McCain - Lifelong Gambler (NYT)

[kpete]

McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry


By JO BECKER and DON VAN NATTA Jr.
Published: September 27, 2008

Senator John McCain was on a roll. In a room reserved for high-stakes gamblers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, he tossed $100 chips around a hot craps table. When the marathon session ended around 2:30 a.m., the Arizona senator and his entourage emerged with thousands of dollars in winnings.

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A lifelong gambler, Mr. McCain takes risks, both on and off the craps table. He was throwing dice that night not long after his failed 2000 presidential bid, in which he was skewered by the Republican Party’s evangelical base, opponents of gambling. Mr. McCain was betting at a casino he oversaw as a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and he was doing so with the lobbyist who represents that casino, according to three associates of Mr. McCain.

6 pages at (interesting Abramoff stuff):
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/us/politics/28gambling-web.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[dgibby]

1. Just what we need

An addled, addicted asswipe in the Oval Office!

[McCamy Taylor]

2. This is important. His dad was an alcoholic and I knew he was hiding an addiction. This is it!

Read the article. It describes weekend long gambling binges that have occurred every month of his adult life. We can not have a president who is addicted to gambling. There needs to be more coverage of this. The Nevada newspapers ought to have the facts about it since he gambles in casinos. Get the word out.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. This needs to go out to the evangelicals - it's supposed to be a no-no.

That alone could be a reason for them not to vote for him.