Cindy McCain Says Anti-Huntsman Web Video ‘Has Shades of 2000 All Over It’
EmailCindy McCain took to twitter today to assail the web video made by a supporter of Ron Paul – and since disavowed by the Paul campaign – that smears Jon Huntsman as some sort of tool of Chinese interests, dragging his adopted daughters into it as part of the “evidence.”
“I deeply resent the video made using the adopted daughters of@johnhuntsman,” McCain wrote on twitter Friday afternoon. “@ronpaul shame on you. This has shades of 2000 all over it.”
McCain was referring to smears against her husband by allies of then-Gov. George W. Bush’s campaign leading up to the GOP South Carolina primary in 2000. One of the smears – a push poll that referred to McCain fathering an out of wedlock “black baby” – was apparently a reference to the McCains’ adopted Bangladeshi daughter Bridget.
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Posted by: newcountryman | January 6, 2012, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
I have seen it and it is a ridiculous ad. They are trying to make him look like Mao for crying out loud!. According to everyone out there, Huntsman was a very good ambassador. Although I am a Democrat, he is by far the most qualified for President of the Republicans. Unfortunately he i not a far right wing nut, a Libertarian wing nut or a plain wing nut, so he won’t get in.
Posted by: pksk531 | January 6, 2012, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
Nobody has ever proven that “allies” of GWB’s campaign produced those despicable smears, and nobody knows if the people who made this disgusting anti-Huntsman ad have anything to do with Ron Paul.
Those are the allegations, but nobody knows who did either horrible thing.
Posted by: MayBee | January 6, 2012, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
This video was made by the Huntsman campaign and it looks like every major media outlet fell for it.
You would think that media professionals of all people would be able to spot a troll.
Look where the first external reference to the video came from – jon2012.com
reporting due diligence EPIC FAIL
Posted by: Bpb | January 6, 2012, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
“McCain was referring to smears against her husband by allies of then-Gov. George W. Bush’s campaign leading up to the GOP South Carolina primary in 2000. One of the smears – a push poll that referred to McCain fathering an out of wedlock “black baby” – was apparently a reference to the McCains’ adopted Bangladeshi daughter Bridget.”
The Republicans are despicable.
Posted by: Jim | January 6, 2012, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
Cindy McCain should be more ashamed of her husband for authoring the UnConstitutional NDAA “Indefinate Detention” bill!
Posted by: Odinkitty | January 7, 2012, 2:29 am 2:29 am
I just want to thank each of the candidates, for showing me what a bunch of SNAKES the other candidates all are. You’ve all convinced me not to vote Republican!
Posted by: thomas mc | January 7, 2012, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm