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Pull up a chair, relax, have some barbecue, don't think . . . .

This is the same media that interviewed Heidi Fleiss on Nightline, apparently for the whore's perspective on Spitzer (she was almost too stoned to talk, but 'glad he's getting laid').

Is this girl high school age? I've been out of high school for almost 16 yrs. and my dad is only 56

Brian @ 7:

Is this girl high school age? I've been out of high school for almost 16 yrs. and my dad is only 56

She's 23

If they really wanted to get on Cindy's good side they should have brought her painkillers, preferably pilfered from a charity organization.

Like having tea with Hitler.

Wow, now I'm hearing Ferraro is playing the roll of the bigot. Is it just me or is the whole Clinton campaign and all of her supporters just melting down?

I sent Hillary an e-mail yesterday telling her to run like a Democrat and not act like a Republican. If she is willing to do whatever it takes to get elected then she needs to seriously look at what party she represents. She is supposed to be better then that...and at one time (a long time ago) I thought she was.

So, that's who McLame is referring to with his insipid "my friends".
He's talking to all the "repeaters" in the crowd.

Abbybwood @ 16:

If Cindy McCain thinks it's "so much better in Sedona than in Washington, D.C.", then perhaps she should just stay there! With her husband. Sen. McFraud/Ribs n' Sauce.

Whatever.

All Faithful and Loyal Republicans own a Large Ranch. And a Large Automobile.

Ass kissing requires a certain degree of coziness.

First things first. FUCK YOU, YOU TWO BIT STENOGRAPHERS!

Okay, got that out of the way. The people of the press care only about access, being seen, getting the byline, feeling important, making more money than they deserve and evidently they like BBQ to. The fact that they eat some how makes them seem human.

Monday's McAKA's
- attention contributors: definitions wanted -

McWaterTourture
Voted against banning it
under its Orwellian watersports name, waterboarding,
but says it’s definitely wrong
now that chimpster’s endorsement’s locked in.

McClap-on – has yet to be grilled
by the intrepid Corporate Media.
The closest he gets
is when they're blowdryin' his McCombover
in makeup.
...hardly a cure for the McClap-on...
Just ribbin’ ya, msmotherfuckers.

McWaterboardingIsTortureOhWaitNoItIsNot
If he keeps impaling himself
on his own flipfloppery,
Dr. Acula will bleed him dry wit eze.

McCainthra – this fratricidal bastard (see McMothra) of his
father’s monstrous illicit affair during a drunken shore leave in pre-WWII Japan
took after his father as an aviator…didn'tcha, McCrashy?

McMummy - The Thousand Year McMummy staggers on
… dragging his decaying, dusty carcass
across the stage:
” More… MORE of the same…
STAY the Course for 100 years…
...a thousand years…. AAAaarrrrgghhh!”

McMothra – McCainthra’s non-evil twin, AKA McAbel, has been MIA since ’68.
What really happened in Hanoi, Johnny? Let’s unseal those records
before we give ya the top job,
whattaya say?

Mackula – he sucks at keeping his personal affairs secret cuz he’ll go on public record to break whatever ethics rules come between him and that sweet sweet blondlobbyisthookerskankypie.

Frankencain
His handlers forgot
to tighten his bolts recently
and he almost lost his head
with a Times reporter…
Oh, Johnny, bring us all home
so we can finish burning down the contard castle…
Bushenstein’s been playin’ with matches so long
it shouldn’t be hard to finish the job.

McBladderTrouble – (definition, anyone?)

McIsano - (definition, anyone?)

McShouldhavebeenleftinVietnam - (definition, anyone?)

McBabykiller
As a ground attack pilot in Vietnam,
he dropped bombs on women and children…
...oh, war, war, glorious war…
The Mcbastard will get whats coming to him in 08.
…Just go into the smoke, Johnny...
...just follow the smoke...

McCheney
A smart orangutan’ll tell ya
he’s a Dick.
And if he steals into the Oval Office,
expect another 4 years
of bein’ Dicked around, America.
Just cuz he’s gonna croak
long before the end of his term
don’t expect his VP Republiclone
to be any different either.

Mcsongbird - his VC (nick)Mcname , brought to you by Viet Nam vets against Mcgain.

Mcgain – just another self-interested sociopath, really.

McBoot - this guy the fuck outta here.

mcnicknames.com – the only upside
to McAsshole actually stealing the Oval Office
is that the McAKA list
would become a thriving business,
but 2b can’t be bought,
so forget it McMotherfucker.

Keep McPileing on McCainophobes! The current McList numbers 582 and the entire list will be updated Sundays or whenever the hell I feel like it, and links will be posted on
McDamnthisisgettingtobeareallyfuckinglonglistalmostlikeafulltimejob and/or Open threads daily (owthIfli) as well as the previous day’s contributions.

“Shorter lists are funnier” generally holds true, and very well may re the McList. McCainophobes are diverse and eclectic, and I’ve enjoyed many lols, LOLs, LOL!s and Ha ha’s here. I’m reluctant to exclude any McEntry, ’cause they’re all funny/pointed/cathartic to varying degrees, and the sheer length of the entire list has a humorous quality of its own.

We are also generating denigrating McMemes, some of which may be useful, in a memie sort of way. The thuglicontards are very aware of the usefulness of denigrating memes, and it won’t hurt to put out a few of our own.

That being said, a Top 11, Dirty Dozen, etc. are considerations, for those (myself included, usually) who like
things condensed to essentials.

Will update at my convenience or tolerable inconvenience on pertinent threads.

;-}

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries."

-- spoken by David Rockefeller at the Bilderberg Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany 1991

That's one sheltered, spoiled, privileged young girl.

She goes on about how crummy she thought it was going to be to have to sit around and eat barbecue with a bunch of hack journalists and her dad's hired help. Instead, she actually had fun!!

Like how totally awesome!

Can you imagine this bimbo at a state dinner at the WH? She'll be running down to the swimming pool after dessert for a skinny dip and some shooters with her homegirls.

Un-ban me RGKMJ19 I promise to be good.

This story is extremely creep.

It is even more creep how nice he is living for a career politician.

You notice they used his white child and not the adopted black child.

Maybe she voting for Obama in the election like Rudy Kids

why is mccain hiding his adopted daughter?

Howard Kurtz wife works for the republican party.

How many more of our MCM journalists have conflicting interests?

I had to stop at "I didnt think I'd have a good time, honestly, but I did"

I can sleep better knowing this. Hope the press goes easy on your dad

Well isn't that spesul! The media is owned lock, stock and smoking barrels.

accepting free food from a candidate = accepting a bribe

These reporters lack ethics.

I thought she sounded pretty intelligent. Not an embarrassment like the Bush girls.

i was waiting for st john to start yelling at the reporters

"HEY YOU KIDS....GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!"

Notice that comments and VOTING has been disallowed by the McCains on the "Sedona Surprise" (aww tee hee) over at Youtube.
Free speech, when allowed.
Brought to You by Your Next Leader, Just like the last (pretend) Leader

If the republicans win again... I'm going to have to leave the u.s.a.

Charles @ 50:

McCain a Senator. How the F does he afford and house and a cabin on government salary!?

It was a gift!

Some generous Ms. Iseman-Paxson or something.

Charles @ 50:

McCain a Senator. How the F does he afford and house and a cabin on government salary!?

Because Mrs. McCain is filthy rich. And by "Mrs. McCain," I mean his current wife, not the woman he cheated on and dumped.

EliteLemming @ 54:

Proud2bHumble McFuck you, I happen to be a "Mick", and I am offended by your McRascism. Don't Tread on Me.

Before I consent to your generous offer of your cornhole, could you post a link to a pic of it please? (No head shots are necessary, as I'm not particularly concerned with what goes in/out of there)

Oh, and #584, thanks!

;-p

Old McDonald serving up those tasty McRibs packed with Jonestown Kool Aid to the true believers.

uncle joe mccarthy Says: "why is mccain hiding his adopted daughter?"

Good question. Instead they show his blond grand-daughter the whole time

Dre @ 58:

Anyone else notice that the only shot of a black man was when he was eating chicken?

LOL!

They had a camera trained on the watermelon all day, but he didn't bite.

that made me feel warm and fuzzy

uncle joe mccarthy @ 33:

why is mccain hiding his adopted daughter?

I believe I read somewhere that she is in a boarding school because of all the traveling her parents are doing on the campaign trail. If you google images of Bridget McCain, you'll find pictures of her at the occasional stump speech.

Don't mind the press getting all chummy at Republican barbecues as long as the press are the ones being barbecued.

Waiting for MTV's Real World (Press Core) to come out next September. I hear that, mid-season, Tim Russert and Brian Williams come to blows after they find that John McCain has been cheating on one with the other. And the term bitchslap gets a whole new meaning.

That Greenwald interview was great. Thanks for posting it!

For the most part the WH press corps is like the sycophants groveling at the feet of a Caligula or a Nero out of fear or awe at being in the presence of such an "elevated" figure. They are basically cowards that are in love with the celebrity and bright lights of it all. They are trully pathetic. Hoping that a new Democratic administration will cut off access to the most egregious thereby ending their pathetic and failed careers in "journalism."

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The "FIX" is in.

Seriously, We the People are supposed to appreciate an unbiased media and White House press corpse when the threat of, "No ribs for you" is hung over their note pads?

Let the courting commence!

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This courting and swaying the press is so true. I thought Dana Bash was a good reporter until I saw her giggling and boasting about her attendance at the McCain BBARQ. She was so impressed. Too impressed!! She was a giddy as a school girl. In the past, she just did good reporting, I could not tell who she liked. Now she is falling all over McCain.
How stupid and unprofessional!

Right, now read about the secret birthday dinner the 'media elite' gave their corporate boy McCain in 2004 ................

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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008

THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY EXPRESS: “I honestly don’t know what to say about this.” Those were Brother Greenwald’s words when he posted the videotape of the press corps’ recent fete at John McCain’s crib in Sedona. For ourselves, we recalled a grander affair, conducted during the 2004 Republican convention in New York. A certain saint threw himself a birthday bash—and darlings, forget about Holly Bailey! When the sanctified solon turned 68, the firmament’s biggest stars were there! To his credit (explanation below), Richard Leiby did the play-by-play for the Washington Post. This is your press corps on creme brulee—French tarts, loin of lamb, lobster salad:

LEIBY (8/31/04): Sen. John McCain tended to his political base Sunday night: the entire national media. The maverick Arizona Republican, once (and future?) presidential aspirant and press secretary's dream hosted a hyper-exclusive 68th birthday party for himself at La Goulue on Madison Avenue, leaving no media icon behind. Guests included NBC's Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert, ABC's Peter Jennings, Barbara Walters, Ted Koppel and George Stephanopoulos, CBS's Mike Wallace, Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer, CBS News President Andrew Heyward, ABC News chief David Westin, Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons, CNN's Judy Woodruff and Jeff Greenfield, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, CNBC's Gloria Borger, PBS's Charlie Rose—pause here to exhale—and U.S. News & World Report publisher Mort Zuckerman, Washington Post Chairman Don Graham, New York Times columnists William Safire and David Brooks, author Michael Lewis and USA Today columnist Walter Shapiro. They and others dined on lobster salad, loin of lamb, assorted wines, creme brulee, lemon souffle and French tarts.

[...]

One guest, who asked not to be identified, described invitees as "the Journalistic Committee for a Government of National Unity." After singing "Happy Birthday" to McCain, many of the guests—Russert, Borger and Shapiro, among others—cabbed to Elaine's, where Zuckerman hosted a mob scene that included Fox's Bill O'Reilly, PBS's John McLaughlin and New York Gov. George Pataki, The Post's Mark Leibovich reports. By 11 p.m. the Second Avenue landmark—with red carpet outside—was elbow-to-elbow with martini-sipping guests. Thus commenced Campaign 2008 (we think).

Somehow, it was the singing of “Happy Birthday” which always struck us as most wrong: At any rate, free food! And plenty of pandering! And after they sang “Happy Birthday” to Mac, the gang cabbed it up to Elaine’s.

If you don’t understand the press corps’ coverage of McCain, perhaps you can find a hint or two in Leiby’s dispatch.

Last Friday, Jamison Foser did a superlative post about the way this gang of hopeless galoots insists on calling McCain a “war hero”—even when the designation bears no resemblance to the issue at hand. Beyond that, reporters love to work McCain’s “straight talk” slogan into “reporting.” Stephanopoulos sang “Happy Birthday” that night—and soon was asking the saintly solon for “straight talk answers” on ABC’s air. To judge from Leiby’s guest list, E. J. Dionne wasn’t big enough to make the affair at La Goulue (French for “glutton”), but today he describes his ongoing love for the Great McCain—and he shamelessly equates Obama and Farrakhan to McCain and Hagee. It’s hard to be more disingenuous that that, as many others have already noted. But so what? This has gone on for the past dozen years, and may well decide this year’s race.

But readers, back to the birthday brawl! We first posted Leiby’s text in October 2004, after Ted Koppel attended a fete for Colin Powell instead of prepping for a critical Nightline (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 10/19/04).On that date, we offered links to past HOWLER posts which showed the big stars of the mainstream “press corps” at play with the people they “cover.” We saw Russert at Rumsfeld’s Christmas party, bragging that he had foreseen Saddam’s capture. (He had seen it in a dream!) We saw Koppel attending that Powell bash, then failing on that night’s critical program. We saw Gwen Ifill dining with Darling Condi, then rolling over for her gal pal in a major interview.

Yes. This is the way your “press corps” works—though Kevin and Josh and Matt won’t tell you. Sedona was just a suggestion, a cook-out, a small affair thrown for the proles.

By the way—why the praise for Leiby’s report? (It appeared in “Reliable Source.”) Here’s why: The “press corps” didn’t just sing “Happy Birthday” to McCain in 2004—they gave him a subsequent birthday gift. You see, despite the star power at that bash, almost no one reported it! Lloyd Grove did a brief piece in the Daily News, saying McCain had thrown “a smallish dinner” (text below). But almost no one else in the press corps mentioned this event at all. You see, they luvv to do celebrity stories—unless the celebrities involved are themselves. In that case, they know they must hide their behavior—the behavior of their group’s biggest players. The comical story of Jack Welch’s “Lost Boys of the Sconset?” That comical—and revealing—story has almost never appeared in print. Within the clan, housebroken pool boys know they must hide the truth about how the “press” lives and functions.

They sing Happy Birthday to those they adore—and then, they pimp to get them elected. Dionne is pimping again today, just as he’s done in the past. The comparison to Obama is disgracefully fake. But so what? Saint John gets a toast.

Lloyd Grove’s smallish dinner: In the Daily News, Grove seemed to get the scope of things wrong. That said, we don’t mean to criticize Grove. Few others said word the first:

GROVE (8/31/04): McCAIN FOR SOMETHING! The media elite met to eat at La Goulue Sunday at a smallish dinner hosted by media favorite John McCain and wife Cindy.

The buzz was that the press-friendly Arizona senator, who was celebrating his 68th birthday, is considering another run for President four years from now.

"This is like any other trade convention—everybody's talking about what the new power mower might be," quipped McCain ad-maker Mike Murphy. Among the guests were Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel and Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, Jeff Greenfield and even New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani.

"Oh I see," one diner remarked on surveying the crowd. "It's a party for the base.

That was Grove’s entire item. According to Nexis, this was the second longest account of this heady, newsworthy affair.

Butter up the Press. Especially CNN; feed them grilled dogs; and a little country wine. Who was that swinging on a tire? No wonder they never ask hard questions, those hot dogs were damn tasty. What he is doing here should be illegal. Don't expect these reporters to do anything less than fawn on him during the whole campaign. Shame on the press. They should have not accepted the invitation.

Flowers to Cindy McCain? FLOWERS???

Why didn't the Politico reporters simply bring her her favorite opiates in a pretty little pillbox!

:ptui: on any woman who would forge prescriptions, lie, cheat, and STEAL from her own non-profit in order to support her drug habit. Who'd fire people who objected to having their names used to feed her addiction. Who'd take drugs destined for war zones and catastrophically hit areas, full of injured and dying people-in-need, and use them for HERSELF... after raking in the money and faking the publicity of a medical tour.

The bought dogs in the MSM won't be digging up any of the facts about McCain or his druggie wife, but the facts won't go away.

Since there is no evidence that she ever repaid her non-profit foundation or that she ever went through rehab and detoxification (no consequences), she is certain to reach for her pills when the stress of living with this serial adulterer gets too high.

I bet Laura can tell her where to go in DC to keep the drugs flowing. And Halloween will give us another expressionless plastic mask covering the face of a monster..