Former McCain Strategist Blames Charlie Black's Gaffe On 'Tremendous Reporter Cleavage'

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:33 PM EDT

Article Source: Think Progress

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In a new Fortune magazine article, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) chief strategist Charlie Black claimed that another terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be "a big advantage" for their campaign. On Dennis Miller's radio show today, former top McCain strategist Mike Murphy attempted to explain away the gaffe with a crude joke:

MURPHY: Well, he's an old friend of mine, so I'll defend him. I don't know what happened. I think there must have been tremendous reporter cleavage involved or something.

MILLER: hahahahahahaha

MURPHY: Charlie got off his focus, he's a good guy, he's apologized for it.

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nearing

Now I have heard everything!

So it's a woman's fault, Black said that it would be advantageous for McCain if the US had another terrorist attack!

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6 votes

#1 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:34 PM EDT

{"commentId":2049512,"authorDomain":"stevehouse"}

SteveHouse

Here's the byline of the Fortune article:

By David Whitford, editor at large

I hope David's cleavage wasn't what distracted Charlie Black. xp

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4 votes

#2 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:06 PM EDT

{"commentId":2049533,"authorDomain":"gabby3239"}

renard

the disrespect that John McCain and his associates have for women is more than transparent but what is surprising is that women dont see it whether it was McCains treatment of Carol, or the guy in Texas who said that women who are being raped should lay back and enjoy it, or now this guy blaming his political screw up on the fact he was looking at a womans breast i was taught as a kid that birds of a feather flock together.

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3 votes

#3 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:10 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050316,"authorDomain":"jade-log"}

jade-log

renard,...There does seem to be a pattern. The distracting cleavage, Texas rape...,His wife a C**t
Oh well boys will be boys. He's old enough to know better.

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3 votes

#3.1 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:10 PM EDT

{"commentId":2052319,"authorDomain":"yorkark"}

Sally York

McCain and his gang of womanizers is sure not what we need to get this country up and running again. I surely hope that the voters show him that his lecherous ways are not what this country needs or wants.

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1 vote

#3.2 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:10 AM EDT

{"commentId":2056896,"authorDomain":"acidreflux"}

AdipicAcid

He's old enough to know better.

Problem is he's old enough he's forgotten.

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2 votes

#3.3 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:28 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050470,"authorDomain":"divbyzero"}

Division by Zero

I dunno...I've been distracted by cleavage but it's never made me say something I would later regret.

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6 votes

#4 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:37 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050589,"authorDomain":"geejay"}

TheJonesGirl

(* )V( * )

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7 votes

#4.1 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:00 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050702,"authorDomain":"nearing"}

nearing

TJG, wow. Those must be paid-for cause those are some mighty high-riding nips!
LOL!!

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6 votes

#4.2 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:20 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050748,"authorDomain":"geejay"}

TheJonesGirl

LOL!I guess it is preferable to:

( . )v( . )

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6 votes

#4.3 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:29 PM EDT

{"commentId":2050774,"authorDomain":"divbyzero"}

Division by Zero

High or low, I like them all!

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2 votes

#4.4 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:33 PM EDT

{"commentId":2051009,"authorDomain":"stevehouse"}

SteveHouse

I BELIEVE AN UTTER DISASTER IN IRAQ WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Oh, wait, I'm sorry, I was distracted by TJG's knockers. I meant to say...... something else.

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6 votes

#4.5 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:11 PM EDT

{"commentId":2059510,"authorDomain":"nearing"}

nearing

LOL!I guess it is preferable to:

( . )v( . )

But those are more realistic.

Ah, well, I guess you get what you pay for.

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4 votes

#4.6 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:19 PM EDT

{"commentId":2051720,"authorDomain":"haloalani"}

osaykanuc

As excuses go, that one's so much more warm and fuzzy...like Avian flu.

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1 vote

#5 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:05 AM EDT

{"commentId":2052107,"authorDomain":"darkknightjrk"}

Jared Kardos

Like Division said, I love breasts, but I don't think they could make me say something as stupid as that.

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1 vote

#6 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:28 AM EDT

{"commentId":2052361,"authorDomain":"truthlover"}

truthlover

I think Stevehouse has it right... this is just Republican sexism... at its best--- imagine what they say to each other privately, or remember President Barf Bush trying to massage Germany's PM during a public meeting... these are mostly sexist pigs... as are probably a lot of high-level Democrats. I was in CA when the citizens of the state, because the former governer couldn't resign to let his Democrat Luitenant Governor take over, elected the Gropinator. It's bad and this shouldn't be set aside.

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3 votes

#7 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:30 AM EDT

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