Sarah Palin affair rumours are false, says John McCain's team

[JonLP24]

Source: Telegraph

Advisers to John McCain have threatened legal action against the American tabloid “National Enquirer” after it claimed that his vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin had committed adultery with a business associate of her husband.

The smearing of the Palin family must end,” said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt. “The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie.

“The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it.”

The Enquirer also alleges that Palin, whose daughter Bristol, 17, is pregnant, unjustly fired a public safety official while she was governor of Alaska. The article was based entirely on unnamed sources and the magazine often pays sources to speak to them.

“Senator McCain and Governor Palin look forward to discussing the issues that Americans care about, fixing broken government, creating jobs, making our country energy independent and securing the peace for the next generation by bringing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a victorious end,” Mr Schmidt continued.


Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/2680018/Sarah-Palin-affair-rumours-are-false-says-John-McCains-team.html

[Waya]

1. Yea, well and we all know.....

.... that no lie would ever pass Johnny's lips, don't we? After all, he was a POW.......

[Joe Bacon]

39. Johnnyboy wouldn't cheat on wife #1 now, would he??????????

:rofl:

[skooooo]

2. Whatever you say asshats!! I'm waiting for the National Enquirer!!

[firedupdem]

4. I hope they are working around the clock exposing her! n/t

[JeanGrey]

50. Unfortunately, I bought it because of this story.

There is nothing to it. No witnesses, no names, no nothing. Just a source quoted as a Palin "enemy". Very disappointing.

They got some credibility with Edwards but if this story is going to wash we need proof.

[NMDemDist2]

3. haha, we made them have to deny it

:rofl:

When Lyndon Johnson ran for Congress, legend says, he wanted to spread the rumor that his opponent was a pig-fucker. Johnson's campaign manager said, "Lyndon, you know he doesn't do that!" Johnson replied, "I know. I just want to make him deny it."

[Stinky The Clown]

55. That is my absolute favorite political story

There is some dispute as to its veracity, but most think it happened.

I accept it as gospel because it is the perfect allegory and is perfectly believable of Lyndon Johnson.

[Catch22Dem]

5. "Governor Palin look[s] forward to discussing the issues that Americans care about"

Just as soon as McCain and Bush's staffers tell her what those things are and she receives proper coaching on how to respond.

[FVZA_Colonel]

37. But not with the press.

And probably not with the public either.


She probably just wants to "preach."

[Janice325]

6. Well, gosh and golly gee. If McCain's Team says those rumors

are false, they just absolutely, positively have to be false. :sarcasm:
I can't wait to see the Enquirer. :-)

[bulloney]

22. And we all know how straight and factual they've been on Obama's positions on issues.

[aquart]

7. LOL!

[tekisui]

8. Well, I say they are true. Who ya gonna believe?

[Zavulon]

9. Then they're false.

If McCain says it, it has to be true. :rofl:

By the way, I'm starting to hear rumors that McCain was a POW, but I figured that if it were true I'd have heard it by now. Anyone?

[Hubert Flottz]

10. The National Enquirer was a fine thing though when they were

on the Edwards story. Another day another flip flop.

[YOY]

11. THeir commitment to the "truth" has shown in the past...

Not that I put much merit in the scandal at all...

[Bette Noir]

12. So this is a false, vicious lie

like the John Edwards affair?

The Enquirer is getting better at reporting than the mainstream papers. Well, I guess that's to be expected, since the mainstream papers have fired most of their reporters, and mostly rely on no-longer-reliable AP.

[movonne]

19. You hit the nail on the head....

[pattmarty]

23. Yeah, it looks like they actually INVESTIGATE as opposed to the MSM.

[Mark E. Smith]

13. McLame denies an Enquirer piece?

Damn. Can't beat that kind of publicity.

[NashVegas]

14. Well, If It IS a Lie

I'd rather they do it now than later.

[skooooo]

15. Whatever you say asshats!! I'm waiting for the National Enquirer!!

[tularetom]

16. Go ahead and sue ya douchebags

Then there will be lots of testimony, discovery, evidence and whatever, and every fuckin bit of it will be under oath and on the public record. Are you sure you want to take that gamble?

[Jim__]

17. Sue? You mean with trial lawyers?

Isn't it the trial lawyers that are causing all of our economic problems - like high health care costs? :sarcasm:

[Wednesdays]

24. They could hire a couple of good attorneys named Obama and Biden

Wouldn't that be a hoot? :rofl:

[GoesTo11]

18. Just as a thought experiment, how would an affair fit with her character?

[VeggieTart]

43. What character? n/t

[NWHarkness]

20. What is McCain's standing?

McCain has no standing to sue the Enquirer on Palin's behalf. What does he think he is, her legal guardian?

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Well, that ends that.

If John says it's untrue, it must be so.

Yeah, right...........

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

25. Well...

I'm convinced. :eyes:

[Ikonoklast]

26. Stupid fuckers took the bait, hook, line, and sinker

Now, even those people that hadn't heard about this rumor are aware of it, thanks to McSame's campaign.

And the National Enquirer has one of the sharpest legal staffs in this country on retainer.

You better have your shit together, because they sure as hell do.


Sue them at your peril.

[Fumesucker]

28. The good folks at the Enquirer are pros..

They do this all day, every day.

If the McGigolo campaign goes there it will a thing of beauty to behold.

[progressivebydesign]

27. Well. that's good enough for me!! LOL n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

29. "The smearing of the Palin family must end”

But the smearing of the Obama family by the Palin family may continue unabated.

:sarcasm:

[dkofos]

30. If mcPERV says it's not true, then it must be.

[happygoluckytoyou]

31. I'M A VET... AND I HAVE VETTED SARAH... she is healthy as a moose and still a virgin

[cartach]

54. You're just a big

mooseshitter !

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

32. "The article was based entirely on unnamed sources"

Not unlike Faux's "Some people say" sourcing for anything they want to get out there- they should be proud if they believe the other side is learning from them!

[liberal N proud]

33. All adulterers and adulteresses deny it at first

John Edwards did
Governor Spitzer did

They all do!

[TXDemGal]

34. Why doesn't the McCain campaign just send the Enquirer

a few envelopes of anthrax?? That would be a lot cheaper than paying lawyers.

[DeSwiss]

35. False huh????

Or maybe not so false.....

http://news.spreadit.org/scott-richter-palintodd-palin-business-partner-emergency-motion/

[Pepper32]

49. Scott .A.Richter who allegedly had an affair with Sarah Palin filled an emergency motion

to seal his divorce records but it was denied.



09/04/2008 Order Denying Motion Case Motion #3: Motion to Make Case File Confidential 0.00 0.00
09/03/2008 Motion to Make Case File Confidential Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); Case Motion #3 0.00 0.00
09/03/2008 Motion for Expedited Consideration of: Motion to Make Case File Confidential Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Case Motion #2 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Notice to Employer Re: Children’s Medical Insurance Deborah Marie Richter (Co-Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Cust/Spprt/Visit Modified. Case Closed. (no motion link) 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Order Granting Stipulation Case Motion #1: Standard Motion 0.00 0.00
04/03/2008 Stipulated Agreement for Child Support and Parenting Agreement Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Case Motion #1 0.00 0.00
04/03/2008 Case Reopened 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Child Support Order 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Decree of Dissolution Granted 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Shared Custody Child Support Calculation 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Amendment of Agreement 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Hearing Result: Hearing Held The following event: Dissolution Hearing w/Children scheduled for 09/18/2007 at 3:20 pm has been resulted as follows: Result: Hearing Held Judge: Zwink, David L Location: Palmer Courthouse 0.00 0.00
08/14/2007 Civil Deficiency Memo mailed re: agreement re retirement benefits and last quarterly statements of same; specifics of shared custody agreement. 0.00 0.00
08/14/2007 Hearing Set Event: Dissolution Hearing w/Children Date: 09/18/2007 Time: 3:20 pm Judge: Zwink, David L Location: Palmer Courthouse Result: Hearing Held 0.00 0.00
08/02/2007 Affidavit/Scheduling of Hearing Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Certificate of Completion of Viewing “Listen to the Children” Video Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); Deborah Marie Richter (Co-Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Information Sheet 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 VS401 Certificate of Absolute Divorce or Dissolution 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Proposed Child Support Order Submitted Prior to Hearing 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (With Children) Receipt: 268635 Date: 07/24/2007

:wow:

[PATRICK]

36. If it were untrue

then the worst thing to do would be to highlight a typical Enquirer slam headline with an OPEN rebuttal!
No one does that anymore. You either put the legal pressure on them, or the thug pressure, but never public pressure. Most of McCain's "lower class" base passes by that magazine cover every day.

Disciplining the Enquirer has no effect on the already shackled MSM that is beginning to lose its nerve as the GOP mailbox. If it it is all lose/lose it was dumb to deny it that way. Broke the VP selection electrified rail rules, now springs the LBJ trap on himself. Palin continues to eat away the attention- mostly in a defensive negative way(and getting worse).

McCain is unfit and it is a tribute to how castrated his own party is that they have no way of dealing with reality, no competency even in doing harm, finally hurting themselves the way they have been hurting all Americans for far too long.

[krkaufman]

38. What's that again, about SARAH PALIN HAVING AN AFFAIR...?

:popcorn:

[Straight Shooter]

40. Maybe the rumors are "false" because the one she had the affair with is not Palin's business partner

:D

[Psephos]

41. Last month, the Enquirer was a heinous and unreliable gossip rag around here lol n/t

[shrike]

47. The Enquirer also turned out to be right

I was an Edwards supporter and didn't even believe the rumors at first, said hey, it's the National Enquirer. And damned if they weren't right. So I'll wait and see what comes out about Ms. Palin.

[Psephos]

51. I'm not arguing against the Palin story, I'm saying newfound respect for the Enquirer is hypocrisy

[daleo]

53. Not necessarily hypocrisy

A source can prove its reliability by repeatedly being right. If one comes to accept that source, it may only be recognition of the reality that it is a thorough and professional source, regardless of one's preferences.

[Raksha]

58. The Enquirer isn't "respectable," but nobody can deny

that it is filling a vacuum, becoming journalism or something approaching journalism by default. Thatt's only because the MSM has abdicated its responsibility to inform the public and turned into the public relations arm of the Republican Party. The Enquirer is STILL a gossip rag and will never be anything else, but sometimes the gossip turns out to be true.

[The Wizard]

42. It would be great if they had the pictures of her

pleasuring a moose.
Ezekiel 23:20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

[Hugin]

44. Evidence?

Oh, wait... What am I thinking.

[greblc]

45. The truth doesn't matter. It just has to spin.

Why can't the left pull from Karl Roves play book. Smear away! Obama can take the high road and let others fuel rumors. The GOP lowerd the bar long ago there is no reason to play fair.

[xyouth]

46. If the public vetting doesn't stop soon, McSame is going to have a stroke n/t

[Vogon_Glory]

48. Rethugs and the Tabloids: Consumed By Their Own Fire

If the tabloids find enough evidence of Sarah Palin's shenanigans to publish the details without fear of losing a lawsuit, Sarah Palin's comeuppance will be in part of her own making. Sarah Palin's behavior was Sarah Palin's behavior, not Mister Bill's or the secret Hillary lesbian ninjas that right wing-nuts like to freak out about.

Most of us who remember that the Rethugs were more than willing to use the tabloids to discredit former president Clinton with whatever they could find or invent, especially if the evidence was lacking. For that matter, the Rethugs are still doing it--the Globe is an especially shameless purveyor of Republican propaganda.

I don't advocate Democratic and progressive news organizations jumping into the wallow and spreading muck themselves, but I don't think they should stand in the way if enough of the tabloids find something interesting about Sarah Palin and start stirring it up. Why interfere with bad karma coming home?

:evilgrin:

:nopity:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

52. lol! The Telegraph had to get it in about Bristol, even though it is a non sequitur -

"The Enquirer also alleges that Palin, whose daughter Bristol, 17, is pregnant, unjustly fired a public safety official..."

:rofl:

[CitizenPatriot]

56. "the american people will reject this"

brought to you by King George McCain, Ministry of Truth Speaker for No One

You don't speak for me, McSame. more Democrats than Republicans in this country and repukes jumping ship daily according to voter registration polls so you don't speak for many or even the majority. In other words, shut the fuck up unless and until you stop blackmailing the press to force them to cover you the way you want to be covered. You, sir, and umAmerican in your undermining of the free press, among other offenses.

[Stinky The Clown]

57. When we get Steve Schmidt telling us what's "true" we're getting lied to by the best liars on Earth.