McCain Campaign Officials Pressure NYTimes To Kill Lobbyist Story
Battle Within the Times Itself over Story
To Publish or Not to Publish?
Names have been named in the John McCain Storying Quashing Story.
The latest report from Drudge details a heated media battle, not only between Senator John McCain and the New York Times over publishing a story about “special treatment” to a lobbyist, but also, a battle within the Times itself.
The decisions being made are said to frustrate certain Times staff.
Could one of the frustrated staff have been responsible for the leak to Drudge?
Somebody talked.
The latest on the McCain Quashing incident from the Drudge Report.
Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!
McCain has personally pleaded with NY TIMES editor Bill Keller not to publish the high-impact report involving key telecom legislation before the Senate Commerce Committee, newsroom insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
The paper’s Jim Rutenberg has been leading the investigation and is described as beyond frustrated with McCain’s aggressive and angry efforts to stop any and all publication.
Who was the lobbyist in question?
What did the “special treatment” consist of?
Drudge reports of a battle between the paper’s Jim Rutenberg and a reporter working on the McCain story and Times’ editor, Bill Keller.
More:
The drama involves a woman lobbyist who may have helped to write key telecom legislation.
The woman in question has retained counsel and strongly denies receiving any special treatment from McCain.
Rutenberg, along with reporter David Kirkpatrick, has been developing the story for the last 6 weeks.
Rutenberg had hoped to break the story before the Christmas holiday, sources reveal, but editor Keller expressed serious reservations about journalism ethics and issuing a damaging story so close to an election.
McCain campaign officials Rick Davis, Charlie Black and Mark Salter are also said to have met with the NEW YORK TIMES in an effort to halt publication.
Drudge has “Developing” on the story, so expect to see more added to the McCain-Times story soon.
by Mondoreb
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