McCain vs. YouTube

By Eric Pfeiffer | May 19, 2008 1:23 PM | | Comments (0)

Liberal bloggers are striking out against John McCain on two fronts today, pointing out contradictions in his own words and attacking the Republican establishment voices that are promoting his candidacy. In today's New York Times Bill Kristol writes of McCain's "exceptionalism," i.e. his potential to succeed despite the Republican dirge taking place nationally. Close followers of Kristol and his Weekly Standard magazine may note the dual meaning of "exceptionalism" here. Along with having the potential to be an electorally viable candidate this fall, McCain has long been a symbolic supporter of neo-conservative "American greatness," i.e. "exceptionalism," that Kristol and his magazine have long promoted.

The second line of attack comes from Glen Greenwald, who has unveiled the "Real McCain 2," a video montage of apparent policy contradictions from McCain that Greenwald says the "corporate media" refuses to report on. MyDD's Todd Beeton agrees:

Doesn't it sometimes seem as though John McCain is his own worst enemy? I mean, the guy says stuff and you gotta think, does he realize a camera's on? Does he realize he'll be held accountable for saying that? Unfortunately, however, many in the media (aka, McCain's base) don't feel terribly compelled to question McCain's inconsistencies and hypocrisies -- doing their job is hard!

One problem with that assertion: he uses NBC DC Bureau Chief Tim Russert calling out McCain on a contradiction as one of his strongest points of evidence in the video. But you can judge the rest of the video's value here:





Tags: Blogger Theories, John McCain

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