Everyone is jumping on the NYT story about John McCain’s relationship with a female lobbyist. YOU ARE MISSING THE BIG STORY! Let me cite Slate, John McCain dated a stripper! Excuse me since we are progressives trying to sound fair they called her an "exotic dancer."
As a fighter pilot in Pensacola, Fla., 30 years ago, McCain and his exotic-dancer girlfriend dropped by the dinner party of some married ensigns and were greeted with "disbelief and alarm." They left quickly. This week as he tried to crash his way into the nomination of a party from which he has often broken, his mother predicted Republicans would have to "hold their nose" to vote for her son.
Why would Slate make such a claim without fear of a libel suit? Well Faith of My Fathers authored by some guy called John McCain claims this. You never heard this? You mean it took the media 2 weeks to get the story of Obama's teenage drug use from the Drudge report, but you still haven't heard this one? Why isn't the blogosphere going crazy on this. How old was he 30+ years ago? I know Republicans in their late 30s get to still have youthfull indescretions.
THE GOP WOULD GET FEMINIST ON RECORD IF A DEM HAD DONE THIS
Remember how feminist were asked repeatedly about how they could support Bill Clinton after he cheated on his wife?
When the MSM SUSPECTS something about a person they will often write safe stories like this one in the NYT. They won't write a yellow journalism story until, they can quote SOMEPLACE else writing about it. This is how Drudge makes a living. He reports filth, it's quoted by the Washinton Times, then by FOX, then CNN will report on how it's being talked about. The NYT is laying the bait out there can't we please pick it up?
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHY HAVE NO CHRISTIAN WOMEN ORGANIZATIONS BEEN ASKED ABOUT JOHN McCAIN DATING A STRIPPER! What message does that send our children?
For example:
Dear Concerned Woman of America,
can I get your board of directors on record that you will be voting for a man who dated a stripper? Do you think retelling that story in a book with the word "Faith" in it's title was a little crass? I don't think it helps conservatives, this is just friendly advice.
Sincerly,
Concern Troll
Beating McCain means we have to attack his weakness. Movement Conservatives don't like hate him. He is going to spend the next several month consolidating the conservative base. So why are we sitting here letting him? Use his own words againt him to seed dessension in the ranks.
If we use this tag repeatedly, eventually the MSM will do a "story" on it. Yes it will be "balanced". They will say "Democrats complained about attacks on Obama" now they are doing it to. That will wrap up a 15 minute segment on a weekened and they will never touch it again. The Republicans will keep on bringing up Obama smears right up to the elction. We need to mention this every week. Give him a nickname "Good time John", "he is after all a John", "John the stripper" ect. Forget how "mean" we sound. Send out emails to Christian women orgs, call talk radio, let's get moving people.
(McCain notes in his book that her stage name was the "Flame of Florida." Washington Post 5-30-2005)
By the way, I posted most of this diary a week ago, it wasn't noticed then but it was Beat McCain the GOP way! Strippers and Bills
UPDATE I guess I need to explain my point. The point of pushing this story isn't to get Progressives to not vote for McCain. It's to get Conservatives to not vote for McCain. Therefore it isn't relevant what YOU think about the merits of dating a stripper, but what a conservative women thinks!