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No, they’re not desperate at all
October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ed Morrissey has the scoop on a story that is so shameful, I really have to wonder if it is an Onion parody. Evidently the New York Times is so depserate for dirt on Cindy McCain that they’re trolling facebook and asking her daughter’s classmates for info. Here’s the email a Times correspondent sent to Bridget McCain’s classmate:
I saw on facebook that you went to Xavier, and if you don’t mind, I’d love to ask you some advice about a story. I’m a reporter at the New York Times, writing a profile of Cindy McCain, and we are trying to get a sense of what she is like as a mother. So I’m reaching out to fellow parents at her kids’ schools. My understanding is that some of her older kids went to Brophy/Xavier, but I’m trying to figure out what school her 16 year old daughter Bridget attends– and a few people said it was PCDS. Do you know if that’s right? Again, we’re not really reporting on the kids, just seeking some fellow parents who can talk about what Mrs. McCain is like.
Also, if you know anyone else who I should talk to– basically anyone who has encountered Mrs. McCain and might be able to share impressions– that would be great.
Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
Jodi Kantor
Political correspondent
New York Times
Hard hitting journalism indeed.
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The media that is completely uninterested in Obama’s drug usage, his schooling, his influences, etc are researching classmates of McCain’s kids looking for dirt and researching the heck out of a plumber with the audacity to ask a question that led the Obamassieh to reveal his true thoughts on socialism. Amazing and yet they continue to pretend there is no real media bias.