McCain Hires GOP Operative Who Smeared Him In 2000

ABC News:

Former officials of Sen. John McCain's 2000 campaign expressed shock and disbelief Monday to learn than the GOP presidential nominee had hired South Carolina political consultant Tucker Eskew.

Eskew, along with Warren Tompkins and Neal Rhodes, were key members of then-Gov. George W. Bush's South Carolina team during the 2000 primaries. McCain and his team long held Bush, Tompkins, Rhodes and Eskew responsible for the various smears against McCain and his family in the Palmetto state during that contentious contest.

Eskew was brought on board the McCain campaign, it was announced Monday, to help prepare Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for her role as McCain running mate. Eskew will help Palin prepare for her Wednesday night acceptance speech at the GOP convention and for her stump speech as she hits the road, brief her on policy matters, and help her handle the media scrutiny a lifetime in Alaska does not necessarily prepare one for.

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Comments

[Vantunow]

Welcome aboard the Straight-Talk Express guys!

Now do unto O what you did unto me.

[StillAmused]

Stockholm Syndrome.

[patianneb]

In a way I pity McCapitulator. All you have to do is be more powerful, meaner or smarter than he is, kick him HARD a few times, and he'll come back again and again and again for whatever you hand out.
Something besides his height is stunted.
It's truly pathetic.

[Liberal2]

Just remember: "John McCain does not speak for the campaign." (Top campaign official) McCain doesn't make hiring decisions eother.

Nonetheless, McCain will win in November. I have no faith in the American voter.

[wndrwrthg]

More proof that john the elder has sold his soul, and is bereft of all honor and integrity.

[Podewumun]

McCain collaborates with his abusers yet again. Pathetic.

[psmarc93]

Maybe this is McCain's payback for the dude's previous smear tactics on him. Now he's hired to (chuckle) make Gov. Sarah Palin (HA HA) look Vice .... (STOP... YOU'RE KILLING ME!!!) Presidential! (BWA-hhahahahahahahaaaaaa.... BWAAAAAA hahahahahahha!)
Next week on "America's Dirtest Jobs"....

[gcallaghan]

Unprincipled and dirty operatives are only unprincipled and dirty when they are not on your payroll.

[ProudLiberalDan]

Another desperate act by people who will do anything to hold onto the crumbs of power through McCain.

[luvienne]

How low can you go Mccain? Hiring Rove. Now Eskew. Picking a vp without vetting her. You and Cindy ashamed of your family. Can't speak for yourself. Afraid you'll put your feet in your mouth.What's the matter?

[Ricky08]

PURE DESSSSSSSSSSSSPERATION... sorry bro none of your tactics going to work..

[CaptainStormfield]

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tucker_Eskew

"Know your enemy as you know yourself.. and you will be victorious."
Sun Tszu.

[watchandwait]

I used to work with him (in SC). In 2000, I was the only person I knew who openly said he had to have had a hand in the McCain smear. (Sorry about the alliteration in that sentence.) Anyway, it turns out I was right. Tucker Eskew, Lee Atwater, Harry Dent - SC has a long history of producing political operatives who utilize the race card in order to achieve success. And for McCain to hire Eskew like that despite the fact that the man built his 2000-2005 career (and made lots of money) on that scheme is deplorable. (However, I could probably go back and find three, four more influential SC Republicans who had front-and-center duties in the smear campaign but are also on McCain's team.)

[Whinger]

Karl Rove's young apprentice, the truth will be buried alive!

[Faith101]

Get ready for more lies and smears. All the world will see what American politics is all about and the do anything and everything to keep power and to h---l with the american people. McCain has tapped the deep south operatives to help him with smears. This thing might get real ugly real fast. McCain maverick no more. He has surrended his soul to the dark forces.

[barackobama4prez]

More evidence that Jmac's soul has been sold to his party and his lobbyist connection.

[MajorKong]

That's not very mavericky of him.