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(Opinion) Iago in Newsprint? Allegations the New York Times Endorsed McCain To Knock Him Down Later

by PEP | February 21, 2008 at 08:53 pm | 329 views | 1 comment

The heat is on the New York Times as allegations fly that the newspaper endorsed John McCain as their pick for Republican candidate only to knock him down later with the Iseman rumor. A Shakespearean drama is unfolding as the Times is accused of wanting to control and direct the election of a U.S. president, forcing a win for the Democrats.

Did the New York Times knowingly and willfully set John McCain up for a kick to the groin when they endorsed him as their choice for the Republican nomination for president?When the New York Times backed John McCain, they knew about the rumors of McCain's involvement with a lobbyist, and had discussed it with the McCain campaign.

Shortly thereafter, the Times went below the belt with allegations about McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman. So far, the Times has no real evidence--just gossip, and unnamed sources purported to be some angry staffers who were either fired or laid off.

McCain, scrappy and angry, took on the Times.