I am SO damn steamed at The Times!!

[annabanana]

NOW they start covering the ties to Abramoff & the Indian Gambling interests?? NOW!?!?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/us/politics/28gambling-web.html?ref=politics

Now McCain's team can sell this coverage as "partisan evil librul press" electioneering. Where the hell was The Times when he was sitting there looking down from the chair in the committee room, deciding exactly which were the "good" indians and which were the "bad" indians?

NOW they decide to mention that this massively corrupt series of hearings might not have been on the up & up?.

There SO MUCH CORRUPTION there, and the evidence is dense and complicated. Just how is the electorate supposed to go from 0 to 60 on this information? It would take a THREE DAY TUTORIAL to unsnarl the twists and turns that McCain subjected the Law to in order to promote his interests and punish his "enemies".

I AM SO STEAMED!! :grr: :grr: :grr:

[pnwmom]

1. I think this is actually good timing. A late-September surprise.

One more damning article to drop on McCain.

[madaboutharry]

2. I think the timing is fine.

There are a couple of interesting points to also make. I have to wonder just how deep McCain's gambling habit runs. Is it compulsive? This would reflect directly on his personality.

Another point that really needs to be made is how casinos have impacted Native Americans. The casino money never "trickled down." Native Americans living on reservations still live in poverty. Another point to be made is a growning problem with compulsive gambling within these communities.

[adamuu]

3. The timing of the NYT gambler story perfect. McCain just gambled using our country as the wager

by dropping his campaign and parachuting into Washington... The first spin of the news was "will this work??" Soon, this shifted to "will this WORK?!?!?" In response, Pat Buccahnan said "he likes to shoot craps. its his favorite game. Its a risky game but he think he knows how to place the bets well" (paraphrased) Point is, the media has be recognizing McCain as a risk-taker for the last week. Now we hear this is simply the largest element in a larger pattern. The accusation is that he is a gambling addict and it affects every aspect of his life.

The timing is perfect. It will ring true.

[annabanana]

4. You don't think it's too complicated? Maybe just the aura of "gambling"

will be enough to alienate the RW base?

[Hokie]

5. I agree with posts 1,2,3

The McCainiacs would attack the Times no matter when the story was run. The story fits well now that McCain has just displayed his impulsive, erratic behavior for all to see.

[berni_mccoy]

6. Look On The Bright Side: If The Times had covered this when it was happening, McCain wouldn't

be running. Then Obama would be up against a stronger candidate. I mean, they don't get any weaker than McLame.

:rofl: