In the wake of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) accusation that his offices had been illegally recorded in a tape handed out by Mother Jones, the liberal publication has now released a doctored transcript of the tape itself in an effort to suggest that McConnell’s staff was engaged in violation of Senate rules. In… Read more »
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Chuck Todd Cautions Matthews On Mitch McConnell Tape: ‘There’s A Chance This Really Is A Crime’
NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd cautioned Hardball host Chris Matthews on Tuesday that the secret tape of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) release by Mother Jones magazine discussing avenues of attacking his potential reelection campaign opponents may be the result of a criminal act. The FBI has been asked to open… Read more »
McConnell blames ‘political left’ for leaked tape, while NRSC blames, well, everybody
A clearly peeved Mitch McConnell doesn’t know who released a tape of he and his staff discussing how best to smear potential opponent Ashley Judd. It’s a near-certainty that the tape was released by a disgruntled staffer, but that’s no fun so he’s going to go with the invisible leftists theory: “Well, as you know,… Read more »
On secret tape, McConnell explains his ‘Whac-A-Mole’ campaign strategy
In a Feb. 2 meeting that was secretly recorded and published today by David Corn of Mother Jones, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained his “Whac-A-Mole” reelection strategy to his campaign staff: “When anybody sticks their head up,” he said, “do them out.” The focus of the meeting was opposition research on Ashley Judd, who… Read more »