John McCain, Arianna Huffington and a Dinner Party

(No Hard News Available, Media Resorts to Dinner Party “He Said, She said” reporting)



From the New York Times to the LA Times or one left coast to the other left coast, the musings of the far-left of center, Arianna Huffington had been reported upon last week with apparent vigor. The question of whether or not John McCain voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election appears to be a big issue with Huffington, who is reaching deep in her attempt to bolster her chosen candidate, Barrack Obama. Apparently, Huffington claims that while at a dinner party in Hollywood, John McCain stated he did not vote for Bush in 2000 – John McCain denies the conversation ever took place, and the NY Times has picked up the piece going to great lengths to find “anonymous sources” at the same dinner party who “overheard the conversation” and therefore, it must be true. The reports, and Huffington suggest this “story” leads to credibility – the question is: whose? In Middle America, or those individuals who are neither heavily vested in the daily rants from the right or the left, John McCain is a straight-forward kind of guy. Patriotic, fiscally conservative, crosses the aisle in order to get a job done without making too many compromises, and, most notably, someone who appeals to both Moderate Republicans, Moderate Democrats and those all important Independent voters.

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Who is Arianna Huffington? – Wikepedia (Reliable source?), paints the picture of a wealthy Greek socialite, educated in London, married to Michael Huffington, a congressman from California (R), whose apparent bi-sexuality did not deter Ms. Huffington from the marriage (bling!). They later divorced, after he lost the congressional seat to Diane Feinstein. She is very bitter about the “right side” of American Politics. Is it any wonder? A published author, Arianna has written on a wide range of subject, from Maria Callas, to How to Overthrow the Government. She is described as a progressive. No kidding.

Yet, given the current climate of “there’s nothing to find out about John McCain”, and “Barack Obama’s increasing gaffes, it appears John McCain will win out in a national election. Obama is even having trouble in Bob Byrd’s back yard, no less, a heavily democratic stronghold, (papers are crying racism, making the excuse that the state is heavily white, and those whites are gun and bible owners - therefore, they are racist, or objectively, people who read the news and know how Obama feels about guns and religion). The progressives, (including print and blogs), are desperately looking for any story, no matter how unsubstantiated or ridiculous, to “pin on McCain” in the hopes of making Barack look good enough to vote for!

The Old Adage: No News is Good News, will continue to hold true for McCain throughout the election cycle. The ridiculous musings of a bitter old woman (this comment from an actual old woman), will hardly be the stuff that individuals in Kansas, Ohio, Idaho, most of California and Upstate New York will even read about, or if they do, will even care about.


With the nomination of the DNC handed to Obama by these same entities (one assumes it is the political party that actually nominates the candidate, however, not in this instance), these types of farcical attacks should be expected to escalate. With the stars aligned in favor of the DNC this year, it is with amazement that one ponders how a press, bent on a progressive stand, aligned with individuals with Puffed Up self-opinions, and reporting on non-news, from people of little consequence, may be the catalyst that actually hands the White House back to the Republicans!

Mike Huckabee – The Message: Stick to One’s Principles

(Nice Guys Finish First – How Refreshing Would That Be?)

Former Arkansas Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, has defended Hillary Clinton’s decision to stay in the race for the DNC nomination, (Log Cabin Democrat) in spite of pressure from those within her party. For those of us who have supported Mike Huckabee, it is their personal message and governing or legislative expertise and experience they bring to the campaign, which keeps supporters engaged until the bitter end, and or in the case of Mike Huckabee, past the point where the candidate has ended their quest for the White House.



It is the people’s right to vote their conscious and send a clear message to the particular party that their candidate of choice has positions that are vitally important to millions of American’s. The effect may be looked upon as a nuisance (Politico – Nuisance Vote Eludes McCain) by some, however, 23-27% of the voters in both Indiana and North Carolina sent the message that they wanted a chance to choose a candidate as well as a political position. Isn’t this what the process is all about? When the nation became a two-party system, the RNC and the DNC backed by big business and special interests, little room was left for the “masses” to make an impact on this Republic. It is in the process of the election that there is still a chance for “we the people” to have a voice, albeit a small one.



Mike Huckabee understands of the process and the need for both the candidate and the people to have a choice is to be applauded. He is now working to bring conservative factions together in support of the eventual Republican nominee, John McCain. It should also be noted, that McCain and Huckabee were the two candidates in the entire field of candidates (both sides of the aisle) who have run campaigns that were civil, citing their differences and pushing a message. It is civility, combined with experience and a clear message that will bring McCain, with the help of Mike Huckabee, to the White House in 2008. It should also be noted that Mike’s understanding of Hillary Clinton’s position to stay in the race, despite a barrage of attacks from the media, special interests, and the party elite, is spot on. She has a duty to her supporters and to her country to stand firm until there is a clear nominee. Those American’s in states that have yet to cast a vote, should have an option to voice their opinion.

John McCain – Road to the White House

(Opinion)

Apparently the RNC had a point – push an independent, moderate candidate at conservatives in the hopes of picking up those independents and democrats who had hoped McCain would run against Bush as an Independent in 2004. Although the deep conservative base has misgivings (understatement) regarding McCain’s conversion to conservatism, should Barrack Obama clinch the nomination, they cannot conscionably “sit this one out”. The dinner table conversation in the deeply Democratic state of Massachusetts shows the clear confusion and resignation that has invaded the working-class, (or middle class), voters. In a choice between Obama and Clinton, Clinton is the choice – take Clinton off the table, and McCain is the “next best thing” to a Democrat.

As the only Republican in a family whose roots are deeply seated in the Democrat Party, it is with some surprise that this change has occurred. These are individuals who were strongly behind any candidate that the DNC put forth – “because we are democrats and they support the working-class”. John McCain’s appeal is two-fold – he’s against government waste and he’s leaned left enough times that he’s “almost one of us!”

As the media and DNC party elites muscle Hillary Clinton out of the race, the thoughts that John McCain can’t win the race, start to dissipate. Those democrats who the party feels will surely vote for Obama because he is the party’s nominee and “that’s the way they vote”, have miscalculated those middle-class, working-class, voters who cast their vote for Clinton – in this Massachusetts instance, it was not because they were voting for Clinton – it was a vote against Obama. Granted this is a small sample in a small state, but it gives rise to speculation that McCain’s age is less a handicap than Obama’s inexperience, associations, statements (bitterly clutching their guns and bibles), and what-ever else he may say or what may be discovered once his nomination is secure.