McCain Threatens Legal Action Over Palin "Rumors"
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Sarah Palin is the ultimate trainwreck of late.
She just gives us so much to talk about!!!!
And here's the latest…
It's pitbull vs pitbull!
As we all saw in the case of John Edwards, which we followed quite vocally, if theNational Enquirer is on to something they're like a pitbull that's bitten into a leg — you can't shake it off!
And, whether or you liked their tactics or not, the Enquirer DID reveal the truth in the Edwards mistress case, although they're not always right.
The tabloid has asserted that Alaska's lipstick wearing pitbull of a governor allegedly had an affair with her snowmobile racing husband's business partner.
The John McCain camp is, no surprise, not too happy with the Enquirer's meddling and has threatened legal action.
Suing to to throw the Enquirer off the adulterous trail, Johnny boy?
We can't wait to see where the rag takes us with this story!
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Re: buck – yawn, anything to make rednecks feel secure
The Boca-based National Enquirer is working
for the Clintons, that is why they are trying to
smear Sarah Palin. TYPICAL CLINTON DIRTY POLITICS!
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The American Media Inc. tabloid first revealed during
October’s tough Democratic primary campaign that
Edwards had an affair with campaign worker Rielle Hunter.
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At least two characters close to the company couldn’t
have been happier that the dirty laundry was being aired.
It so happens that both have ties to Hillary Clinton,
who was then emerging as a front-runner, with Edwards close behind.
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The first is Roger Altman. He’s a New York businessman
whose investment firm, Evercore Partners, poured $767
million into AMI in 1999.
Until four years earlier, he had been assistant Treasury
secretary under Bill Clinton. He also was an economic
adviser on Hillary’s presidential campaign.
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The other: Ron Burkle, a Los Angeles grocery store
mogul who’s a major fund-raiser for the Clintons.
Burkle’s main gig last year: Trying to buy AMI.
(Source - NEWSBUSTERS)
Dear Seriously - how are you so confused at what the vetting process is?? LOLOLOLOL !!
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-Vetting process is nothing more than a very involved investigation of every aspect of a potential VP's life - professional and private. At that point the DNC or GOP meet with the Pres. Candidate and determine who is best pick.
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The vetting process takes MONTHS. Incredibly, Sarah Palin was only "vetted" for ONE DAY - something was amiss.
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Re: JJSMTX – oh here I go again! just throw empty comments back at me.. why don't you:
HIS MOTHER wasn’t trying to get ahead touting positions that were contrary to her/his reality…
HIS MOTHER was raising just ONE HEALTHY CHILD.
Sara Palin’s/The repubics’ right-wing extreme positions would demand that EVERYBODY do things their way…PERIOD… ANTI-CHOICE…just like a dictatorship. And might I add that she has 4 kids and a grand child. She is trying to get ahead. Her ambitions are hidious
Re: RashManly – right! keep telling yourself that. Like CNN is working for Mccain!
I think its inappropriate of you to use the word "Pitbull" when you are speaking negatively. I own 4 rescued pitbulls that don't go around attacking people or even hurting eachother even though they were trained to do so.
I feel its irresponsible to perpetuate an image that this type of dog is ALWAYS violent. Its stereotyping, and if you actually look at facts, the meanest dogs are cocker spaniels, and they have a higher attack rate toward other dogs & people than a american pitbull terrier.
SO maybe you shouldn't say "pitbull" just "cocker spaniel" we'll see how cocker spaniel owners like that
peace out perez
.v. =)
Re: succulent – Succulent - you are EXACTLY RIGHT.
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McCain was openly cheating on his first wife — she had been in a tragic car accident in which several inches of the bones in both legs removed. She walked with a cane, and had put on some weight.
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Once McCain saw that she was no longer a "beauty queen" he immediately - while married — began sleeping with other women.
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to the non-believers - go ahead — google it. Even his "friends" at the time talk about it.
THEY ARE LIES! The Dem's have lied to much is CRAZY. I don't blame them though. To make that under qualified bone head Obama look good you have to spew lies. Then after THAT AMAZING speech last night of Palin's boy they are gonna plant more lies! They are scared!!!! SHE KICKED ASS LAST NIGHT!!!!!! I CAN'T wait for the election!!!!!!!!!They just won it after last night!!!!!!!!!McCain Palin 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's review from the speeches the, er, um - INCORRECT statements:
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FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. HUCKABEE:
Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."
THE FACTS:
A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.
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And there you have it - more lies. Seems like McCain should be suing his OWN party members.
Re: nyc_opinion – To say that you are stupid would be an insult to stupid people everywhere. They won it after last night?! MUAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Are you kidding me? After last night anyone with half a brain (Not you) will now realize what a phony white trash piece of shit this Palin really is.
Reps are DONE….DOOOOOOONE!!!! Obama 08 baby!
I used to work for American Media which published the Enquirer and let me tell you, the whole Edwards thing was DUMBASS LUCK that they got something right. This magazine is fucking shameless not only in its reporting but also how it treats its employees
Re: Steveo78 –
Well isn't THAT a bigoted statement? Why just cause she is a woman? Women can't believe in right and wrong? While I do not agree with the rights stance on abortion, we all know that being a fag is wrong unless the 2 chicks look like Carmen Electra. 2 men is always wrong. You hear that fat boy?
I love all the mis information that is going around now. I hope everyone will do their research and only listen to reputable news sources. Yeah I am laughing too at that one.
Re: torrrieB – RIGHT ON!!!
Re my above - more definitively put:
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Statement of Huckbee at 2008 Rep. Nat'l Convention:
Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."
THE FACTS:
Palin got 616 VOTES in the 1996 mayor's election, and only 909 VOTES in re-election race.
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Biden got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.
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Palin - one time 616 votes, other 909. — Binden got 27,165 VOTES.
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Palin got a whopping 2.5% of the number of votes BIDEN did.as of the amount of votes BIDEN did
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SO HOW CAN HUCKABEE SAY SHE GOT — M-O-R-E???? Whopping lie.
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Re: LULU~* – The vetting process takes MONTHS. Incredibly, Sarah Palin was only "vetted" for ONE DAY - something was amiss.
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Wow!!! we are very lucky to have an insider in the McCain camp that knows it took one day to vet the VP candidate. Forget about the 6 month process that she along with the other 5 candidate went through. The liberal media is upset because the pick caught them by surprise and the left is very afraid of her so this lie was floated and already discredited. If your story is correct and McCain actually did pick her in one day then he will surely get my vote — a wonderful pick on such short notice shows his decisiveness and judgement.
Obama/Biden = serious, classy, get-the-job done.
McCaine/Palin = mess, red-neck, making mockery of women everywhere
Palin is the best thing that happened to Obama. He doesn't even have to attack her, GOP is self-destructing.
Re: Ms. Sugar Walls – Muslim are the one's who should feel secure, although Obama seems to be running away from them now.
Re: AlliTheGreat – AMEN TO THAT!
OMG, did you notice McCain is a total NO NECK JOE? My husband and I were laughing our asses of last night when he was up on stage. At first I thought he looked like a turtle, but turtles have necks! He has to totally turn his entire body to look to the left or right.
In a funny way she has done Obama a favor by throwing the first punch. Now, going after her with all out force is a fair game. The cry of sexism is not going to be accepted by the American people after she hurled insults and belittled the community organizers last night. This a very mean and disrespectful nasty woman. The only way to bring her down is by going after her aggressively. With all the baggage she has, that won't be a hard job, BTW.
The only disappointing thing about her speech last night was that she did not verbally rip on Nancy Pelosi. I hate that bitch
Sarah Palin made her
own way in politics.
Hillary Clinton had
to ride Bill Clinton's
coat tails into office.
Sarah Palin made her
own way into office.
Barack Obama is just
a pretty face who can read
a telepromptor whom the
dirty Chicago political
machine placed into office
to do their bidding.
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Even Bill Clinton called
Obama a "Chicago gangster"!
people need to start paying attention. raising taxes does not help anyone. guess who the economy's investors are? the uppper middle class. and want to know what happens when you start taxing the shit out of them? you guessed it, they start pulling out of their investments. and want to know whay happens then? ever heard of the stock market crash? the economy literally starts melting. government dependency (i.e. welfare) does not help anyone. it's hurts the tax payers. the more the government makes it easier for people to gain government help, the worse off we will all be. you think our taxes are high now. wait until Obama raises them to pay for families who can't afford their debt. guess what? TOUGH SHIT! it's not my fault you decided to have 10 kids and can't afford them, or that you racked up your credit cards or had your car repossed. it's called responsibility and people need to start owning up to it. and just to touch on healthcare. do any of you really know anything about socialized medicine? IT SUCKS. people literally die waiting for medical care because it is a first come first served basis. There is a 3 YEAR waiting list in Canada (socialized medicine) for a hip xray. and once again, who would pay for this new form of healthcare, we the tax payers. taxes would be raised to an ENORMOUS amount to support socialized medicine. why would anyone vote democratic in this election.
Re: pinkindie – he was burned in a fire in an aircraft accident while serving our country so you could sit in freedom and bash whoever you want
The press and left wing bloggers have engaged in nonstop character smears against Palin and her family because they are afraid of her and they way she can expose Obama.
Re: RashManly – She lobbied for and was awarded more money for city and state than any other in the union. She supported the bridge to nowhere until it became an unpopular item to support. She is one of the worst in the country when it comes to cozying up to lobbyists and stealing our tax dollars for nonsense. I wouldn’t want her anywhere near our federal government. If McCain wins the presidency, your taxes will go up, the national debt will go up, and we’ll be watching the youth of our nation die in ridiculous wars. No thanks. I’ll vote Obama
How does a town with only 7,000 people mange to find itself $20million in debt after she left?
Sarah rocked!!!!!!!!!!!! Dumbama and Biden came out looking like the fools they really are! This is great watching the Democrats melt down right now. The rest of the country is getting sick of the lies being printed bythe Press about Palin and are now jumping ship from the DEMONcratic party over to the Republicans. Too funny! Crybaby Dem's! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
God Forbid a republican may or may not have had an affair…!!!!!!! Democrats/Liberals would never think of doing such a thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if she was getting oral sex while smoking a cigar in the oval office? Hmmmmmm………
Kennedy's? They wrote the rules on moral behavior didn't they?
When you live in a glass house and all!!!!!!!! GO MCCain/Palin!!!!!!!!!!!!
(BTW, I am from Chicago and Obama is nothing but a crooked cronie like the rest of Illinois politicians… don't believe me? We have one former Governor in prison, the current one getting ready to spend some time there, Mayor Daley, PLEASE…… do your research…. the only thing Obama has done is run for president…. )
Re: pinkindie – easy on McCain, he spent 5 years in a Hanoi as a POW and was tortured daily, including having both arms and shoulders broken numerous times and no medical help until he got home.
Freedom of speech doesn't apply to libel.
I could expect it from her…she doesn't sound honest…
I'm loving Palin more and more.
I seem to remember Clinton having an affair with an employee while President, lying about it, and remaining President. Get off this woman's back!!!
Re: —-Beam–Me–Up–Snottie—- – Obama must be a Pit Bull then because he supports killing babies!
Re: JJSMTX – Well Said!
Wow, looks like Enquirer has dropped the affair part. Ha!
Re: WmAloha – I truely doubt he SUPPORTS the KILLING of BABIES. For sure you are ANTI ABORTION. I am not PRO, but in my IDEA some PEOPLE ue the term BABY too soon in the BABY BECOMING process… Should we go as far as to IMPLY that TEENS jerking off are BABY KILLERS too? By the way… it keeps amazing me how a COUNTRY with so many TALENTED and INTELLIGENT people come up with the LEAST APPEALLING candidates for the OVAL OFFICE. And they often TREAT their PEOPLE as STUPID. They FOCUS more on KILLING the DEVIL, then HEALING the SICK. OSAMA (BL) has affected less lives in the USA then your HEALTHCARE… yet, KILLING him seems MORE IMPORTANT then affordable HEALTHCARE that affects all of YOU. MCCAIN seems to be FOCUSING on the LOWER LEVEL of AMERICANS. (The DUMBER WHITE TRASH and the RELIGIOUS FANATICS). Both groups DO NOT have my SYMPATHY.
I really hope a trial will start well before the election day and that the Enquirer really got good evidence. This fall might be an exciting one.
What is the deal with you? where are your stories about biden's plagiarism? In fact, this underscores your terrible hatred of women that is evident in so many posts where you call women whores and sluts. Not in a joking way either- but in attacks. She wouldn't have taken on VP if she had an affair because she KNOWS that it would be the end of her career- unlike Ted Kennedy, John Kennedy, Bill Clinton, FDRoosevelt, etc. You are a rumor monger with an ulterior motive. Go back to celeb reporting- stop trying to be the kos. I'd be pretty neat to see Palin's REAL he-man husband come kick your ass for what you say about her.
Re: WmAloha – you all are ass…. he support a WOMEN CHOICE.. Thank you…. I don't want anyone else telling me if I get raped or anything i CAN'T HAVE AN ABORTION….. GET OUTTA HERE. GO OBAMA THANK YOU FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY WANT WIT THER BODIES….. NONE OF YOU KNOWS A WOMEN SUITATION THAT WOULD CAUSE HER TO DO THAT. AND GUESS IT IS NONE OF ANYBODY BUSINESS….
I didn't fall for any of that smarmy shit last night.
Mr. McCain will enter tonight
on a motorized wheelchair,
lose control,
knock Cindy off the stage,
and pin a cameraman against
the far wall.
Re: LULU~* – many Viet Nam vets, especially POW's, came home and couldn 't fit back into their families no matter how hard they tried. Most got divorced and tried to figure out where they fit- not just in their families but into society in general. Some never did. Biden is a plagiarist- among other things. Obama has written of his hatred for white America in his book- why don't you read that? Probably you defended Clinton when he was cheating on his wife and sexually assaulting women. Maybe you should read Kathleen Wiley's book and get up to date. She was a big democrat fund raiser and donor. Why would SHE lie? You think you will change McCain's supporters through this site by saying anything you can find from years ago? The Dems and Libs on this site will vote for Obama, and you will never change the people who are Republicans. It's all just opinion.Have you even READ Obama's books? You should because you might change YOUR mind all by yourself.
Well, is it true or false? If it's true, they can sue all they want. Funny how the celebrity thing was thrown at Obama, now they have a tabloid queen in the McCain camp. I'll vote for the side that says what I agree with (not registered as D or R). Unfortunately, I'm not hearing a lot about their policies from the McCain folks. If they did, I might have a better idea about where I stand come election day.
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"When liberals start acting like they're opposed to teen pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain's vice presidential choice has knocked them back on their heels." — Ann Coulter
This - just today - from John McCain:
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She has had a "thorough vetting". -John McCain
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Obviously, there's been a lot of talk (vetting = investigation someone's history).
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- Everyone who is associated - at this point - knows she was "vetted" for ONE DAY — not the typical 3-4 months like the others.
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What the republicans here need to know — McCain is lying to your face.
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This lie affects YOUR party in a negative manner. McCain thinks you are not smart enough to look ANY further than what HE tells you.
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REPUBLICANS - YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS - McCain is counting on you being stupid — you deserve better from the man you are electing.
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You also deserve the truth . . .
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I want 10 copies of the Enquirer and a mooseburger!
What rubbish. He has zero legal grounds to sue on her behalf unless she's incompetent and he's got power of attorney. Hey, wait a minute…
Obama: Sham
Palin: Wow!
I love watching the democRATs crying and moaning right now on how they are being picked on. Boo Hoo Crybaby's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Army says this year's suicide total among soldiers could reach 130, out of a force of about a million and a half. That would be an increase of more than 10 percent over last year and it would bring the Army above the overall suicide rate for the United States, as adjusted to reflect the Army's demographics.
Enquirer and truth don't belong in the same sentence.
That is hard ball politics, take on the media and intimidate them to keep them on guard by lying they said something biased or lied! They have gone all out to put up a firewall around her. One journalist Craig Crawford, columnist for the Congressional Quarterly is the most fair guy I know. He was singled out. He was on MSNBC and pissed at the smear. He knows its a tactic even Obama campaign uses to protect his wife or bring up the race shield.
Re: RashManly – Left wing conspiracy? but it is the McCain campaign playing dirty politics and intimidating the media to keep them from reporting any thing negative. This constant whining and BS from the right you spew is why I am an independant. Are you NOT ashamed of the last 8 yrs of GOP rule, incopentence, tragic decisions, corrupt illegal behavior and perversion. America has had enough of the GOP for a while.
Barack Obama has taught me all about hope. And I HOPEHOPEHOPEHOPEHOPEHOPEHOPEHOPEHOPE this rumor is true!
Re: Leona$ Gho$t – HAHAH! Well, that was pretty funny!
Re: buck –
You IDIOT freaking bitch. Obama was a Mulsim bullshit proves even more than you need DOUBLE DOSAGE of your "medication".
Change WILL come November 2008!
Obama/Biden 2008