McCain Camp Says It Will Open Fundraisers To The Press

NBC News has learned that McCain advisors expect to have a new policy on fundraiser coverage as early as next week.

The campaign expects to include a print pool with no still or video coverage inside fundraisers where McCain appears and makes remarks.

While asserting it has been the most transparent and accessible campaign, McCain said at a news availability May 28th in Beverly Hills that he would not open fundraisers for press coverage because those donors who host and attend have requested the events remain closed. McCain also declared that he does not say anything different among donors in private than he says at public events. At that same May 28th availability, McCain then made a reference to Obama's controversial fundraiser comment about Pennsylvania voters clinging to guns and faith out of bitterness. McCain asserted that he would not make that kind of comment to his donors.

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Comments

[nellie]

Press coverage must be slipping. I guess the barbecues don't cut it any more.

[Ricey]

And this comes on the heels of McCain and Bush's super secret Arizona fundraiser where not even our AZ press was allowed to get a peek at. I guess now that McCain got what he wanted, its okay to shift his policies and pretend like his campaign had been transparent all along.

[speakingtruth2power]

John McBomb is pro war while the country no longer believes all the lies.

The GOP lost three special elections in a row, in 'safe' House districts.

Obama has already beaten the best and now is facing a weak GOP'er.

BushCo has turned US off to the entire GOP. The perv's & rats are leaving.

Even with all this, the MSM claims that it will be a close race? Bushit!!!!!!!!

Are we being set up for voter fraud, following a false flag attack "by Iran"?

The neocons cannot afford to have an honest Atty Gen investigating them.

The MIC cannot afford to have their perpetual war ended and neither can

they allow their profiteering to be investigated by an anti-war Congress!!!

[majorteddy]

Vote John McCain and you'll get more of the same.

[JiminNC]

He's going to charge them $10 per word. Why is it McRight-profile-only wants to run a clandestine campaign?

"I'm the best guy for the job but I can't tell you why. It is a secret. And you can't take pictures, only stone tablets to record my witty remarks about that black kid."

[DCtrain]

People will have to pay to look at the lime green backdrop too

[clearthinker2008]

lol, we'll never see that Lime green background again. Too bad, it went well with his yellow teeth.

[speakingtruth2power]

Are any threads open

or is Huffpo broken?

[Colmore]

Note to press: BRING MONEY!!

[ChiGuy]

Glad to hear that the fundraisers will be accessible.
That way we can hear more of his uncannily brilliant supporters say things like, "How do we beat the b***h?".

[DAVESEAN]

MCBUSH.........STOP STEALING OBAMA'S IDEAS....U'VE ALREADY BEEN DEFEATED, IF THAT'S THE CASE.........U KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IMITATION...YH

[NoahVail]

Here is his AZ chairman.

http://crazyspace.org/profile.php?id=5

Ooops- scratch that. Due to federal indictment for illegal land swaps, another Republican has been chosen to run the AZ campaign. I am sure that the land swaps promoted by the Senator that put money into the hands of AZ developers was not designed to do that, but to reduce his carbon footprint.

[harriscrl3]

No the difference is that the media IGNORES McCains gaffes and Obama doesnt push them he picks his battle but the idea that McCain doesnt make those kinds of comments is ludicrious. Good for him opening up to the press maybe we'll get proof of that NASTY tempter of his and it will get on Youtube.

Carol

[ProfessorDuh]

Right up until the next secret one with the Radioactive Republican, George W. Bush.

[Tropiholic]

I guess he's hoping the press will toss a few bucks into the hat. He needs all the $$$$ he can get!

[Fabienne]

Exactly. Since he is probably unable to raise much money, he needs all the free publicity he can get.

[08POL]

Way to go! This make all the difference!

[JiminNC]

Whatever McLiebermonkey