Comments on: John McCain, Ethics and the Right’s Resolve http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/ rants and ramblings of a political junkie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hit job « the stories of our lives http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/comment-page-1/#comment-5502 hit job « the stories of our lives Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:53:07 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/#comment-5502 [...] Karoli / Bang the Drum:   John McCain, Ethics and the Right’s Resolve [...] [...] Karoli / Bang the Drum:   John McCain, Ethics and the Right’s Resolve [...]

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]]> By: Karoli http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Karoli Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:56:06 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/#comment-2564 John, I keep worrying about the 'similar report' thing. No one is perfect; no candidate untouchable. What you see in this article is insinuation with very little fact. There's no "so what" attached to it, not really. No event they describe in this article is wrong on its face. It's a lot of "did you know" and "do you remember", and raising spectres from the past that are loaded with negative associations, but there's no smoking gun. Yet it will have the desired effect, because it 'associates' McCain with illicit behavior without ever coming out and proving it. That's a tactic that comes right out of the Nixon playbook and has proven tried-and-true. Looks like the deepest party divisions are inside the GOP, eh? John,

I keep worrying about the ’similar report’ thing. No one is perfect; no candidate untouchable. What you see in this article is insinuation with very little fact. There’s no “so what” attached to it, not really. No event they describe in this article is wrong on its face. It’s a lot of “did you know” and “do you remember”, and raising spectres from the past that are loaded with negative associations, but there’s no smoking gun.

Yet it will have the desired effect, because it ‘associates’ McCain with illicit behavior without ever coming out and proving it. That’s a tactic that comes right out of the Nixon playbook and has proven tried-and-true.

Looks like the deepest party divisions are inside the GOP, eh?

]]> By: John Haggard http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 John Haggard Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:38:31 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/john-mccain-ethics-and-the-rights-resolve/#comment-2563 Impressive analysis - and fast! My 2 cents. Far right folks probably started talking a little more open, a little more encouraging, and NYT took the bait. Obama could care less, not a Republican left standing (or sitting) who can touch him. Assuming we don't get a similar report on him. J- Impressive analysis – and fast!

My 2 cents. Far right folks probably started talking a little more open, a little more encouraging, and NYT took the bait.

Obama could care less, not a Republican left standing (or sitting) who can touch him. Assuming we don’t get a similar report on him.

J-

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