John, can you stay on topic and keep to the issues, this is just more bullshit to confuse the more stupid voters out there. John McCain = George Bush or John McCain = 4 more years like the last 8.
Keep it simple, surely you must have better stuff to post.
Drug addiction In 1989, Cindy McCain became addicted to painkillers such as Percocet and Vicodin.[19] She later attributed her addiction to pain following two spinal surgeries[20] as well as emotional stress during her husband's entanglement in the Keating Five scandal of that time,[19] which also involved her role as a bookkeeper who had difficulty finding receipts of Keating-related expenses.[13] The addiction progressed to the point where she resorted to stealing drugs from her own AVMT.[20] During 1992, Tom Gosinski, the director of government and international affairs for AVMT, discovered her drug theft.[21] Subsequently in 1992, McCain's parents staged an intervention to force her to get help;[13] she told her husband about her problem, attended a drug treament facility, began outpatient sessions, and ended her three years of addiction;[19] another surgery in 1993 resolved her back pain.[19] In January 1993, McCain terminated Gosinski's employment on grounds of budgetary reasons.[21] In spring 1993, Gosinski tipped off the Drug Enforcement Administration to investigate McCain's drug theft.[21] Her activities violated federal statutes, so a federal investigation was conducted. McCain's defense team, led by noted Washington lawyer John Dowd,[21] secured an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office that limited her punishment to financial restitution and enrollment in a diversion program, [4][21] without anything being made public. Meanwhile, in early 1994 Gosinski filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against McCain, which he told her he would settle for $250,000. In April 1994, Dowd requested that Maricopa County officials investigate Gosinski for extortion.[21] At this point, the Phoenix New Times was preparing a negatively-cast story about the whole affair and about to publish it.[21][19] Cindy McCain pre-empted this[19] by publicly revealing her past addiction, stating she hoped it would give fellow drug addicts courage in their struggles: "Although my conduct did not result in compromising any missions of AVMT, my actions were wrong, and I regret them."[4] A flurry of press attention followed, including charges by Gosinski that she had asked him to lie concerning her drug use when the McCains were applying to adopt their baby from Bangladesh[19] and statements by past AVMT employees that Gosinski had once threatened to blackmail her. A few weeks after her announcement, the Variety Club of Arizona canceled its Humanitarian of the Year award dinner in her honor citing poor ticket sales.[4] In the end, both Gosinski's lawsuit and the extortion investigation against him were dropped.[19] AVMT concluded its activities in 1995.[11]
Oh this is going to be a fun weekend after all (I hope I hope).
Joneses
· 1 year ago
Yeah I been hearing about this for many months. Finally the truth comes not, but of course, the GOP will spin is. Spin, spin, spin and the Christian right will embrace it as once she sined and now she is saved, and John loved her so much that he had to protect her, kinda stuff, and the corporate will east up everything that the GOP and Christian will say.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
"Stealing drugs from her own AVMT" doesn't really do it justice...Didn't she steal prescription pads from the AVMT and forge doctor signatures as well as stealing pills?
Reasonable
· 1 year ago
Raw story paints a picture of the real McCain...someone who cares more for his political future than his wife's health. Very cold.
Coming Undone
· 1 year ago
Well let's see how long it takes the McCain's to say this is a private family matter.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Don't make Mooselini cry!!!
Coming Undone
· 1 year ago
It's just sexist to call Cindy a drug addict.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
some men think strung-out women are sexy...
... oh wait, you said sexist... sorry, Spinal Tap moment there.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
What about a sex addict? Sexist?
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Here is more on this topic from Raw Story. It seems that there were a few folks that may come forward regarding this new aspect of this old story. About time!
It looks like the Gosinski story has been reported on at length back in the 90s. (Not that that doesn't make it relevant, but it's probably not a breaking story.)
edit to add: rawstory article puts this in different light..
SouthernBeale
· 1 year ago
Fortunately the Phoenix indy paper did this story way back in 1994: "Opiate For The Mrs." If you haven't read it, do it now. Before they wipe it off the 'nets.
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
Maybe Sarah Palin called the Washington Post and asked them to remove the story?
Cindy McCain, 1992: addicted to prescription pain-killers. Cindy McCain, 2008: addicted to sticking her finger down her throat to look good in $3000 designer dresses.
CPL
· 1 year ago
And for all the money she spent for that entire outfit ($300K), she still looked like a washed out hag who saw one suntan bed too many and no amount of nipping and tucking can cover it up.
Thirty years ago, she probably looked chic. Today, she looks as old as her husband. You know its bad when Dianne Feinstein, at 74 years of age, looks younger than Cindy McCain.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Some way cute Jewish guy, Ari Melcher i think, was just on MSNBC (right before 3PM) and completely obliterated the Republican. This guy was fantastic!!! I wish I could post a tape. More of this guy, please...
WDemDem
· 1 year ago
I saw it too!! It was incredible, and that repuke talking head was caught with his pants down and called a LIAR, over and over!!
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
I'm not familiar with an Ari Melcher. Could it have been Ari Melber from The Nation magazine and The Politico (my best hunch)? Or perhaps Michael Melcher who is a progressive lawyer?
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Googling Melber and peeking at photos thats the guy...He was really fantastic!
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
I missed it but I do read his articles when I can. He's good but I've never seen him "in the flesh". (LOL)
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Heavy beard shadow, upper lip dimple and a twinkle in his eye as he disembowled the Rethug...
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Heavy beard shadow, upper lip dimple and a twinkle in his eye as he disembowled the Rethug...
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
I just googled and WOW, he is a cutie pie! Who knew?
Yes, he was great! Now if we could only get the rest of the party to adjust their cojones accordingly.
By the way, that GOP hack is just that and a bad one no less.
bradlevinson
· 1 year ago
John, I worry about this issue.
Yes, McCain abused his power, and yes, it makes him look bad.
But we know how this plays with tte media, their attention for "red herrings" and juicy spin -- doesn't it have a consequence of making McCain look like a strong, protective husband and making Cindy out to be a sympathetic figure?
The best thing that the Obama surrogates can say, while this plays out, is that they don't think talking about this is fair game, and it's another distraction from what really matters in this election. Otherwise, we risk losing the media war this round -- again.
M12b3m21a
· 1 year ago
This is amazing! If you can't find something truthful, you make something up. Keep up the accusations. You are making yourself look very foolish!
ron071
· 1 year ago
M12b3m21a: Of course " EVERYTHING " is made up. YOU will be the " foolish " one very, very soon. Better addjust your blinders and ear plugs. You are the pathetic one who tries to discredit all you don't want to hear.
jmcon007
· 1 year ago
What about the two second story a few days ago of eyewitnesses overhearing Sarah Palin making a quip in a restaurant among friends, after the Democratic nominee was decided: 'So, Sambo beat 'the bitch'?' This sounds exactly like something someone within the Assembly of God Church would say. I was an eight-year Assembly of God member myself years ago, so I'll not completely ignorant about their attitudes toward African Americans and women in general.
September 10, 2008 -- Palin's adviser base and political affiliations are Klan and neo-Nazi
WMR has learned from informed sources in Washington, DC who have tracked for a number of years the activities of the Confederacy restoration movement, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and white supremacist organizations that key players in a number of these groups are actively advising and financing the campaign of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska.
Many observers have pointed out that McCain's campaign and the GOP somehow failed to properly vet Palin's involvement in various scandals as both mayor of Wasilla, Alaska and in year barely two years as Governor of Alaska. However, it is precisely because of Palin's links to extreme right-wing organizations and neo-Confederates that she was chosen as McCain's running mate. The Republicans have so perfected the theft of elections, having engineered presidential election victories in 2000 and 2004 and congressional and statehouse wins in 2002 and 2004, and suppression of Democratic victories in 2006, they are confident that they will the best chance of seeing a Ku Klux Klan- and white supremacist-backed politician get into the White House since William McAdoo, the Klan's candidate, was almost nominated for President on the Democratic ticket in 1924.
The GOP is so confident of their ability to affect election results they have decided to keep Palin away from the media and only produce her during well-scripted and tightly-controlled campaign events.
Palin's and her husband's dalliances with the Alaska Independence Party (AIP), which advocates the secession of Alaska from the United States is the tip of a web of organizations that count among their membership extreme right-wing elements, many of whom also participate in Republican Party candidate selection and the lobbying of Republican members of Congress on behalf of Big Tobacco, Big Mining, Big Agra, and the small arms and defense industry clients.
continued at the link above~~
ron071
· 1 year ago
When will this be reported in the media? Surely, there are enough media in Alaska to track this warped woman's statement down for the country to know. If only the waitress who heard it would step forward in the interst of truth and decency. " Sambo beat the bitch." This is the real Sarah of the Mooseback.
WANT MORE PAIN???????? VOTE McSAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beverly33
· 1 year ago
Does Obama even want to win? If he does, then he should be releasing hard-hitting ads EVERY DAMN DAY with this stuff. Why is the Dem candidate always always always on the defensive? For once, we need a candidate with a backbone and the balls to stand up and attack McCain and his bitch first. I'm sick of our lying media following the GOP's lead and their head operative - gay Drudge.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
He has just said that he will respond, but will do so after today's remembrance of 9/11
Beverly33
· 1 year ago
That is the problem. Obama shouldn't have to "respond" and react at all. He should be on the offensive, and McCain and his little witch should be the ones responding. If you watch any news network, every day the broadcast is being completely framed by McCain and his operatives.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
correct. act, don't react.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Lest we forget 2004, we also always need to REact as well.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
when necessary, but you don't want it to become your MO.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Who is suggesting it should be the MO? I am saying that there is a balance to it all, we act and we also need to REact when necessary.
You seem to be suggesting that the REaction part of the equation is wrong and I say that is what Kerry did back in 2004 and look where that got us.
As with everything, there is a balance.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Look, I happen to agree that both the Obama campaign and the DNC are FAR afield in the best way of handling the Republicans, BUT it does appear that Obama has seen the light (so to speak). Let's just hope that it isn't too late...
Upland_Oddball
· 1 year ago
I've been listening to Air America this morning. Specifically to Thom Hartmann's substitute host. He's been pursuing leads in regard to attempts by the McCain camp and the GOP to set the groundwork for targeted, massive electoral fraud. Calls have been pouring in from Democratic and Independent voters, in key Purple states, such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida, reporting that they have received return postage paid absentee ballots form the McCain campaign or its surrogates. Some of the callers have been spouses of active military, who have either moved recently or have had a spouse deployed overseas. Smells like an attempt to get these filled out ballots sent back to addresses that will ensure that they are disqualified, and in the case of recently moved voters or military voters, an attempt to CAGE these voters and get them disqualifed before Election Day.
I f any one who reads this has experienced such activitiy form the McCain/GOP operation, speak up. Report it here, report it to your local Democratic club or Central Commitee, report it to the local and regional media, report it everywhere. Karl Rove is trying to steal a third election. We need to shed a harsh light on this before Election Day to minimize its impact.
avahome
· 1 year ago
Do you really think this housing/foreclosure fiasco was accidental. The GOP always always plans ahead. Everyone needs to check their voting registration and do it now!
vkobaya
· 1 year ago
report it to your local Democratic club or Central Commitee
You've got to be kidding. The local chicken club or their chicken central committee?
Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puuuuuuukkk! Puk! Puk! Puk!
Get real!
Same for Barack Obama.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
copied the text of the article... emailed it to a bunch of people, mostly verrrry liberal lawyer friends...
should be interesting to hear comments on the disappearance.
lutton
· 1 year ago
weird, the usual google cached link is not there either
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
blank template with no content. much like her life.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Hidden in that blurb from Google were some initials which I "assume" were the writers, and in that case it MIGHT be Walter Pincus who originally penned the missing story.
I just wrote to him to see if he had any info as to the whereabouts of the missing text. I also copied the letter to the Ombudsman to see if we might get answers on this:
The Post's Ombudsman, Deborah Howell, is the readers' representative within the newspaper. E-mail her at ombudsman@washpost.com or call 202-334-7582.
SkippyFlipjack
· 1 year ago
do you mean the letters in the url? wp-dyn is in most washington post URLs; I think it's short for something like washington post dynamic publishing system.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Drats! Yes, those were the initials I was referencing. I was hoping to find an author in that blurb somewhere...
Well, perhaps Pincus might add something to the story (I love his work), we will see but in the meantime I am curious to see what the Ombudsman will say about it all.
katjam
· 1 year ago
WARNING: This has the feel of the papers that were suddenly exposed on Bush' national guard service. They were leaked, Democrats and reporters bounced, the copies were then rapidly "proved" to be a forgeris, and voila! the whole story was deemed false. Democrats then were accussed of dirty politics. The story may have been "pulled" to make it more alluring.
leadfoot
· 1 year ago
Found some more of the text of the article, apparently it was up for a little while:
Tom Gosinski, who formally worked for Sen. John McCain claims that Cindy McCain abused prescription drugs and that Sen. McCain abused his power to keep it a secret. He explains why he chose to come out now with his story.
ron071
· 1 year ago
A REPEAT OF THE MISSING DOCUMENTS: , E-MAILS, NATIONAL GUARD RECORDS, MEDICAL RECORDS and LOBBYIST GAL-PAL VICKIE ISEMAN. The tale of the " missing " continues from Bush/Cheney to McSAME?PALIN.
VATom
· 1 year ago
Katjam:
Quote: "WARNING: This has the feel of the papers that were suddenly exposed on Bush' national guard service. They were leaked, Democrats and reporters bounced, the copies were then rapidly "proved" to be a forgeris, and voila! the whole story was deemed false.
Stop repeating the false right-wing narrative; the facts were that a number of the papers provided could not be validated as the author had died!
All Comments
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_bre...
Keep it simple, surely you must have better stuff to post.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_bre...
In 1989, Cindy McCain became addicted to painkillers such as Percocet and Vicodin.[19] She later attributed her addiction to pain following two spinal surgeries[20] as well as emotional stress during her husband's entanglement in the Keating Five scandal of that time,[19] which also involved her role as a bookkeeper who had difficulty finding receipts of Keating-related expenses.[13] The addiction progressed to the point where she resorted to stealing drugs from her own AVMT.[20] During 1992, Tom Gosinski, the director of government and international affairs for AVMT, discovered her drug theft.[21] Subsequently in 1992, McCain's parents staged an intervention to force her to get help;[13] she told her husband about her problem, attended a drug treament facility, began outpatient sessions, and ended her three years of addiction;[19] another surgery in 1993 resolved her back pain.[19] In January 1993, McCain terminated Gosinski's employment on grounds of budgetary reasons.[21] In spring 1993, Gosinski tipped off the Drug Enforcement Administration to investigate McCain's drug theft.[21] Her activities violated federal statutes, so a federal investigation was conducted. McCain's defense team, led by noted Washington lawyer John Dowd,[21] secured an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office that limited her punishment to financial restitution and enrollment in a diversion program, [4][21] without anything being made public.
Meanwhile, in early 1994 Gosinski filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against McCain, which he told her he would settle for $250,000. In April 1994, Dowd requested that Maricopa County officials investigate Gosinski for extortion.[21] At this point, the Phoenix New Times was preparing a negatively-cast story about the whole affair and about to publish it.[21][19] Cindy McCain pre-empted this[19] by publicly revealing her past addiction, stating she hoped it would give fellow drug addicts courage in their struggles: "Although my conduct did not result in compromising any missions of AVMT, my actions were wrong, and I regret them."[4] A flurry of press attention followed, including charges by Gosinski that she had asked him to lie concerning her drug use when the McCains were applying to adopt their baby from Bangladesh[19] and statements by past AVMT employees that Gosinski had once threatened to blackmail her. A few weeks after her announcement, the Variety Club of Arizona canceled its Humanitarian of the Year award dinner in her honor citing poor ticket sales.[4] In the end, both Gosinski's lawsuit and the extortion investigation against him were dropped.[19] AVMT concluded its activities in 1995.[11]
http://74.125.95.104/search?q=cache:4mPyQEyLKvc...
huh?
http://openthread.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9...
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8147
... oh wait, you said sexist... sorry, Spinal Tap moment there.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_bre...
.
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1994-09-08/news/...
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/18/dr...
edit to add: rawstory article puts this in different light..
Seems she has a history of doing stuff like that.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/vi...
No, really.
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid...
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_bre...
make the videos viral....
i'm sick of people who lie and cheat and steal and expect to get away with it.
take cindy mcsame...
Add teased up ala beehive hairdo.
Stoli bottle in left hand...
Cigarette in right hand...
*poof!*
you've got Patsy from Ab Fab.
.
Sweetie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amfv3pdmlPQ&feat...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeGD4F1MU4Y&feat...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jydj33mcO_4
Thirty years ago, she probably looked chic. Today, she looks as old as her husband. You know its bad when Dianne Feinstein, at 74 years of age, looks younger than Cindy McCain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYQAv2HnuCQ
By the way, that GOP hack is just that and a bad one no less.
Yes, McCain abused his power, and yes, it makes him look bad.
But we know how this plays with tte media, their attention for "red herrings" and juicy spin -- doesn't it have a consequence of making McCain look like a strong, protective husband and making Cindy out to be a sympathetic figure?
The best thing that the Obama surrogates can say, while this plays out, is that they don't think talking about this is fair game, and it's another distraction from what really matters in this election. Otherwise, we risk losing the media war this round -- again.
September 10, 2008 -- Palin's adviser base and political affiliations are Klan and neo-Nazi
WMR has learned from informed sources in Washington, DC who have tracked for a number of years the activities of the Confederacy restoration movement, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and white supremacist organizations that key players in a number of these groups are actively advising and financing the campaign of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska.
Many observers have pointed out that McCain's campaign and the GOP somehow failed to properly vet Palin's involvement in various scandals as both mayor of Wasilla, Alaska and in year barely two years as Governor of Alaska. However, it is precisely because of Palin's links to extreme right-wing organizations and neo-Confederates that she was chosen as McCain's running mate. The Republicans have so perfected the theft of elections, having engineered presidential election victories in 2000 and 2004 and congressional and statehouse wins in 2002 and 2004, and suppression of Democratic victories in 2006, they are confident that they will the best chance of seeing a Ku Klux Klan- and white supremacist-backed politician get into the White House since William McAdoo, the Klan's candidate, was almost nominated for President on the Democratic ticket in 1924.
The GOP is so confident of their ability to affect election results they have decided to keep Palin away from the media and only produce her during well-scripted and tightly-controlled campaign events.
Palin's and her husband's dalliances with the Alaska Independence Party (AIP), which advocates the secession of Alaska from the United States is the tip of a web of organizations that count among their membership extreme right-wing elements, many of whom also participate in Republican Party candidate selection and the lobbying of Republican members of Congress on behalf of Big Tobacco, Big Mining, Big Agra, and the small arms and defense industry clients.
continued at the link above~~
WANT MORE PAIN???????? VOTE McSAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!
You seem to be suggesting that the REaction part of the equation is wrong and I say that is what Kerry did back in 2004 and look where that got us.
As with everything, there is a balance.
I f any one who reads this has experienced such activitiy form the McCain/GOP operation, speak up. Report it here, report it to your local Democratic club or Central Commitee, report it to the local and regional media, report it everywhere. Karl Rove is trying to steal a third election. We need to shed a harsh light on this before Election Day to minimize its impact.
You've got to be kidding. The local chicken club or their chicken central committee?
Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk!
Puuuuuuukkk!
Puk! Puk! Puk!
Get real!
Same for Barack Obama.
should be interesting to hear comments on the disappearance.
I just wrote to him to see if he had any info as to the whereabouts of the missing text. I also copied the letter to the Ombudsman to see if we might get answers on this:
The Post's Ombudsman, Deborah Howell, is the readers' representative within the newspaper. E-mail her at ombudsman@washpost.com or call 202-334-7582.
Well, perhaps Pincus might add something to the story (I love his work), we will see but in the meantime I am curious to see what the Ombudsman will say about it all.
Tom Gosinski, who formally worked for Sen. John McCain claims that Cindy McCain abused prescription drugs and that Sen. McCain abused his power to keep it a secret. He explains why he chose to come out now with his story.
, E-MAILS, NATIONAL GUARD RECORDS, MEDICAL RECORDS and LOBBYIST GAL-PAL VICKIE ISEMAN. The tale of the " missing " continues from Bush/Cheney to McSAME?PALIN.
Quote: "WARNING: This has the feel of the papers that were suddenly exposed on Bush' national guard service. They were leaked, Democrats and reporters bounced, the copies were then rapidly "proved" to be a forgeris, and voila! the whole story was deemed false.
Stop repeating the false right-wing narrative; the facts were that a number of the papers provided could not be validated as the author had died!
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Whistleblower_bre...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
writen by Kimberly Kindy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...