McCain Press Aide Calls Alaska Reporter At Home To Complain About Unfavorable Coverage

[L. Coyote]

McCain Press Aide Calls Alaska Reporter At Home To Complain About Unfavorable Coverage
By Zachary Roth - September 18, 2008 - http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/mccain_press_aide_calls_alaska.php


Here's a little more evidence that the McCain-Palin campaign is playing the hardest of hardball on Trooper-Gate -- especially in regard to press relations.

Jason Moore, a reporter with Anchorage-based KTUU-TV, just confirmed to TPMmuckraker that Megan Stapleton, a spokeswoman for the McCain-Palin campaign in Alaska, called his home to complain about one of Moore's news reports, and accused Moore of calling Stapleton and another McCain staffer liars.

Moore's report looked at the McCain-Palin campaign's "Truth Squad," an aggressive Alaska-based public relations campaign that's being led by Stapleton and former federal prosecutor Ed O'Callaghan and is designed to help thwart the Trooper-Gate investigation.

Moore reported that the Truth Squad was not always entirely truthful itself. ...........

[L. Coyote]

1. Jason Moore: McCain-Palin campaign continues to blast investigation

McCain-Palin campaign continues to blast investigation
by Jason Moore - September 16, 2008 - http://www.ktuu.com/global/story.asp?s=9023109

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign staged another news conference Tuesday trying to whip up the political winds surrounding an investigation into abuse of power allegations against Palin.

The campaign spokespersons -- former Palin administration official Meg Stapleton and Ed O'Callaghan, a New York lawyer -- now refer to themselves as the Palin Truth Squad.

But the squad's version of events may be taking liberty with the truth on some topics related to the investigation, including from whom -- and from what political party -- any influence on the investigation is coming.

"What has happened since that initial vote has been a display of a partisan circus, frankly, by all of the members of the Democratic Party that are involved in the investigation," O'Callaghan said.

[Cha]

2. Damn Straight they're not truthtellers

at all. Hold Strong Jason Moore:patriot: :patriot:

[nc4bo]

3. What in the HELL are they hiding??!!!! All of *this* can't be for no reason.

Man...we really need to get to the bottom of sleazebag Palin's troopergate.

[ClarkUSA]

4. This is the technique employed by the Bush White House for eight years - total Rovian intimidation.

Sith McCain has embraced the Dark Side.

[Lint Head]

5. Hell! I'll call all of the McCain staffers liars. They are liars. They are supporting

a damn liar for President! :dem: