It figures that Vicki Iseman, the lobbyist at the center of this John McCain brouhaha, is from Pennsylvania. According to her college alumni magazine in this piece headlined “A View from the Top,” she’s a 1990 grad of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a native of that western Pa. town. This accompanying picture proves she has friends in high (or low) place.
(Nicole:) As much as the media will try to make this a short-lived sex story, Digby moves past that and starts connecting the dots:
Back in the 2000 campaign when St John the Flyboy was every journalist’s favorite pol, a story emerged about him major sending letters on behalf of a contributor, Paxson Communications, to the FCC. [..]
Well, apparently there was more to the story. It turns out that McCain had a very cozy relationship with Paxson’s lobbyist, to the extent that some of his staff were worried that he was having an affair with her. (They both deny it, and I could not care less if it’s true.) But whatever it was, they were very close and McCain was apparently doing official favors for her.
No Trackbacks To “A View from the Top“
Caption: A blond bombshell (sort of…) and a bombed out shell (of a President).
McCain has shown a willingness to cheat whatever mate he’s with to advance his political ambitions (his first wife, etc).
I’m listening to some repug talking head blaming the “Liberals” for this smear .Who says it was a lib. Huckabee stands to gain the most from this.
A right wing evangelical preacher wouldn’t do something like this……………………………….would he?
A:your god damned right he would.
Romney has a lot to gain. He only suspended his campaign which I believe is an unusual move. Perhaps the plan was to sit back and wait till this scandal got traction then have Sir Mittens ride to the rescue.
Is there any indication yet which way his wiener bends? These are the questions we should be asking.
But he’s seventy…..oouuu. Why don’t these women go after the better looking and younger democrats? It can’t be because they actually like having sex with there wives.
PLOT LINE FROM A CONSPIRACY THEORIST:
Karl Rove calls John McCain. “How’s the campaign going, Senator?”
“Not too well, Karl. We’ve won the nomination, but we’re way behind the Democrats in the polls. They also had much bigger turnouts for the primaries. Any ideas, Karl?”
“Yeah, one. Suppose we plant a false story that you were romantically involved with an attractive blonde lobbyist a few years ago. Remember that Iseman woman?”
“I never had an affair with Vicki Iseman, Karl.”
“I know, Senator. That’s the whole point. But she was a lobbyist, and you did know her. So we hire a few of your former aides to tell the New York Times they had told Iseman to stay away from you, as confidential sources, of course. Since Iseman is a good-looking gal, the story will be explosive.”
“How will that help my campaign, Karl?”
“Well, Senator…we then get the aides to admit they were lying to the Times. And you come out smelling like a rose, because you’ve been defamed by a liberal paper, unjustly. That will energize our conservative base, which has always hated the Times.”
“You’re brilliant, Karl. Go for it.”
This is tooooo funny.
the New York Times first endorses McCain for the GOP.
Then they come out with this story.
I wonder when they had this story, I would suspect before they endorses him.
This story is garbage, just like the loon who claims to have gay sex and use drugs with Obama.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/i.....geId=56626
Again…both stories are garbage..
Robert Lockwood Mills @ 7:
Sad thing is it would probably work.
Hannity and his ilk are attacking the NYT. I don’t know what to think. I don’t give a damn if he had an affair or not, but if he used his powers to do favors for her, that’s a whole different story.
mudshark @ 3:
Nothing says “liberal” in their eyes like the NYTimes. The repukes will ignore the fact that Drudge broke the story months ago.
The real story is not about sex. The real story is the corruption of the political process. I could care less if Miss Vicki and Miss Cindy made a sandwich with John McCain in the middle. I do care, however, when lobbyists game the system to serve the interests of their corporate clients at the expense of the American public.
Could someone help me out please. I’m having trouble remembering the word used to describe trading sexual favors for goods or services. It’s right on the tip of my tongue……
Dave @ 8:
worldNUTdaily.com… feh! i’ve got to go take another shower!
Spud @ 5:
And someone please go through her closet looking for stained dresses.
According to the Washington Post today…
That sounds suspicious to me. How do you go from secretary to partner?
I agree with Gotugye. Who cares about the sex, I’m more concerned with elected officials literally being “in bed” with the special interest… ESPECIALLY the telecommunications special interest. Is the ridiculous state of our national media any wonder when this kind of collusion exists?
I listened to some conservative radio this weekend just for kicks… My conclusion is that conservative radio/television is more popular with broadcasters because listeners/viewers will tolerate far more advertisements than their liberal counterparts. Perhaps it was just the few stations I listened too, but there was more advertising going on than radio program.
Check out this article on Media Reform.
Joementum @ 11:
Joementum @ 11:
I agree with you, Joementum. The whole crew on Morning Joe practically had a thrombo over the NYT this morning and defending McCain. The TNR angle is being played, but there’s no mention of Drudge anywhere and that needs to be brought to the surface ASAP.
Wonder if georgie bush had an affair with her - oh, wait a minute, his tastes go towards gannon/guckert types don’t they?
Much to do about nothing
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Worldnetdaily has about as much a standing as the crooks and liars board.
Except that some of their reports make it on to drudge and force people to talk about it
Very soon you will all have to comment on Obama’s ‘mentor’ (his words) Frank Davis.
That will be where the attacks come from, not some fake Obama’s gay video.
Attacks on McCain are easy, you can attack his record without getting nasty. Obama doesn’t have a record so when they come they’ll be about people like Frank Davis
Doggiebobo @ 20:
I agree. But it’s so much fun to watch the hypocritical pigs heads spin.
She’s an Abramoff with boobs!
Oh wait:
A sex scandal…with a lobbyist…
I guess he is a Conservative afterall.
Sorry Rush, Ann, and Laura
Yellow Elephant Safari @ 23:
Ain’t it the truth. Looking forward to see what is up Hillary’s sleeve tonight.
That certainly is the implication, but where’s the specific allegation, much less the actual evidence?
If the NYT article indicates all they have, they shouldn’t have printed it. If they have more then they should have printed that too.
Logan Murphy @ 18:
Pat Buchanan was the best. He thinks that the NY Times needs to be investigated to find out the motivation for running the story because it was lacking in sources, but then almost immediately said it was an important story because the Washington Post ran it, too. These people are insane. They are trying to further the “liberal NY Times” accusations, while also ensuring the McCain story sticks.
holy ho sales batman!
Ex-Canuck @ 19:
No. Dubyah prefers reptilian brown sugar.
While all this is going on, Obama won the most votes from Americans living out of the country.
I cannot believe the Times ran this story unless they have something more to back it up. I don’t think this is the end of it. I also believe that Huckabee knew this story was coming. More than once, when asked why he stayed in the race, he gave that gomer pyle smile of his and said, something could happen.
She is fugly. Sorry.
Ed @ 28:
I just caught the beginning of Pat’s segment and it doesn’t surprise me one bit that he’d say that. There are still many questions left to be answered. I am perplexed, like many, as to why they would run this after endorsing McCain. Everything I’m hearing on radio and teevee right now from Republicans is that they will now rally around him because it’s the NYT, and for that reason alone. This is why the Drudge angle needs to be out there!
Vicki Iseman flavor of the week.
It is kind of interesting that the Times held this story (which has been rumoured since December) until the day after it became clear to even the most ardent supporter that Hillary’s chances of winning though elected delegates was about zero. There was a discussion on MSNBC of this very issue, and suddenly they cut away to this “breaking news” about an eight-year-old possible affair. They will talk about anything other than Hillary’s pledged delegates at this point…
If indeed turns out that this is true, then we can unequivocally state that “the truth has a liberal bias”.
As much as the media will try to make this a short-lived sex story…
What are you talking about? This is all over the news. J-Lo gave birth and for once, the media ignored a celebrity!
Maybe we can pay some greasy hag friend of hers to secretly record her admitting she made a mistake by sleeping with McCain.
It ain’t the act, folks. It’s the hypocrisy. If it’s true.
That’s all I got to say ’bout that.
nacho_candidate @ 16:
On her back
Where’s that skank that got the goods on Monica Lewinsky? Your country needs you, Ma’am!
That this story is afoot tells everyone the Evil Power Structure doesn’t want McCain.
New prediction: It’s gonna be President Hillary.
Tucker, wrong again.
The View could be a gay old time today.
kablooie @ 40:
Linda Tripp?
Huffington post has pictures of the similarities between McCain’s wife and McCain’s lobbyist friend being twins separated at birth… Maybe this is just a case of an old man forgetting who his wife is? :)
Hey, Mudshark, remember Jim Bakker? Who brought him down?
Mullah Dobson and crew bribed Jessica Hahn to set Bakker up and after she did so, Robertson, Dobson and crew refused to pay up.
I always said she should have gotten her money up front cause that’s how hoes operate.
Same thing with McCain. The Huckster stands to gain if McCain goes down - and the “liberal” MSM is too busy wondering which way Clinton or Obama will fart today to be bothered with exposing McCain as a playa - hell, they sat on this story, so what does that tell you?
How does the lobbying McCain did to the NYT to can the story jive with it being false.
If it is crap you just say it is not true and go ahead and run it cause you will look like a jackass.
George (~Bush) @ 35:
Oh come on!
As long as McCain is running for President people will question the timing of any story like this.
Whitey @ 9:
It did work. Remember the story about Dumbya’s shirking or the very modest Air Nat’l Guard duty? All of the hubbub became about the origination of a documnet, and it totally drowned out the fact that nobody had any recollection of bush actually showing up for duty.
According to the Washington Post today…
Iseman, 40, who joined the Arlington-based firm of Alcalde & Fay as a secretary and rose to partner within a few years…
That sounds suspicious to me. How do you go from secretary to partner?
The same way Barbara Stanwyck’s character did in an old movie called “BabyFace”.
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