Iseman denies affair with John McCain on CBS news this morning

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Lobbyist Denies Affair With McCain
On "The Early Show," Vicki Iseman Denies Apparent Implications Of Year-Old N.Y. Times Piece

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NEW YORK, March 2, 2009



(CBS) A high-powered Washington lobbyist apparently linked romantically by The New York Times a year ago to Sen. John McCain is speaking out for the first time, fighting to clear her name.

McCain (R, Ariz.) was the frontrunner in the Republican presidential contest when the Times ran the story.

In an exclusive interview Monday, Vicki Iseman, asked point-blank by co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez if she'd had the affair, replied, "No, I did not."

Later, she emphasized, "Any assertions that there was anything inappropriate, ethically or professionally or personally are just not true."

The Times story claimed that, back in 1999, while McCain was running for the presidency, some of his top advisers were "convinced that his relationship with Iseman had become romantic."

[rateyes]

1. I, for one, believe her,

and the NY Times should be ashamed of themselves.

[ljm2002]

2. Old news...

...and why would they be bringing it up now?

All it does for me is make it seem like there's something there. Because the minute they dredge up some old news just so they can deny it ... well, then my BS detector perks right up.

In any case -- romantic involvement or not, her being a lobbyist and actively involved in McCain's campaign was bad enough anyway. So maybe that's why she is now trying to deny.

[Vinca]

3. Who cares? nt