GIVE STEVE CHAPMAN SOME PRAISE!

(h/t Memeo)

Usually, wingnut politicians get a pass on their association with right-wing radicals. Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune does a little to help redress this imbalance by showing the McWAR and ex-felon G. Gordon Liddy are buddies. There's a lot more we can do in this area. For example, The Newshounds have been doing great work revealing the strong ties Sean Hannity has to extremists like Hal Turner and Bob Grant, but so far this story hasn't broken out into the mainstream media.

McCain finds his own radical friend
Steve Chapman
May 4, 2008

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What McCain didn't mention is that he has his own Bill Ayers—in the form of G. Gordon Liddy. Now a conservative radio talk-show host, Liddy spent more than 4 years in prison for his role in the 1972 Watergate burglary. That was just one element of what Liddy did, and proposed to do, in a secret White House effort to subvert the Constitution.

Far from repudiating him, McCain has embraced him. How close are McCain and Liddy? At least as close as Obama and Ayers appear to be. In 1998, Liddy's home was the site of a McCain fundraiser. Over the years, he has made at least four contributions totaling $5,000 to the senator's campaigns—including $1,000 this year.

Last November, McCain went on his radio show. Liddy greeted him as "an old friend," and McCain sounded like one. "I'm proud of you, I'm proud of your family," he gushed. "It's always a pleasure for me to come on your program, Gordon, and congratulations on your continued success and adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great."