I like this question: Is the WaPost hiding a major corruption story about McCain and his wife?

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from AmericaBlog: http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/is-washington-post-hiding-major.html

John Mccain abused his power to keep it a.... secret, perhaps? This isn't a story about the wife, it's a story about the Senator possibly using his office to obstruct justice for personal gain. Sounds a lot like Troopergate in fact. Definitely a story . . .

So why did the Washington Post seemingly pull a very damning story about John McCain? Did the McCain campaign threaten not to invite them to any more barbeques?

[blm]

1. This is EXACTLY the way this blatant censorship should be framed.

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[cottonseed]

2. Honestly, the "what are you hiding" approach may be better than the story itself.

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6. It could force them to report what they know, whatever the conclusion

. . . if we ask this loudly and often enough

[billorights1776]

3. I am shocked...

Shocked, I say, to find gambling going on around here.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. No, no, no!

You mustn't mention this story on DU. The Democratic Propriety Police will get all in a kerfluffle and perhaps have an attack of the vapours and have to take to the fainting couch. This story is BENEATH us. Or so it is said. :eyes:

[Lex]

5. Maybe this is why: "WaPo Writers Reprints McCain Talking Points"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/journamalism-iwapoi-write_n_125654.html

[CoffeeCat]

7. It's possible that the Wapo...

decided to delay the story until after 9/11...or maybe even after the weekend.

Possibly, they have new information or they're talking to other sources.

Could be lots of things. We don't need to go conspiratorial just yet.

I'm not saying this story will be a big kaboom on the McCain camp. However,
it will be newsworthy and we just have to wait a few days before this all
shakes out.

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8. I really don't think nudging them hurts at all

I actually think nudging them is our job, our responsibility.

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

11. I emailed everyone possible at the Post.

I encourage everyone else to do the same.

[Whisp]

13. McGoons may have had wind of the story from here...

and were surveilling WaPo with refreshes every 5 seconds, then the phone call went out and zap!
that would explain the post and immediate teardown.

McGoons pretty well couldn't threaten them before the story went up.... WaPo could say: What story?
so they had to wait for a publish, then bam!

[stillcool]

9. Who is the Washington Post afraid of?

surely not John McCain, so who is really behind John McCain?

[kestrel91316]

10. WaPo and the MSM don't give a damn about this story because

it's 14 years old. I mean, it's not important like Whitewater or anything like that........

:sarcasm:

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12. sure, it's not like they've been publishing stories which have been in the Illinois press for years

. . . and making hay of them as if they're new.

It's not like they've already done that . . .is it?

[Whisp]

14. or that new cainPOW tape just aired

which is even older. wherever it came from - too old to show! whose gonna care? :)