Bush administration illegally leaked personal immigration info to help McCain

United States
November 1, 2008 10:38am CST
Concerning this half-aunt story: "A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Kelly Nantel, said the government does not comment on an individual's citizenship status or immigration case. No, but the government does illegally leak information about an individual's citizenship status or immigration case when administration officials decide it might influence a presidential election. As Josh Marshall put it, "Quite likely working in concert with the McCain campaign, a Bush administration official is leaking details on an immigration case to try to help McCain three days before the election.... Note too that the story first got leaked to the Times of London, a Murdoch paper with a history of taking planted stories from Republicans for siphoning back into the US media."" -- http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015471.php
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Bd200789
@Bd200789 (2994)
• United States
1 Nov 08
I don't see why it matters that his aunt is here illegally. It isn't Obama's fault. They have no way of knowing if he even knew she was here illegally. As for them illegally leaking the information, I'm not surprised. I hope it doesn't work.
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anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
1 Nov 08
Desperate people are known to do desperate things and I doubt there has ever been a campaign as desperate as this one! I've heard quite a bit about this Times of London because my brother has been going to London every year for about 40 years now after falling in love with England when he was in the Army, plus his very close friend and friend of our whole family has lived in England for years. This doesn't surprise me in the least but it adds to my disgust. I have no idea what Obama's half-aunt has to do with ANYTHING! Are we all responsible and accountable for all of our relatives? Gee, I sure HOPE not...lol! Annie
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