Whistleblower breaks 15-year silence to allege McCain hid wife's drug abuse

[kpete]

Whistleblower breaks 15-year silence to allege McCain hid wife's drug abuse
Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday September 11, 2008

Cindy McCain's addiction to prescription painkillers emerged into public view 14 years ago with a well-orchestrated PR campaign designed to preserve her husband's political future.

Aside from a lengthy contemporary investigation from Phoenix's alternative weekly and occasional mentions since then, the addiction back-story -- including ample questions about what John McCain knew, when he knew it and questions over whether he was complicit in the cover-up -- has gone largely untold. Until now.

Tom Gosinski, a former employee of the medical-aid charity Cindy McCain used as personal supplier of Percocet and Vicodin, is speaking out publicly for the first time.

On Wednesday, Gosinski sat down with RAW STORY and other outlets to tell his story and distribute copies of his personal journal from his time with the American Voluntary Medical Team in the last half of 1992, where he voiced ever more acute concerns and frustrations over McCain's drug use and its impact on her mood and job performance.

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Videos, links and more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_breaks_15year_silence_to_allege_0911.html

[geek tragedy]

1. No happy giddy dance for me because of this.

ZZZZzzzzzzzzz.

[tekisui]

2. It's about character.

They a slimy people. Abuses of power.

[geek tragedy]

14. Sorry, I hate John McCain with a passion and I don't

give a shit about this story. No one else will either.

[tekisui]

17. It's one more layer.

It's one more piece to the mcPOW frame. He's a liar, abuses power, loves lobbyists, is a war monger, and can't be trusted.

It strengthens the frame.

[onenote]

3. yep. If this is the "big story", its not a game changer at all

[NashVegas]

16. It Certainly Won't Hurt Him With Their Base

Republicans have a talent for sweeping these things under the rug.

[Growler]

18. agreed....

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[kpete]

4. nor from me

not, giddy dancing
peace, kp

[TornadoTN]

5. I'll be sleeping until this thing grows some legs where it matters

Wow, we were whipped into a frenzy over this!??

[Boz]

6. This guy hasn't been silent for 15 years.

Its the same story as when it was reported in 1996 when McCain was on the short list for R VP

Its the same story as when it was reported in 1998 when McCain was up for re election.

Its the same story as when it was reported in 2000 when McCain was running for President the first time.

Its the same story as when it was reported in 2004 when McCain was on the short list for D VP and re election

and its the same story now,those are the FACTS, not opinions.

The only opinion is the guy that bought this story from Goslinski this time typed the OPINION listed in the line above that McCain must have used his power to cover this up or he wouldn't have a career. All that opinion goes out the window with the facts that this has been public knowledge and in print and TV ad nauseum for over a decade and a half, hell its even on Cindy McCains wikipedia entry.

Hell of a cover up there.

Oh and the guy writing that was originally breaking this and that Raw Story picked up from, Matt Stoller, Heres a few of his other hits

OBAMA IS DONE
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1307

and

"here's a shout-out to the crappy Obama advisor circle, David Axelrod, David Plouffe, Jim Margolis, Devorah Adler, and the whole gang out there. You suck!"
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1475

So yeah, just my opinion to not put my hope on a 15 year old dead story by a guy who rips up Obama but on the hopes and work of Obama himself.

[TornadoTN]

10. Spot-on - this story has been out before, I saw it in 2000

I remember seeing a bunch of these reports, especially here in the South, about this matter pretty much verbatim. Bush was having trouble getting traction here because of McCain and they threw the kitchen sink at him.

I can't believe that we were whipped into a frenzy over this non-story. Sure it stinks of corruption, but its not the kind of story that's going to stick or give us any political traction.

[blm]

7. I think it's important since McCain has lied about his role all these years, and he is now

selling himself as a leader who deliver transparency.

McCain's integrity always falls terribly short after the surface of his stories are even scratched.

[Boz]

8. See #6 above nothing has changed about this story there is no NEW info

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. No dancing here either. Although the allegation about McCain is new and Cindy possibly

drugging the kids, I came out of reading this sympathetic for Cindy. She was an addict and many addicts will do anything to feed there addictions.

Gosinski also said that Cindy was in a marriage of convenience and that makes me sad for her. Money can't buy you Love.

[Boz]

11. The same story with different bylines,titles has over 500 hits in lexis/nexus over the last 15 years

Slightly different spins to fit what the person was trying to make it relevant to that day. BUT THE SAME SINGLE SOURCED STORY

[tallahasseedem]

12. This, in my opinion, is not important.

What is important is the Keating Five scandal, etc. We need to hit hard on those issues, not this one.

[Boz]

15. Even bigger and relevant TODAY McCains sons involvement in the bank crash

For many of the same abuses in the bank involved in Keating

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. Big deal

This is weak.