Posted on 05/10/2008 8:23:34 AM PDT by FocusNexus
Two Hollywood actors who dined with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in early 2001 at actress Candice Bergen's home confirmed reports that he told the assembled group he did not vote for George W. Bush in the 2000 election, but McCain denied the claim at a news conference.
In separate phone interviews, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff -- both of whom starred in television's "The West Wing" -- said late Thursday night that the senator made the remarks after he spoke at length about his reservations about Bush becoming president. Liberal blogger Arianna Huffington first wrote about the incident Monday, asserting that neither McCain nor his wife Cindy backed Bush in his first presidential bid, and the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that an unidentified woman who was also at the dinner confirmed Huffington's account.
McCain's aides denied the allegations Tuesday, and yesterday McCain did so himself.
"I voted, campaigned for, worked as hard as I could for President Bush's election in 2000 and 2004," he told reporters in New Jersey. "It's nonsense."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
It was sad to see that some actually believed Arianna Huffington -- notorious left winger.
Indeed
Maybe it was really President Josiah Bartlett who said that to them, but they misremembered it.
Lol!
Unfortunately, they are going to be very, very common and you will see attacks like this one rolled out on a 24/7 basis as the season develops and the MSM throws endless mud to see what sticks.
Veracity is unimportant; what is important is to keep McCain on the defensive with endless baseless charges.
There is no bias in the MSM.
The best thing McCain can do in the future is stay the hell away from these liberal Hollywood scumb***. Now he knows what it’s like to be stabbed in the back by them.
He’s also about to find out just how much the liberal media “loves” him in the general against Hussein.
Bully for him.
Certainly not in the primary...I’m sure he voted for himself! But he campaigned for Bush.
I do NOT believe that politicians who campaign for another member of their own party with whom they disagree do it because they support the other candidate. They do it for their own career because that's how they advance to where they want to go.
I believe what these people are saying McCain said because just like Obama, people say things when they are comfortable with people who think like them that they would not say in public. Why were McCain and his wife socializing with Hollywood people? To court their future support and because that's where McCain and wife are comfy with like minded liberals.
Could be ok if libtards w/BDS believe it. Then they can vote McCain w/o remorse. I know several whoa re already leaning his way. As bad as he is, he is better than than the alternative.
*snif* *snif* smells like bullshit!
I overheard Sissy Matthews say that he was undergoing a sex change, but he didn’t reveal which sex.
I saw Dan Blather drop his American Communist Party membership card at the corner of Elm & 14th. He picked it up, kissed it and put it back in his wallet.
A friend of mine overheard Gnat Liar telling one of his co-workers in an NBC elevator that he got an erection when he interviewed Obama.
... etc ... etc ... etc ...
Dims are fatuous. First they want to tie McCain to Bush. Then they want to untie them.
Can’t they make up their minds?
(Hey, I’m just playing Straight Man.)
If he was considering being John Kerry’s veep, I actually think this story has merit. Probably not true, but you cannot believe anything that McCain says. Because he’s a liberal.
I didn’t vote for Doobya in 2000, either, nor 2004. I didn’t vote for Dole in 1996, although I was a paid campaign staffer: likewise for Bush Sr. in 1992 (also a paid staffer) as well as in 1988. As a matter of fact, the LAST person I did vote for was Ronald Reagan in 1984: has not been one person worth voting for since, yet since political campaigns, consulting and communications were my living once upon a time, I DID work to get the aforementioned elected (or, in some cases, not elected as it turned out). With the rare exception of a somewhat competent effort to fight & take the fight to The Murderists (not “terrorists” as they do not deserve the notion nor label), Bush I & II were disasters. Bob Dole was a decent man beaten by an indecent man. McLame’s a, well, y’all know by now: figures stuff like this surrounds him....THIMMESCH !!!
Screw him. I wasn't voting for him anyway. I hope he loses.
Exactly right! I have no problem believing that Captain Queeg didn’t vote for Bush in 2000. He is a petulant, angry, unstable egomaniac who has sold his own party out on many occasions. What would stop him from not voting, or even voting for Algore? McCain is a joke and does not deserve to be our nominee. I will not vote for him in November. I am voting for local candidates only. I cannot vote for a liberal who supports tax hikes, illegal immigrants, and gutting the 1st Amendment. If Captain Queeg becomes President, our rights are in danger. He’ll try to take away our guns, and shut down Rush and FR because he cant stand being criticized.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he did say that, although I really don’t care one way or the other if he did or did not. The mere fact that he was hobnobbing with Ariana Huffington & other Hollywooders at Candace Bergen’s house for dinner tells me everything I need to know. This is who he likes, wants to impress, and feels comfortable around. The fact that they even invited him and his wife speaks volumes. Can you imagine those people inviting George & Laura Bush to dinner?
I didn’t think so. You can imagine a group like that would have been talking about Bush like he was a dog - and I can well imagine that McCain chimed right in there with him.
People that support this man really need to write one hundred times on a blackboard:
John McCain is a liberal.
John McCain is a liberal.
John McCain is a liberal..............
That's just not true. McCain is a politician, he would have done what is best for his political career.
These allegations are nothing more than attempts of liberals to further divide the Republican party, to help the Democrats win. It was sad to see that some actually believed Arianna Huffington -- notorious left winger.
Look, I have no idea how McCain voted, but, given the career he's made sucking up to liberals, I find it totally believable that he might have, while at some elitist cocktail party, at least TOLD them that he didn't vote for Bush, whether he did or not.
This is sort of like the Swift Boat story, in the end, it's not that everybody, after a detailed looking at the facts, necessarily believed that the Swift Boat vets were right about every fact. But, the allegation fit totally and completely with what was already known about Kerry.
Here, the allegation fits totally with what we know about McCain. Of course, we will never know if it is true or not.
Well said.
Why in the heck would you work for a campaign you have no intent of supporting in the General Election? I cannot understand that, you will gladly take their money but not support them, sheesh. Glad I don’t have your morals.
I’m afraid there is NO leadership left in the GOP.
It’s dead Jim.
I can back up your claim since I was there also and saw what you saw. I also have 4 of my friends who were with me and they also confirm what you have said to be a fact.
Good move. Hillary and or Hussein certainly are better choices anyway and your non vote really is no different then a vote for either of them.
So is Candice Bergen. And John McCain was breaking bread with 'em.
I heard the reporter, both actors and the editor of the Washington Post are all members of NAMBLA and the Trilateral commission.
You, sir, are disgusting.
However, that doesn't mean that these two people like or admire each other. (Which they don't). Or that the loser might spend time sulking, threatening to leave the party, and whining about how he really should have the winner's job. (Which he did for probably a good five years). The funny thing is that McCain has probably had a more charmed life than Bush over the past seven years... It strikes me as lots more fun to get to host SNL, go on the Daily Show a gazillion times, and be fawned over by the press as the cool maverick Senator than to have to deal with all the crap that the Pres. has had to deal with.
Our only hope is to rebuild the Conservative image to the public again. It’s because of RINOs like McNasty, etc, and scandals like those who destroyed our chances in 2006, not to mention a Party that has lost it’s moral direction and picked those Rockefeller Liberals with an “R” behind their name that has burned a negative image of Conservatism in the eyes of the public. To them, we are just a bunch of war mongering, evil, environment killing, homophobic, corporate greed loving rednecks with low IQ’s.
“Conservative” to them is worse than a 4 letter word. Thanks to the image and the result of voting the party line without holding the candidate or incumbent to principles first, party second.
AMEN!
“As bad as he is, he is better than than the alternative.”
And that’s the bottom line! We cannot allow Barack Hussein to run and destroy the US.
Yes! We must let a "Republican" do that!
“To: Nick Thimmesch
You, sir, are disgusting.”
To: Cedric The Comedian
You, sir, are not funny.
Nice to know you actually admit to being a Hussein supporter -- you do realize that a McCain loss means an Obama WIN, right?
For whom McNut voted, we will never know the truth.
Ballots a secret.
He could have written in the name of that little runt from North Korea for all we know.
Two Hollywood actors as reporerted by Airheadiana Huffington? OK. I think we’re talking “credibility gap” here.
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The question is credibility.
Whom do you find more credible — some Hollywood actors and Arianna Huffington or McCain.
Another important thing to note is that they did NOT report this at the time it supposedly happened — that alone detracts significantly from their credibility. They just curiously remembered this 8 years later, when McCain became the Republican nominee.
When Democrats are not above going as far as forging documents (remember the “fake but accurate” report about Bush’ National Guard record) how can you believe they wouldn’t lie, when they don’t even have to produce any proof, just their word against that of McCain.
HORSE HOCKEY!
It’s because of this vote against the fears of the opposition that has degenerated the integrity of this party in the first place. Obama will not and cannot destroy anything. There are still too many of us around to stop him.
Try voting for real candidates with real Conservative principles first. Settling for less based on unrealistic fear is only the cowards way out! It’s time to become the Adult party again and take charge of this country, like Reagan did.
If we have to lose one term to do that, then it is the responsible thing to do, if it means we will be rid of the Socialists who now control the RNC!
Hey.. I wasn’t around for the Carter administration, but I heard it was really bad. The Messiah cannot destroy the U.S. single-handedly, but he came make life quite miserable for four to eight years. Plus, even more worrisome... the RNC doesn’t have a great farm team... So it’s conceivable that it could be sixteen/ twenty years before another R is elected. Who is this awesome conservative candidate that you are advocating?? Because from my standpoint, he/ she really doesn’t exist. There aren’t really any backbenchers in Congress coming up with innovative ideas or any innovative governors thinking about next-gen. conservative ideas.
McCain really is the only thing standing in the way of a pretty bad calamity. That being said, it’s unlikely that he’s going to be able to pull off this win. The Messiah is going to be able to define him with his extra gobs of $$ and sheepeople might just vote for the Messiah to spite Bush.
“The question is credibility.
“Whom do you find more credible — some Hollywood actors and Arianna Huffington or McCain.”
FocusNexus, you asked me an honest question, and I will give you my honest answer.
I don’t find some Hollywood actors and Arianna Huffington or McCain credible. Period. They are all equal liars.
That’s the problem, it is only a fantasy that McNasty stands in the way of anything other than Conservatism.
This economy will tank even with your saviour McCain in office. In fact he has done and will do the same thing the Democrats would do to accelerate the process.
But more important than that, Conservatives and the GOP will get ALL the blame for the mess instead of the Democrats and RINOs like McCain who created it in the first place. And that will virtually destroy any chance we will have to correct it starting in 2010.
The RNC also sees the complete lack of funding coming in from our kind. You don’t think they know or see the message we are sending them? They are starting to fear their future jobs and positions with this party and know full and well what we expect. Definitely NOT “more of the same” and countless dedicated Conservatives like myself are sending them e-mails, letters and formally pulling funding with a full understanding as to why!
A whole lot of republicans voted for McCain and I take it you figure their votes don’t count but your own.
It’s not too late you know. You can always join or create your own party. You could call it “I am more conservative than you watch me cry” party. Yea... That’s it. You and a bunch of other people who call yourselves “conservatives” can hold sulking contests and cry on each other’s shoulders when things don’t go your way.
Do post me a message and let me know how things work out OK?
For the life of me I can’t see what possible difference this makes to anyone.
Not at all, while you sit blissfully in the unprincipled Mushy-Middle, the country is falling into the abyss of Socialism. And like boiling a frog, you are happily taking part and going out of your way to speed up the process.
Well, come November you will plainly what see what it means to do the MCCain thing, and spit in the faces of your most dedicated warriors. They (WE) simply won’t show up for the battle because we can no longer distinguish the Enemy from an Alie.
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