NYT Ignores McCain Plea To Leave Son Alone
By
pparets
on April 6, 2008 at 05:10 am
In its best liberal tradition, and with no regard for the safety of Lance Corporal James McCain, who served in Anbar Province, The New York Times ran this article by Jodi Kantor on April 6th.
The NYT sanctimoniously defended the article by saying they had withheld some details about Cpl. McCain. Reminds one of the Prince Harry In Afghanistan debacle.
Would that the New York Times had the same ethical standards as Senator McCain.
Footnote: Meanwhile Barack Obama boasts that he never voted for the war, while Hillary Clinton fabricates stories about her courage dodging bullets in the Balkans.
McCAIN IS VOCAL ON WAR, BUT SILENT ON SON’S SERVICE
McCain has staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability to Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son.
McCain has largely maintained a code of silence about his son… making only fleeting references to him in public, both to protect him from becoming a prize target and avoid exploiting him for political gain…
The NYT sanctimoniously defended the article by saying they had withheld some details about Cpl. McCain. Reminds one of the Prince Harry In Afghanistan debacle.
Would that the New York Times had the same ethical standards as Senator McCain.
Footnote: Meanwhile Barack Obama boasts that he never voted for the war, while Hillary Clinton fabricates stories about her courage dodging bullets in the Balkans.
