Warren: McCain did not violate 'cone of silence' (flag)

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Warren and McCain camp insist the presumptive Republican nominee had no edge over Obama by going second. (CNN) – At a forum on faith, sometimes you just have to take on faith. Pastor Rick Warren said John McCain didn’t hear any of the questions in advance at Saturday night’s Civil Forum, even if the candidate was a [...]

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Did Mitchell Get 'McCain Cheated' at Saddleback from Daily Kos?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Although she claimed this was being "[put] out privately" by Obama's people, CNN is now reporting that his campaign is "not pursuing whether McCain heard any of the other questions," and that they're "assuming McCain had the same information they did." ...

Did Mitchell Get 'McCain Cheated' at Saddleback from Daily Kos?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Although she claimed this was being "[put] out privately" by Obama's people, CNN is now reporting that his campaign is "not pursuing whether McCain heard any of the other questions," and that they're "assuming McCain had the same information they did." ...

Cone of silence
Ben Smith's Blog — Not so much. I'm not sure this really has much impact on the credibility of either of the candidates, but if Rick Warren were running for president, this wouldn't look awful good: "We have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence," he said, when that was not in fact true.

Cone of silence
Ben Smith's Blog — Not so much. I'm not sure this really has much impact on the credibility of either of the candidates, but if Rick Warren were running for president, this wouldn't look awful good: "We have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence," he said, when that was not in fact true.

Obama's "New Politics"
Slublog — ... in front of the Saddleback crowd, but the media's attempts at spinning away the truth and smear McCain just aren't working all that well. ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — NO MORE MISUNDERESTIMATION, PLEASE I missed the Rick Warren shindig yesterday and just now caught the last half hour of McCain's interview. I'm overlooking the question of whether McCain heard the questions in advance -- I'm not sure it matters because, as Jesse Taylor says, he was a lot more interested in trotting out bits of his stump speech than actually answering the questions. But this is the probably the longest sustained McCain appearance I've listened to since the primary season, and, well, he's not bad. No, strike that -- he's very ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — NO MORE MISUNDERESTIMATION, PLEASE I missed the Rick Warren shindig yesterday and just now caught the last half hour of McCain's interview. I'm overlooking the question of whether McCain heard the questions in advance -- I'm not sure it matters because, as Jesse Taylor says, he was a lot more interested in trotting out bits of his stump speech than actually answering the questions. But this is the probably the longest sustained McCain appearance I've listened to since the primary season, and, well, he's not bad. No, strike that -- he's very ...

John McCain wasn't really in a "cone of silence" last night during Obama's questioning as Pastor Rick Warren stated
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... Pastor Rick Warren had the best intentions and probably believed McCain was in the "cone of silence." But, that's not what happened. And, while Rick Warren probably wants to believe John McCain, it's essential to remember that McCain's campaign is run by the Karl Rove crew. Those people cheat and lie -- and they can't be trusted. According to CNN: ...

John McCain wasn't really in a "cone of silence" last night during Obama's questioning as Pastor Rick Warren stated
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... Pastor Rick Warren had the best intentions and probably believed McCain was in the "cone of silence." But, that's not what happened. And, while Rick Warren probably wants to believe John McCain, it's essential to remember that McCain's campaign is run by the Karl Rove crew. Those people cheat and lie -- and they can't be trusted. According to CNN: ...

The Moral of Saddleback
Taylor Marsh — ... Does it matter? What are the details? When asked if McCain overheard anything, Charlie Black, a McCain adviser who was with him at the time, told CNN: "We were in motorcade until 5:30 p.m. ET; then a holding ...

Sore loser: Obama and Obamedia accuse McCain of “cheating”
Michelle Malkin — ... Predicting a massive run on tin foil from now until November… *** More : Warren told CNN Sunday evening, “we flat out asked him” if he heard any of the questions. The McCain campaign “confirmed that McCain did not hear or see any of the broadcast” in the motorcade or after he arrived, Ross said. When asked if McCain overheard anything, Charlie Black, a McCain adviser who was with him at the time, told CNN: “We were in motorcade until 5:30 p.m. ET; then a holding room in another building with no TV.” Warren said, “I trust the integrity of both” candidates, and said he “knew ...

The Ten Ring
Right Wing Nation — ... McCain thoroughly cleaned Obama’s clock because (wait for it) he cheated. Rick Warren, a personal friend of Obama, responds to the whiny nitwit. ...

Obama Whiners
Common Sense and Wonder — Of course, after McCain clearly trounced Obama at the “questioning” this weekend, the Obama camp say that McCain cheated.  Their feeling is basically, “how else could McCain have done so well”?  It’s not like McCain said anything surprising, he actually just said things he has already said a million times.  The story about the guard and the cross, about saying no to early release from a POW camp, are not new at all.  Maybe one of the reasons that McCain did so well is because he told the truth and that doesn’t take as much effort as when you try to maneuver your answers to ...

McCain’s ‘cone of silence’
Political Animal — ... Now, I have no idea if McCain heard any of the questions, or if anyone on his staff gave him a heads-up on what to expect. The McCain campaign hasn’t exactly operated with a high level of integrity, but we’ll probably never know for sure. The Obama campaign is reportedly “not pursuing” this and I doubt it’s a “story” with legs. ...

The Cone of Silence Brouhaha
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... Having said that, CNN reports that McCain was not in the building in the pre-arranged waiting room when the questioning of Obama started. As such, it is possible that McCain heard some of the questions asked of Obama (assuming the motorcade had satellite radio and could hear the Fox News feed, although it may have been broadcast on local AM or FM, making it easier to hear–I am not sure about that). ...

NYT, Andrea Mitchell, Obama supporters/surrogates imply McCain “cheated” at Saddleback forum
Sister Toldjah — ... clearly demonstrated to the American people that he is prepared to be our next President….. We are concerned that your News Division is following MSNBC’s lead in abandoning non-partisan coverage of the Presidential race. We would like to request a meeting with you as soon as possible to discuss our deep concerns about the news standards and level of objectivity at NBC. Sincerely, Rick Davis Campaign Manager John McCain 2008 CNN reports that the Obama campaign does not plan on pursuing ...

FOX Friends coverage of Saddleback predictably lauds McCain, including the expert "facial analysis"
News Hounds — ... The whole focus was a dissection of the the interviews, very biased of course, with scant attention paid to the controversey over McCain's apparent foreknowledge of the questions and high praise for him, tepid at best for Obama. Look at the language: morally ambiguous, problem, missed opportunity, egghead, for Obama, while McCain hit it out of the park, amen, very compelling, pro-active, heart, authentic... Just looking at the guests we could predict the spin. Heck, just knowing it's on FOX is enough. ...

Eric Schmeltzer: Senator John Complain
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , that he was under the belief that Senator McCain had abided by the agreed upon rules, and was in his so-called "cone of silence" when the show started. McCain let Warren believe that, until afterwords. That Warren is trying to salvage the legitimacy of the forum by giving McCain a pass is irrelevant. ...

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Robert Lanham: Rick Warren's Non-Negotiable Worldview
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Undoubtedly, Warren is the darling of the media. Last summer, his California-based megachurch (which is so huge bar code stickers are assigned to babies to avoid losing them when they're checked into the nursery) hosted a much-discussed Civil Forum with McCain and Obama. Despite the fact that McCain may have had access to the questions in advance, Warren tried to appear politically neutral. But those who have followed his career know Warren is an unflappable "cultural conservative" with a track record of blatant ...