<<And the ones he [Schecter] did name at the meeting did not corroborate it.>>
You're just trying to muddy the waters. He did not name the two who obviously heard the remark and told him about it. Being at a meeting does NOT equate to hearing McCain's every insult uttered there.
<<Are we now advocating that Obama file suit. Obama has admitted to using coke. Why is it unbelievable that he relapses occasionally.>>
It's not unbelievable, the point is that the accuser has no resources and there are no witnesses for either side to confirm or deny either the use of coke or the BJ.
<<I don't see why you insists that it could only be the GOP behind this, the guy could be nuts or some other politician with something to gain could be behind it.>>
I never insisted it could only be the GOP, I said it has "GOP" written all over it. As far as I can recall, nobody has ever attacked the courage of a decorated war veteran before in American politics. Guys who served, who put their lives on the line, are regarded (at least by those who support the cause they bled for) as sacrosanct. The Swift Boat attacks, IMHO, set a new low in American poltiical life. Basically what they proved was that the GOP would stoop to anything in order to win an "election." To add insult to injury, a courageous soldier was being smeared on behalf of a bunch of draft-dodging, combat-avoiding crooks.
Here you have another example of the same thing - - no average person would ever think of smearing a decent, respectable, married father of small children, of getting sucked off in a limo by some low-life, and especially not on behalf of some lying, philandering, cheating, adulterous weasel like John Insane.
Here's the essence of the GOP techique: you have an opponent whose virtues are exactly those that appeal most to your own base: martial valor in Kerry's case, solid family and marriage in Obama's. Youi have a leader who embodies the exact opposite of those very virtues. How do you nullify this advantage? The traditional ways are to play down the importance of the virtues, or to make excuses for your man's lack thereof. HOWEVER - - and I think you have to admire the GOP for the sheer audacity of the tactic - - there is another way: simply DENY that your opponent ever possessed those virtues in the first place. If the Truth stands in your way, no problem: Deny it. Mr. Martial Valor is a wimp; Mr. Solid Family Man does coke and gets sucked off by guys in limos.
It's that unmistakeable combination of audacity and total moral bankruptcy that allows, in fact even mandates, the GOP to pull this kinda shit. AFter all, how else can a party that represents only the interests of the very wealthiest people in the country, ever hope to come even close to 50% of the votes in any American "election?"
So while you are correct in that it is also possible that the video could have come from "independent" wackos, the fact remains that it's a trademark GOP operation, it was posted here in this group by a McCain supporter, and all signs point to a "dirty tricks" GOP origin.