McCain story proves incendiary among journalists, conservatives

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McCain story proves incendiary among journalists, conservatives

Debate rages over fairness, motivation behind New York Times article on senator's ties to lobbyist.

By James Rainey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 22, 2008

A New York Times story accusing Sen. John McCain of an untoward relationship with a Washington lobbyist set off a furor among journalists -- who both defended and lambasted the story -- while unifying conservative commentators around the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

For much of the day today, a debate raged across the Internet, cable television and talk radio about the Times' story, "For McCain, Self-Confidence of Ethics Poses Its Own Risk."

Some commentators and voters said the story about McCain's close relationship with a Washington lobbyist exposed hypocrisy by McCain, who has carefully cultivated an image as a maverick who disdains such cozy Washington relationships.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-media22feb22,0,5318772.story

[L. Coyote]

1. It will be interesting to see how this plays in the second 24 hours! Been fun so far.