Wednesday's disgraceful debate got me thinking. If George Stephanopoulos can ask Barack Obama about his insubstantial ties to a former radical, then why can't someone ask John McCain to explain his relationships with some rather unsavory characters, including convicted felons? Let's start with one here–there will be more to come.
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Notorious Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy is a McCain supporter. In fact, Liddy, who at one time plotted to murder a journalist, has been donating money to McCain for the past decade. Liddy calls McCain "a good, personal friend". McCain has appeared on Liddy's radio show. and McCain's website provides call-in info to Liddy's show, asking supporters to contact the ex-con.
Liddy didn't exactly turn squeaky clean when he emerged from prison. In the mid-1990s, he instructed listeners about the best way to kill federal agents, Liddy has also bizarrely suggested that the Watergate break-in had something to do with a mythical call-girl ring run out of Democratic National Committee headquarters. Not exactly a reformed or repentant man.
Now that George Stephanopoulos is through grilling Obama about nonexistent ties to a former Weatherman, maybe he, or someone else in the media, can turn their attention to McCain's close ties with a convicted felon who was involved in one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Looking forward to hearing McCain explain this relationship, and whether he agrees with Liddy's extreme views.
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