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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Gov. to McCain: Join the Club

By Michael Coleman
Journal Washington Bureau
      WASHINGTON – Gov. Bill Richardson has a message for Republican presidential candidate John McCain: Stop "whining" about The New York Times.
    Richardson, a former presidential contender, told Fox News this week that he's had "many editorials" rejected by The New York Times, and he suggested that McCain quit complaining about the paper's decision to reject his latest op-ed on Iraq.
    McCain's campaign aired its complaint about The New York Times after the influential newspaper decided Friday to reject his latest submission.
    "Well, look, The New York Times is very fussy," Richardson told FOX News, according to The Hill newspaper. "I mean, I've sent many editorials that they've rejected — in fact, most of them."
    Richardson said he did not think the newspaper showed "preferential treatment" toward Democratic contender Barack Obama, noting that the paper had run seven editorials from McCain in the past.
    The Times published an editorial on Iraq from Barack Obama earlier this month. Times Op-Ed page editor David Shipley told the McCain campaign to resubmit an editorial that "mirrors Sen. Obama's piece" by specifically including "how Sen. McCain defines victory in Iraq."
    McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds told the Associated Press that McCain won't change his position to accommodate the Times.
   

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