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John McCain Watch: McCain Denies Lobbyist FLAP
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John McCain is denying he had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist.
Remember the FLAP from last night regarding this New York Times piece.
John McCain at a news conference this morning in Ohio has denied the allegations in the New York Times and apparently the ones outlined in a similar but distinct piece in this morning’s Washington Post.
John McCain emphatically denied a romantic relationship with a female telecommunications lobbyist on Thursday and said a report by The New York Times suggesting favoritism for her clients is “not true.”
“I’m very disappointed in the article. It’s not true,” the likely Republican presidential nominee said as his wife, Cindy, stood beside him during a news conference called to address the matter.
“I’ve served this nation honorably for more than half a century,” said McCain, a four-term Arizona senator and former Navy pilot. “At no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust.”
“I intend to move on,” he added.
McCain described the woman in question, lobbyist Vicki Iseman, as a friend.
The newspaper quoted anonymous aides as saying they had urged McCain and Iseman to stay away from each other prior to his failed presidential campaign in 2000. In its own follow-up story, The Washington Post quoted longtime aide John Weaver, who split with McCain last year, as saying he met with lobbyist Iseman and urged her to steer clear of McCain.
Weaver told the Times he arranged the meeting before the 2000 campaign after “a discussion among the campaign leadership” about Iseman.
Well, someone is not telling the truth – either former campaign aide John Weaver or Senator McCain. In the meantime, Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times stands by his paper’s story and its timing of publication.
“On the substance, we think the story speaks for itself. On the timing, our policy is, we publish stories when they are ready.
“‘Ready’ means the facts have been nailed down to our satisfaction, the subjects have all been given a full and fair chance to respond, and the reporting has been written up with all the proper context and caveats.
“This story was no exception. It was a long time in the works. It reached my desk late Tuesday afternoon. After a final edit and a routine check by our lawyers, we published it.”
So, will this be the tip of the iceberg with other anonymous leaks from former campaign aides? Or will this story die from its own weight of being light on facts and most of which occurred almost ten years ago?
Flap believes the latter.
And, what about the New York Times and their OWN agenda which The New Republic chastises here?
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Missile Defense Watch: US Shoots Down Failed Spy Satellite
The Pentagon Briefing and the first video of the missile strike of the satelliteThe USS Lake Erie armed with an SM-3 missile successfully intercepted a failed United States spy satellite. However, it will be another 24-48 hours to know for sure that the tank containing hydrazine fuel had been destroyed.
The Pentagon said on Thursday it had “a high degree of confidence” that a Navy missile hit the toxic fuel tank of a disabled U.S. spy satellite, which posed a potential threat if it struck land on reentry.But Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters it could take another 24-48 hours to know for sure that the tank containing hydrazine fuel had been destroyed.An SM-3 missile fired from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii hit the errant satellite on Wednesday at 10:26 p.m. EST, 153 nautical miles above the Earth.
Here is a computer-generated video of satellite debris reentry:
Key graph:
Cartwright said there was nearly a 90 percent chance that the tank had been breached in the collision.
“We’re very confident that we hit the satellite. We also have a high degree of confidence that we got the tank,” Cartwright said at a Pentagon briefing.
“From our position, you always want to hedge your bet because there’s no absolute certainty.
In the meantime, China is moaning and accusing the United States of hypocrisy for criticizing other countries’ space amibitions while rejecting a treaty proposed by Russia and China. A treaty, by the way, that would be impossible to enforce, and with which Russia and China would use to cheat to gain a technological edge over the United States.
Stay tuned……….
Here is a shorter video of the actual HIT:
The USS Lake Erie launches a Standard Missile-3 at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean February 20, 2008 in this handout photo released by the U.S. Defense Department. A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles (247 km) above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir February 21, 2008
The LEFT which Barack and Michelle Obama own in this campaign for the Presidency cannot help themselves on imposing their own views on an”imperfect” world.
Watch the Democrat debate tonight as Hillary goes on the attack. It should be revealing – or NASTY.
Bet on the latter…..
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links for 2008-02-21
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Hillary is making the GOP’s case against Obama. Haven’t Democrats heard of the 11th commandment? Actually, no!
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Run Tom Run……
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By spiking the story, the NY Times denied a chance to win the GOP nomination to Rudy Giuliani. Fancy that…..