McCain Hires Producer of Racist Bimbo Ad as Campaign Manager

That infamous racist attack ad against Rep. Harold Ford Jr. is just one of many recent accomplishments by Republican Party operative Terry Nelson. That little stunt got him fired from consulting to Wal-Mart. Nelson was also named in the recent robocall scandal in New Hampshire and was an un-indicted co-conspirator in the Tom Delay money-laundering scandal.

So, why would Sen. John McCain, the supposed "straight talker" and "maverick", hire an ethically-challenged political hack to manage his 2008 presidential campaign? And why did Washington Post political columnist Chris Cillizza and McCain groupie make absolutely no mention of Nelson's troubling history when reporting the announcement?

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had a great answer last week when asked about the likely presidential campaign by the senator from Arizona. "Is it McCain from the 'Straight-Talk Express' or the guy that went to Liberty University?"

McCain Picks Campaign Chief (ABC News)

Vote Theft, Robocalls, and Terry Nelson (AlterNet)

McCain Hires Lawbreaker as Manager (My DD)

McCain Continues to Win Over Bush Insiders (WaPo)

More John McCain, Harold Ford and Terry Nelson:

How Low Will They Go? (Rod 2.0) Harold Ford vs Bob Corker (Rod 2.0) More Racist Ads Target Ford (Rod 2.0) Parody of the Racist Bimbo Ad (Rod 2.0) McCain Flip Flops on Roe v Wade (Rod 2.0) McCain Flip-Flops on Gay Rights (Rod 2.0) McCain Wants More Troops (Rod 2.0) "I Love This Country" (Rod 2.0) Only on Fox: We All Look Alike (Rod 2.0) Repubs Obsessed with Gays and Sex (Rod 2.0) "I Like Football and I Like Girls" (Rod 2.0)

Comments

[TheRevKev]

LET ME FIND OUT THAT MCCAIN IS THE REAL DEVIL!!!!!

ALL OF THIS FLIP FLOPPING AND CRAZY FUNDAMENTAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL VISITING AND HEMMING AND HAWING AND I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR HIM NOW!!!!

THANKS FOR LETTING KNOW THIS!!!

[Marc]

Living in Arizona, I've watched McCain slowly sell out to the right of the Republican Party ever since he lost the 2000 nomination to Bush. I didn't always agree with McCain's views, but I respected him and supported him. Since then, he's lost both my respect and my support. Its sad what people will do in the pursuit of power.

[Rachel]

McCain is farily well known for his racist tendencies. He routinely uses the term "gook," and he has consorted with neo-confederate groups. There is a blog called anti-neoconfederate blog (which you can get to from my site--can't remember the exact address). If you look through the archives, you'll see where McCain has routinely courted these groups.

[Matthew Rettenmund]

This is why I HATE when people say McCain seems pretty good for a Republican. He has no principles and never has, POW or not. No way, no way will he ever get the nom or win pres. He's too old, too ineffectual, has flip-flopped too much. I don't see him on the scene in a big way in '08.