'West Wing' actors confirm McCain did not vote for Bush in 2000

[rox63]

I'm sure this can be used against McCain, maybe to keep some of *'s 28% home on election day.

~snip~

Two Hollywood actors who dined with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in early 2001 at actress Candice Bergen's home confirmed Thursday that he told the assembled group he did not vote for George W. Bush in the 2000 election.

In separate phone interviews, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff -- both of whom starred in the television political drama "The West Wing" -- said the senator made the remarks after he spoke at length about his reservations about Bush becoming president. Liberal blogger Arianna Huffington first wrote about the incident Monday, asserting neither McCain nor his wife Cindy backed Bush in his first presidential bid, and the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that a woman who was also at the dinner confirmed Huffington's account, though she declined to give her name.

McCain's aides, who could not be reached last night, denied the allegations Tuesday.

Whitford and Schiff said they did not hear Cindy McCain describe her vote, but both recalled how McCain had conveyed his opposition to Bush just a few days before Bush was inaugurated.

"He was going on and on about how horribly unqualified and untested Bush was, how the campaign had attacked his family," said Whitford, a registered Democrat. "Someone said, 'If he's so terrible, why did you support him?'"

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Read the whole thing here: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/09/west_wing_actors_confirm_accou.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. HAAA!!!!!

[Jack from Charlotte]

7. LA Times reports that another woman has backed up Huffington's account.....

that John McVeigh and his wife at that function said they didn't vote for AWOL/moron in 2000.

"Another woman who attended the 2001 dinner said Tuesday that Cindy McCain had told her she could not bring herself to vote for Bush. The source said she did not want to be identified, so as not to alienate the McCains."

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-arianna7-2008may07,0,40316.story

[Ian David]

2. No, this will only HELP McCain distance himself from Bush. However...

... if he continues to deny the story, it speaks to his dishonesty.

[redqueen]

3. Their party is in a catch-22.

The moderates don't want another bush. The evangelical wing does.

He can't win with both groups, no matter what he does.

It's like a gift from baby Jesus. :)

[marshall]

20. maybe he was talking about the primary

I would imagine he did not vote for Bush in the primary.

[grantcart]

perfect timing just as the media is about to have a love fest with Obama the nominee

[dkf]

4. Does that mean he voted for Gore?

That would be pretty funny.

[wtmusic]

5. OK - confirmed liar vs. man who attended a church where the pastor

made controversial statements...

Reality check. :crazy:

[LeftishBrit]

6. Allegations? Like it's a crime not to vote for Bush?

If true, it would mean a slight glimmer of intelligence in one who otherwise shows very little!

[wtmusic]

8. It also means he's a liar.

He loses the right and loses the left. Loser.

[redqueen]

9. Windsock... that's my favorite term for him.

:)

[Kaleko]

14. Evocative. Windsock flapping around the sock puppet...

Watch out: one moment he licks him, next, the wind changes and he kicks him :-)

[iamthebandfanman]

10. i dont blame him

the way the bush people treated him back in 2000 was a complete shame and shoulda been a clear warning sign for everyone that bush was a fuckin maniac.
lol.


that aside,

mccain has changed alot in the 8 years, so trying to seperate himself from someone he hated, but kissed ass anyway, is gonna be hard ;)

[TexasObserver]

11. "UH OH!!"

To quote Family Guy's Peter Griffin, when he, like McCain, crapped his pants at a dinner party.

[napi21]

12. I'm sure he DIDN'T! He & Cindy were very angry with Shrub &

the way they sabotaged McCain's campaign. If you remember, it was MONTHS before they ever spoke to each other. I don't think bringing this up now is going tohelp McCain. All it does is support the fact that he compromised his ethics and kissed Shrub's A** JUST to win the nomination this year!

[progressoid]

13. No kidding. Bush/Rove etc treated him like crap.

I actually had a little respect for him until he started to suckle at the Bushco teat. He's completely compromised himself.

[habitual]

15. of course, since no one can prove this, he'll get away with

saying whatever he wants to.

it's ok, we're going to kick his ass anyway!

[progressoid]

16. He's already trying to distance himsellf.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/09/mccain_touts_environmental_rec.html



And despite the fact that several attendees of a January 2001 Hollywood dinner have now said McCain told a group of them that he did not vote for President Bush in the 2000 election, McCain flatly denied the allegation.

"I voted, campaigned for, worked as hard as I could for President Bush's election in 2000 and 2004," he said. "It's nonsense."

McCain called the dispute, which was sparked by comments liberal blogger Arianna Huffington posted Monday on her website, "hardly worth our time. This happened eight years ago."

[satya]

17. Probably wrote in his own name. Or didn't vote at all? nt

[MadBadger]

18. I trust the judgment of Josh and Toby over McCain's anyday.

[L. Coyote]

19. McCain is behind this rumor to increase his support LOL