Flip: Repeatedly on the campaign trail, and again during the third presidential debate, Senator McCain made a point of questioning Senator Obama's "relationship" with former 60's radical and accused bomber William Ayers, pointing out how Obama once "attended a campaign fundraiser in William Ayers' home" in 1996.
Flop: After failing to appear on "The Late Show with David Letterman" back in September, McCain finally appeared on the show a month later where Letterman asked McCain about the "paling around with terrorist(s) William Ayers". McCain defended his attack as justifiable.
Letterman, in response, asked the Senator about his association with convicted felon G. Gordon Liddy, former lead Watergate burglar turned Right-Wing radio show host, who, in 1994 during the "Branch Davidian" siege in Waco, Texas, was explaining on his show "how to kill ATF agents". Not only had McCain appeared on Liddy's program no fewer than six times (most recently, last May), Letterman pointed out that McCain likewise "attended a fundraiser in Liddy's home".
McCain's defense of his relationship with Liddy: "He has served his time". Four-and-a-half years, to be precise. | link - Mugsy's Rap Sheet | 10/16/08 |
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