I know, I know, it's Drudge, but this looks like an important story

[cali]

MEDIA FIREWORKS: MCCAIN PLEADS WITH NY TIMES TO SPIKE STORY
Thu Dec 20 2007 10:56:57 ET

Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!

McCain has personally pleaded with NY TIMES editor Bill Keller not to publish the high-impact report involving key telecom legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee, newsroom insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

The paper's Jim Rutenberg has been leading the investigation and is described as beyond frustrated with McCain's aggressive and angry efforts to stop any and all publication.

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The drama involves a woman lobbyist who may have helped to write key telecom legislation.

The woman in question has retained counsel and strongly denies receiving any special treatment from McCain.

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http://drudgereport.com/flashnyt.htm

[redqueen]

1. Sounds juicy.

I hope the story gets out soon.

[cali]

2. Evidently Keller doesn't want to publish it before the holidays

What the fuck is wrong with him?

[redqueen]

3. $$$?

Not from selling copy, mind.

[flpoljunkie]

8. Or, before the New Hampshire primary.

We will see what they do. The NYT is evidently easily intimidated these days by Republicans i.e., changing the headline on the CIA tapes story because Bushco whined.

Not publishing the story, if it is true, before the holidays, would tell us something, and it's not good.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Who Knows If It's True

The GOP establishment wants Romney and uses Drudge to get negative information about his opponents into the press...

[TwilightGardener]

6. Hmmm. Love to see the GOPers go down, one by one. Hope it's true.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

7. Against a Democrat I'd agree. Against a Republican? Nah... this is nothing to an Abscam survivor

[cali]

10. Maybe. But what if it's true that he's lawyered up?

That's what piques my interest.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

11. The DC power lawyers are used for PR as well as legal aid.

Having Bennett call the NYT is more likely to get a story spiked than having a campaign manager call.

I am not suggesting there is nothing to the story. Just that we have such a bad track record of stories like this gaining traction against pugs.

What intrigues me more is the degree to which the RNC is terrified of Huckabee and pushing Romney, to the exclusion of the one candidate they have that might win something. (I take Drudge as a daily RNC press release)

[gaiilonfong]

9. I hope this just flys around the internets

St McCain is a LOSER and a LIAR.
He and Holy Joe LIEberman should be run out of the congress. I never liked either one of them!