In Tuesday’s Washington Post, reporter Howard Kurtz focused on how talk show hosts from Limbaugh to Laura (and ahem, Levin!), from Hannity to Hewitt, are opposing John McCain on air. One McCain adviser, a Democrat signed up by George W. Bush in the 2000 campaign, lectured Limbaugh on party loyalty:
Mark McKinnon, a top McCain adviser, called the criticism from Limbaugh and the other hosts "frustrating," saying: "Our question is, 'Isn't it better to get behind a Republican you may disagree with from time to time than work for an outcome that puts a Democrat in the White House with whom you will disagree all of the time?'
But in the latest edition of Newsweek, reporter Richard Wolffe reports that inside the McCain campaign, McKinnon was making pledges not to make any ads disparaging Barack Obama. And he’s lecturing Limbaugh? The article ends:
Even if Republicans don't convert in more significant numbers, the friendly outreach may blunt the ferocity of GOP attacks. One senior aide to John McCain has already said he's reluctant to attack Obama: last year, McCain's adman Mark McKinnon wrote an internal memo promising not to tape ads against the Illinois Democrat if he becomes the nominee.















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So McCain wants Obama to be President I guess
February 5, 2008 - 10:14 ET by Dee BunkPeople who vote for McCain today are not paying attention.
EXACTLY...
February 5, 2008 - 10:34 ET by danybhoyDee Bunk,
I agree with that thought, McCain voters are not paying attention & may not even care. But I wonder, do those conservatives who understand what this means for the GOP/conservative movement call it quits & create an actual conservative party? I do think this is possible, but not before the conservatives try to salvage things for at least this election cycle.
The Demacrats have lurched hard left, more progressive then liberal today...The Republicans are moving towards the 1960s Demacratic setup...which leaves the conservatives where? This is why I don't think it's ridiculous to rule out some sort of conservative party being formed by high-profile people who are in the GOP right now, & the media(talk radio specifically)who have been dismissed by the "elites" of the GOP & the MSM.
This would need to be planned very carefully, not allowing the Dems, Liberal GOPers, & the MSM to gain too much ground while trying to get going. It would also require lots of money, but I do think it is a real possiblity if McCain wins the nomination & the rift between him & the conservative voters & talk radio are not patched up.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
dandy - not that I wouldn't like that but starting a new party
February 5, 2008 - 10:45 ET by Dee Bunkjust doesn't work. Ask the Greens, Libertarians and others who have tried. The best route is trying to change the party.
The best route is trying to
February 5, 2008 - 12:35 ET by FlashmanThe best route is trying to change the party.
How did that work out for the Whigs?
THE GREENS...
February 5, 2008 - 13:32 ET by danybhoyThe Greens don't need a party now, much of their agenda has been adopted by them Dems, & by many in the GOP...
The Libertarians will become a major party some day, but that day is well into the future. They have many great ideas, but they really don't have anybody driving them forward in a major high profile way.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
I voted for McCain today
February 5, 2008 - 10:47 ET by funkdomeand I have been paying attention. Stop being so arrogant. There are other views besides yours and Rush's.
You made a big mistake. I'm not arrogant I'm right
February 5, 2008 - 10:50 ET by Dee BunkYou made a big mistake. I'm not arrogant I'm right
Well
February 5, 2008 - 10:57 ET by funkdome"I'm not arrogant I'm right". What else would an arrogant person say? LOL
Stating you are right when
February 5, 2008 - 12:20 ET by MikeBStating you are right when you are right is not arrogant, it's telling the truth. And, telling someone they're wrong, when they're wrong is not arrogance, it is telling the truth. What is arrogant, O funky one, is insisting that you are right when you are wrong.
Have you bought into the Lib position that there is no right or wrong, that each viewpoint is valid?
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Right on, bro - libs are just jealous of our confidence:)...
February 5, 2008 - 13:16 ET by TruthMongerConservatives don't need the presidency, we don't need RINO's, and we don't even need the US - we just need conservatives - and we can wait forever:)...
We do not move with political winds - we are reliable, un-shakable, steadfast, and true - no fear of commitment here...
Damn we are GREAT! Wow...
...weenie libs and rino's eat yer heart out:)!
I voted for McCain today
February 5, 2008 - 10:47 ET by funkdomeand I have been paying attention. Stop being so arrogant. There are other views besides yours and Rush's.
Not all THAT many!
February 5, 2008 - 13:57 ET by Gary P JacksonNot all THAT many!
Dee, you have that so
February 5, 2008 - 12:15 ET by MikeBDee, you have that so right! Apparently there are still a huge number of voters who get their news only from the LibMedia, and take their word as gospel, instead of researching the candidates and their voting records. It seems that some 42% of Republican voters seem to think that McCain will be better on immigration than Romney. NumbersUSA rated each of the candidates on immigration. Hunter and Tancredo scored "excellent" on immigration, Thompson scored "good", and Romney scored "fair". McCain scored "poor" right alongside such conservative stalwarts as Hillary, Obama, and Edwards. I think the only reason they scored "poor" was that NumbersUSA didn't have an "abyssmal" rating to give.
But, to hear the LibMedia tell it, McCain is "conservative". I don't know how they figure that, unless that it is that they label Hillary "I want to take those profits" Clinton a "centrist" instead of a Bolshevik Communist, with Barak about 1 hydrogen nucleus to her right.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Don't attach Obama
February 5, 2008 - 10:16 ET by iveseenitallOh,no question about it. If it's McCain vs. B.O., the RINOS will never attack for fear of being called racists. RINOS--they're killing us.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
rush
February 5, 2008 - 10:27 ET by Darune Albaneone thing that rush said .. it is better to vote democrat then it will be to let the media "redefine" conservatism to mean McCain we can survive 4 years of democrat control but not a redefined conservative party.
Yeah
February 5, 2008 - 10:50 ET by funkdomeAnd all of those troops who will have dies in Iraq will have done so in vain when we pull out.
But apparently, Rush doesn't really care about winning in Iraq. He is more interested in his own power. Cool.
Man, that's a leap!
February 5, 2008 - 13:59 ET by Gary P JacksonMan, that's a leap!
It's a primary, Dufus!
February 5, 2008 - 10:37 ET by mattmIt's a primary, Dufus! This is where we define our Party. We don't owe loyalty to a Party, the Party owes loyalty to us.
Exactly, mattm
February 5, 2008 - 10:45 ET by RJIt's interesting that so many of the Party Leadership, meaning the "establishment", have fallen in lock-step behind McCain, while so many of the rank and file seem to be looking elsewhere.
The "Party" seems determined to enforce the old adage "Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line."
What does this have to do with media bias?
February 5, 2008 - 10:49 ET by funkdomeNewsbusters needs to let us know if their mission has changed from reporting media bias to being an arm of the Romney campaign.
I am very interested in the former. Not so interseted in the latter.
It's a clear case of media bias
February 5, 2008 - 10:59 ET by RJ...but you think this column represents an "arm of the Romney campaign" because....?
"He was a would-be sharp operator who lacked for the satisfaction of his ambition only the quality of sharpness..." -Michael Chabon
funkdome, why do you
February 5, 2008 - 11:10 ET by motherbeltfunkdome, why do you continue to read and comment on things that, as you say, have nothing to do with media bias? Are you gathering info for a thesis?
I assume you're not tied into your chair with someone else controlling your mouse and keyboard.....
In Answer to his question
February 5, 2008 - 11:00 ET by V the KQ. 'Isn't it better to get behind a Republican you may disagree with from
time to time than work for an outcome that puts a Democrat in the White
House with whom you will disagree all of the time?'
A. No. In McCain's case, the disagreements are fundamental, not occasional. Under these circumstances, it is better to have conservatives and Republicans united in opposition to a liberal Democrat administration than divided in opposition to a liberal Republican administration.
Well put, V!!
February 5, 2008 - 11:16 ET by motherbeltWell put, V!!
I am tired of people saying the important thing is to have a Republican in the White House. We've had one for 8 years, and what happened? We got the Medicare drug benefit that the Democrats wanted. Was that a big victory for the Republican party?
Were Republicans supposed to let him sign that amnesty bill that Democrats loved, and then defend him for it, in the name of party unity?
Should they have lined up behind him and defended his nomination of Harriet Miers because he was a Republican President?
Please. Basta, ya.
this says it all
February 5, 2008 - 12:19 ET by DFLowerhttp://michellemalki...
forget party loyalty, how
February 5, 2008 - 12:46 ET by MrSnugglesforget party loyalty, how about ideological loyalty? i frankly dont give a damn what letter someone has next to their name, if they support life, borders, small government, and freedom ill vote for them.
Mark M. is someone I have
February 5, 2008 - 13:06 ET by bigtimerMark M. is someone I have never liked or trusted, didn't the Bush people let him go during the election? No matter to me in the long run....this is going to be what I feared when I started listening to all of Obama's speeches and said be very afraid, be wary, this man is going to be like a run-away train and we have RINO's telling us how to respond, who to support and vote for, and if McCain gets the delegates and wins we are just supposed to bow to him and accept his leftist ways...and to top it off, they will not make any ads against Obama...
Oh please...I think not.
HEY TIM... YOUR ARTICLE IS
February 5, 2008 - 15:48 ET by bigtimerHEY TIM...
YOUR ARTICLE IS GETTING MENTION ALONG WITH NBs ON RUSH RIGHT NOW...HE IS GOING TO CHECK ON HIS INFO DURING THE BREAK!
I LOVE IT!
McCain CAN'T Beat anyone on the Left
February 5, 2008 - 15:59 ET by ShaftBigScoreYou are setting up for the massive Slaughter in the General Election. NO RINO stands a snowballs chance in Hell to beat Hillary or Obama in the General Election. The Jackazzes will eat McCain's lunch. I would rather lose with Romney in the General Election; than win with McCain(or worse...LOSE with McCain).
I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary. President Ronald Reagan
RINOs will be the death of the Republican party
February 5, 2008 - 16:36 ET by jmckeoneConservatives win elections when they are conservative. Two faced wafflers and RINOs give the party a bad name and those who vote for them are in essence voting for Hillary or Obama. Unless the Republican party starts running fiscally and socially conservative candidates they only stand to lose more and more elections. We aren't interested in those who compromise their convictions or don't have any to begin with.
No negative ads?
February 5, 2008 - 19:58 ET by ThisnThat"promising not to tape ads against the Illinois Democrat [Obama] if he becomes the nominee".
So, who will McCain campaign against?
Obama - Nope
Clinton - Apparantly not
Huckabee - Huckabee is taking conservative votes away from Romney.
Who's left? ROMNEY. McCain will campaign against Romney, of course. But leave the Dims alone. Isn't that sweet of McCain?
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