Vicki Iseman Speaks Out, Denies Affair ("I have never even been alone with Senator McCain")

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/16/vicki-iseman-denies-mccai_n_135345.html

WASHINGTON — A female telecommunications lobbyist who became part of an explosive story early this year about John McCain has broken months of silence to deny the main subtext of the account _ that she was suspected of being romantically involved with the Republican presidential candidate. "I did not have a sexual relationship with Senator McCain," Vicky Iseman told the National Journal magazine.

Iseman was the subject of an article by The New York Times in February that said in 1999 McCain aides worried that the Arizona senator and the lobbyist may be having an affair. The newspaper did not publish any evidence of such a relationship.

The story alleged that McCain wrote letters and pushed legislation involving television station ownership that would have benefited Iseman's clients.

Iseman, 41, defended herself in what National Journal described as a series of interviews and e-mail exchanges.

"I never had an affair or an inappropriate relationship with Senator McCain, and that means I never acted unethically in my dealings with the senator." Iseman, who is a partner in the lobbying firm of Alcalde & Fay, told the magazine. "I have never even been alone with Senator McCain."

But her public emergence, coming less than three weeks before the election, also serves to remind the public about a story that had receded from memory. When the story broke, the allegations of sex and influence-peddling caused a sensation. McCain furiously denied the story and described Iseman as merely a friend.

"At no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust," he said at the time.

Since then, McCain's relationship with the media has grown increasingly cool.

[Thrill]

Maybe not alone. But the possibility of a threesome is still there

[Barking Spider]

8. My thoughts exactly

[Thrill]

16. LOL Thats it

[FrenchieCat]

1. another day, another distraction.

[goclark]

2. The key word is "alone" she is right --he was with her nt

She must really be hard up - I don't care how much money he has---

He is too scary looking.
I wouldn't want to be with him on Halloween. :scared:

[ej510]

3. Guess what most people forgot about this story. No one gives a damn.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. "...how much money he has..."

...which is actually how much money she has, but that's all part of bein' a Maverick.



:patriot:

[tanyev]

4. Why bring that up now, Vicky? The public forgot about it long ago.

Hmmmm.....

[rurallib]

10. with friends like her who needs enemies?

[truthisfreedom]

6. Threesome? Why are repubes such perverts?

[jazzjunkysue]

7. Honestly, is there one person on this planet who likes this geezer and wants him to win?

:rofl:

[jenmito]

9. She looks like just his type-a combination of Cindy when she was younger and Nancy Pfotenhauer. n/t

[political_Dem]

11. Knowing McCain's womanizing past, who truly believes this woman?

[political_Dem]

12. Double Post. Sorry.

[Doremus]

13. It looks like she's having a problem of some sort under her skirt. Slip hiking up?

It looks a bit rumpled under there. :)

[grasswire]

14. I fear it's her underpants

Every time I see that picture, I wonder why she didn't try on the dress with the particular underwear before going out in public with it. Oops!

[Binka]

15. WTF? Is She Wearing Under Her Dress? Really.

Those two bumps are WEIRD. I mean come on you can buy no line underwear, yet she has two knobs on her abdomen. Was she wired?

[old mark]

19. Depends adult diapers. She caught incontinence from McCain.

While not having sex with him.

Now THERE'S an image I'll remember way too long.

mark

[trueblue2007]

17. McCain had an affair with his guy. McCain is gay

[marshall]

18. LOL--doesn't she remember that Clinton redefined the meaning of "being alone"?

As long as someone is in the next room, or even within shouting distance in the building, you are not alone.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Oh, yeah! Thanks for reminding us of this, Vicki!

We'd have forgotten all about it if you hadn't have said anything.

Thanks again.