Vicki Iseman

Former Paxson Exec Denies McCain Meeting

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to t...

NYT Public Editor Faults McCain Story

New York Times | Clark Hoyt | Posted 02.23.2008 | Media


BILL KELLER, the executive editor of The Times, said the article about John McCain that appeared in Thursday's paper was about a man nearly felled by ...

What This Year's Oscar Race is Telling John McCain

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Given the week he's just had, you have to figure John McCain is looking for a story -- any story -- to come along and take the media spotlight off him. And what better distraction than America's favorite celebrity engorge-athon, the Academy Awards?

No Wonder Clinton Ended Up Impeached

Steve Young | Posted 02.23.2008 | Politics


Steve Young

"We understood that he [McCain] did not speak directly with him [Vicki Iseman Client]. Now it appears he did speak to him. What is the difference?... ...

NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller: "I Was Surprised" By Response To McCain Story

AP | SETH SUTEL | Posted 02.22.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — A New York Times story examining John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist eight years ago has thrust the newspaper itself in...

John McCain and Vicki Iseman: It's the Money, Stupid

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

With the Republicans, as we all know, it's not the sex that gets them off but the money and the power.

McCain: The 'Anti-Lobbyist' Who Works With Lobbyists

Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics


Iseman Client Contradicts McCain Campaign On Meetings: The Washington Post reports: Broadcaster Lowell "Bud" Paxson today contradicted statements fro...

What Is It About Lobbyists?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media


Jayne Lyn Stahl

The spotlight should instead be on McCain and his confirmed relationship, 10 years ago, with another prominent lobbyist -- Rupert Murdoch!

McCain: Lobbyist Did Not Force Me into Positions

Andy Borowitz | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

McCain vehemently defended the lobbyist's professionalism, telling reporters, "Vicki is an energetic and passionate woman who has bent over backwards to please me."

Why Can't We All Just Shut Up?

Lynn Grossman | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media


Lynn Grossman

Thanks to the need to supply content to what seems like two million cable stations, the blather is everywhere and all the time.

Marc Cooper

McCain Lawyer's Long History Of Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home


Beleagured GOP candidate John McCain's choice for personal lawyer in the emerging favors-for-lobbyist scandal, Bob Bennett, has a long record of defe...

McCain's Non-Denial Denial of an Intervention

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Matt Browner Hamlin

It is clear that at least two people very high up in the McCain universe have confirmed to both the Times and Post that they had a direct intervention with McCain over Iseman.

It's the Sincerity, Stupid!

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

On occasion, Hillary can do sincerity. Obama is sincere. And that's what people are responding to.

The Unasked Question About the McCain Story

Harry Shearer | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

It's understandable, if unfortunate, that the angle that most appeals to TV news talking heads -- would-be journalists, after all -- is the journalistic angle.

Democrats Debate Tonight...As McCain Scandal Continues

Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Democrats Debate In Texas Tonight in Austin, Texas, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will go head-to-head in their penultimate debate before the March...

Vicki Iseman Gets Advice From Gennifer Flowers

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Gennifer Flowers came out today to remind everyone of her legacy in the pantheon of political scandals. She told the television show "Extra" that if ...

Stakes Soar After McCain Denial

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

If McCain is lying about any aspect of this story, he will have doubly undermined his already shaky claims to be a politician of honor.

Tucker Carlson Would Notice If Vicki Iseman 'Wore A Thong'

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Tucker Carlson is convinced that this New York Times story making waves on the campaign trail has no legs. On MSNBC, anchor Norah O'Donnell asks Tuck...

Why I Don't Care If John McCain Had an Affair in 1999...and Why You Shouldn't Either

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Rev. Debra Haffner

I do not know if John and Cindy McCain had an agreement that allows for outside romance under certain circumstances, but I do know that's not my business.

Hardcore Huckabee

Mary Mapes | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Mary Mapes

The fact that McCain's picture is suddenly plastered all over the place next to photos of a pretty lobbyist sure isn't going to help him with the people he needs most, the hardcore Huckabee fans.

Meghan McCain Posts Blog On Vicki Iseman Scandal

Huffington Post | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


John McCain's daughter Meghan wrote on her blog McCain Blogette a few hours after The New York Times released the report suggesting her father's infid...

Vicki Iseman: New Republic Explores Scandal Inside New York Times

The New Republic | Gabriel Sherman | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Last night, around dinnertime, The New York Times posted on its website a 3,000-word investigation detailing Senator John McCain's connections to a te...

The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Against John McCain

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media


Robert Schlesinger

The Times' ombudsman -- or anyone else -- would do well to address the issue and put it to rest. Is the paper's editorial board routinely -- or ever -- briefed on pending stories?

Defending McCain from Adultery, Corruption and The Times

Ari Melber | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

The G.O.P. elites aren't mad that McCain did any of thoee things. They're upset that the media is covering it.

The McCain Take-Down Strategy

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Robert Schlesinger

McCain presented the Democrats with a powerful soundbite when he told reporters today that he has many friends who are Washington lobbyists.


 

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