]

78. Get in line behind Edwards

Wasilla Valley PTA sung to the tune of Harper Valley PTA!

[crispini]

48. WHOA. That's new!

Wow. This pick is just a complete trainwreck.

[FatDave]

143. Trainwreck isn't strong enough.

It's like a plane crashed into a train knocking it into a ship which then sunk.

[texanwitch]

49. See what happens when I walk away from the computer.

Things are getting better and better.

Affair Gate.

If McCain is trying to stop the story there has to be some truth there.

[RamboLiberal]

Holy Shit!!!!!!!!!!

Problem is after being right on the Edwards story - the National Enquirer has gained some cred. I think it's going to be hard for the McCain campaign to scrub this one.

Now I think for sure before next week this poorly vetted campaign is going to be GONE!

:popcorn:

[LiberalFighter]

95. Why can't the real media do their job?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

50. I feel bad enjoying all this. Well, not 'bad.' What's the word I'm thinking of...

Giddy!

[goclark]

100. James Brown: I feel good da da da da da da da

:bounce:

Keep it coming ~ this is too good.

[Matariki]

52. Oh lord, I want to see fundie nutjob Todd Palin, crying as he gives the 'stand by my woman' speech.

Oh, I'm bad, I know.

[tridim]

63. Maybe he should consider seceding from Sarah.

[Joanne98]

129. LOL

[Greyskye]

53. TTIUWP

[danimich1]

56. We can all laugh at the Enquirer but

they do have legitimate stories. Do they over sensationalize? Definitely. Do they cover topics that many of us don't want to hear about or be associated with? Absolutely. But there's an awful lot of truth hidden in those pages!

[mvd]

57. Well, I didn't think the Edwards story would be true

An affair would be a much juicier story than the pregnancy one or Babygate. It would shrink McCain's base to only the fundies in denial.

[Borgnine]

58. My God! Are we sure Palin is from Alaska?

At the rate she keeps giving us gifts, I'd assume she was from the North Pole!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

59. Let's not say word one

The Enquirer can carry all the Dems' water on this stuff, and is obviously itching to.

The more we yak about it the less credible it becomes because its us doing the talking.

There are, I am sure, more than enough skeletons in Miss Mooseburgers' closet to hang her a dozen times over. Let others build the gallows and tie the noose.

[chatnoir]

64. PALIN AFFAIR?? WHAT???

[4themind]

65. It's funny, it used to be that these campaigns wouldn't even respond to the NE

now (in part due to the Edwards story,and in part due to their defensive attitude on their predicament) they feel the need to come out guns glazing.

[Critters2]

68. It's like a week-long Christmas, but I don't have to buy any presents! nt

[SocratesInSpirit]

94. Yes, it is!

Merry Christmas, Democrats!

:toast:

[NotThisTime]

141. I SO agree, I've enjoyed the last 4 days immensely!!!

[yourguide]

69. The fact that the McCain camp was stupid enough to issue a statement

opens it up to mention by the media...

[eShirl]

89. EXACTLY!!!

:bounce: :rofl: :popcorn: :bounce:

[zulchzulu]

70. I would totally believe she had an affair... I don't care, but the fundies might...

She is scum. I'd believe anything about her.

[anigbrowl]

71. This is getting surreal. What next...UFO abductions?

I feel like I'm watching a revival of Twin Peaks.

[Borgnine]

75. Well, I heard a Scully was writing her speech tonight.

nt

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

90. Expect this guy on the podium before this freakfest ends

[mtnester]

72. Biggest clue of all?

The MCCAIN camp is threatening to sue..not the Palin camp


think about it

[the Sundance Kid]

91. sure, it's his Presidential campaign that's over. thanks again, Mrs. Palin!

[LiberalFighter]

98. Does the McCain camp have standing to sue?

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

105. In a word, no;

third parties have no standing to initiate a libel action.

[RamboLiberal]

74. And don't forget Repukes complained that MSM

wasn't covering the Edwards story and it took National Enquirer to break. Ooops! :rofl:

[the Sundance Kid]

77. It like the 12 days of Christmas up in here! 1 Golden affairrrrrrr!!!!!

[Thrill]

79. They had better make sure the Enquirer doesn't have a statement

from the guy, before they do this

[the Sundance Kid]

87. Enquirer doesn't set a story for publishing tomorrow and not have the goods

McCain is falling apart and lashing out.

He ain't stopping nothing, he's only making it worse.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

114. The NE probably has the best team of libel lawyers in the country

And there is no fucking way that this would get published unless they had gone over the story with an electron microscope. Twice.

[Doremus]

80. Whoa! YESSSSSS! Dig the dirt, Enquirer!!!!!

Who da thunk that one day we'd be depending on the National Enquirer to find the truth?

:rofl:

[dchill]

81. Wow - I guess she really IS Presidential material!

AND she's a reformer! And I though McCain had lost his mind. Shoulda known better.

[BronxBoy]

82. Man Oh Man

This shit is just too fucking funny....

:rofl:

[Adelante]

83. I love you, wndy!!

[progressivebydesign]

84. LOL - McCranky can't blame that one on US!!! No one here even mentioned it!!

Damn.. the NE beat us to it! The problem is with the NE is that they're usually right! THey pay good money for tips, and they have a much bigger team of researchers and lawyers than the McCain team did to vett Palin.

I wait further, and more salicious, details. :popcorn:

[Robb]

88. Two words: Gary Hart.

Doesn't matter if you can walk on water, the viewing public sees scandal in precisely one light: unelectable.

[ColonelTom]

169. Two more words: Dan Rather.

Tread carefully, at least until we know more. Anyone remember the story of Karl Rove bugging his own office in the Texas governor's race the night before a debate? I smell dirty tricks.

[the Sundance Kid]

93. now we know why McCain picked her....

:popcorn:

[pdxmom]

99. The McCain camp says it's a lie? The same people who didn't bother

to vet her or set foot in Alaska until the day before the announcement? That McCain camp?

HAHAHAHA!

[CoffeeCat]

159. How would John McCain know if it's a lie????

John McCain knows everything (and everyone) that Sarah Palin has done???

How stupid is he???

Plus, McCain's lawsuit is a bunch of hot air. He's trying to look like
Mr. Tough Guy who is outraged. Outraged, I tell you!!!

Palin is a public figure. The McCain camp would have to prove
that the allegation is false. They'd also have to prove that the
National Enquirer knew that the allegation was false, and that they
intentionally publishes it to harm Palin.

No way in hell McCain can prove any of that--even if he wanted.

He just has to act reallly, reallly outraged, and make his outrage
bigger than the story.

[kestrel91316]

101. Ok, here's my only question:

Can I call her white trash yet?

[MelissaB]

110. No, an "adulterer." That's even worse with their base. n/t

I don't give a rat's ass how many guys she's cheated on or with, but her base does.

[mmonk]

102. This is like a new roller coaster ride at the fair, isn't it?

[yourguide]

104. kicking out of sheer glee and delight!

[starroute]

106. Maybe this guy?

The item below is part of an anonymous post from July, so I take no responsibility for it -- except that Richter seems likely to be the person referred to in the Enquirer story. John Bitney is the guy who Palin forced out of his job because he was dating Todd Palin's friend's ex-wife.

http://www.andrewhalcro.com/shadow_governor

The Palins decided to go after Bitney because Scott Richter, Todd's friend and Sarah's ex-boyfriend asked them to. Richter is also a business partner with the Palins in investment property in the Mat-Su Valley. The Palins and Scott Richter would not let it go after John Bitney was hired by Rep. Harris. Richter wanted him fired from his new job and the Palins tried to apply pressure to make this happen.

On edit: There was also a very odd post at Free Republic yesterday. I'm not sure whether I can link to it without getting deleted, but I'm damn well going to quote it because I suspect it's going to get wiped over there. Someone posting as "An American in Dairyland" wrote, "Also, Todd Palin was technically not Sarah’s first or maybe I should say her only Dude. The press or a blog mentioned a former boyfriend of hers by the name of Scott Richter. There could, I suppose, be another scandal brewing relative to him and his ex-wife, Debbie as well. It all depends how far back the liberals want to dig."

Am I misreading, or is than an open invitation for liberals to start digging?


On second edit: Debbie Richter was the married woman with whom John Bitney was allegedly having the affair. That's on the page at andrewhalcro.com linked above. This is all far more soap opera than I can readily handle.

[amandabeech]

145. Abuse of power seems to be her thing.

Going after someone because he dated husband Todd's friend's soon to be ex-wife?

Junior high in a small town.

Has Ms. Palin done anything that would qualify for recall or impeachment in Alaska?

This kind of thing is much worse than the purely personal problems of adultery, teen pregnancy and teenage vandalism.

[WindRiverMan]

107. Turn around is fair play day

my favorite

[BeyondGeography]

108. The Palins be banging their brains out

Shit. They might as well be Democrats.

[Wapsie B]

117. Damn, just what I was thinking.

I wonder if Bill nailed her.

[Arugula Latte]

174. The great and mighty Clenis is all powerful, so I'm thinking "yes."

:P

[Undercurrent]

109. .

I think this is tomorrow's cover:

[me b zola]

139. Dark Secrets

Wasn't that the name of a soap opera from the sixties that featured vampires? :rofl:

[FatDave]

144. LOL!

Barnabas Collins?

[me b zola]

148. Oooh, that name sounds familar (I was born in '63 so I was pretty young)

I just remembered that the name of the show was Dark Shadows, but it's really all the same thing--dark secrets, dark shadows---and my mind has already made the connection between vampires and the McCain/Palin team of blood suckers. :rofl:

[FatDave]

149. I was born in '70, but I remember they used to show reruns of it.

Barnabas Collins was a vampire, and that's about all I can remember.

[Pisces]

111. THis can not be true. It's over for her if it is. I hope not because this is an easy ticket to beat

[wndycty]

116. If the VP candidate has to step down because she was not properly vetted. . .

. . .whoever McCain replaces her with won't help.

[NYC Liberal]

122. EGG-zactly.

Remember, they had months to vet potential candidates and pick one. Now they would have even LESS time to do that -- they would have to make it quick so as not to waste time!

[BlueIdaho]

119. The blinded by the right crowd

May excuse a teenage girl for her "errors" but they will never forgive a raising christian star for screwing around on her husband. If this is true - and it very likely is - this could spell disaster for Yukon Barbi

[DFLforever]

120. Methinks this is a gift to McCain. He can now use this to get her

off his ticket. Even the Fundies won't cry foul. And poor John, he'll look like a man deceived by a wanton woman.

[uponit7771]

158. yeap

[Bobbie Jo]

123. WTF? I was only away for a couple of hours...

I was only kidding about the text alerts, but damn.

[Puzzler]

124. Er... hasn't the McCain campaign just promoted the rumor with this?

I mean, they're gonna get people talking... even if the right wing talking heads are defending her. Surely they don't want yet another Palin scandal m(real or imagined) to dominate the airwaves do they?

[Puzzler]

125. Er... hasn't the McCain campaign just promoted the rumor with this?

I mean, they're gonna get people talking... even if the right wing talking heads are defending her. Surely they don't want yet another Palin scandal (real or imagined) to dominate the airwaves do they?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

134. Yes, they do. She will be playing the sympathy card tonight so this pre-dirt helps them

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

133. But McCain didn't have adulturous running mates to be his comforting soul mate while he was a POW

so that makes it all okay now. Give the guy a break.

[MzShellG]

135. Goodness. Palin must be the energizer bunny......

Her scandals just keep going and going. One is bound to have legs at some point.

[Wapsie B]

136. Well from the sounds of it there's probably at least one blow job in there somewhere.

[kayell]

138. Is this even possible? How on earth does a 44 year old mother of

5 (or 4, or whatever) kids possibly have the energy to wreak this much havoc? I didn't manage to create this much total chaos back in the '70s as a teen and early 20s hormonal idiot! (and not for lack of trying)

surely at this point a meth lab or something is just bound to turn up....

waits....
waits....
waits....
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darn

maybe tomorrow

(truly weird - soap operas and this kind of trash have always turned me off cold, but this is starting to be strangely fascinating)

[livetohike]

146. I'm guessing her mother is the full-time caretaker of these kids

It's something no one is talking about. If the father truly is a stay at home Dad, that's great, but I doubt it. Now the Mom will be charged with caring for the great-grand baby too.

[eridani]

147. As I keep saying, the blogosphere doesn't need to mess with this

Leave it to the Enquirer and just spread the links. They are really careful about lawsuits, and their audience is the low information voter.

[Arm Chair Politician]

150. Ditto!!! n/t

[apnu]

151. The National Enquirer's response: Suck it, we do this all the time. Lawyer up Biatch!

[apnu]

152. (self delete, dupe post)

[JAKE1960]

156. NATIONALENQUIRER.COM has been taken down

[uponit7771]

157. no it hasn't

[Hansel]

160. Yes, threaten to sue the Enquirer. That'll work.

:crazy:

And can anything be more hypocritical than this statement coming from the Repugnants?

“The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it.”

[jberryhill]

162. McCain upset about an allegation of an affair? BWAHAHHAHAHHAHA..

Oh that's rich.

I want John McCain to explain how this is a "smear".

[saltpoint]

165. It's interesting that the McCain team is threatening a law suit

on a story which hasn't even played out.

[ColonelTom]

168. Methinks they doth protest too much. It's a plant.

Remember Dan Rather. By disproving this, they're hoping to wash away all the other (much more substantiated) stories in a flood of sympathy and distaste for the media.

[nc4bo]

170. ok this is Sarah's affair only. I've also read on some Alaskan blogs that

Mr. Todd was also guilty of the same things.

The blog I read (gonna paraphrase) said it was akin to a John Edwards+.

There's more coming, I'm sure of it.

[badgerpup]

172. The Enquirer plays down...and VERY dirty...

:hide::yoiks:
...but they usually have their ducks in a row before they start slinging mud at the big names.
Lawsuits can be very expensive at that level, and sometimes the publicity just is not worth it.

They may weasel-word and imply...but anything they state categorically you can pretty much bet they've checked out.

I suppose they use this new process called 'vetting' in deciding which information is good to go with. SNARK

[rvablue]

173. The fact that they are taking legal action...

and trying to preempt this with a press release means that it is probably true.

I don't remember seeing myself, but maybe read about here or somewhere else, but weren't the tabs saying the same thing about our candidate a few months ago? And what was his reponse? To ignore it for the ridiculous lie it was.

Me thinks the McCain folks doth protest too much!