John McCain finally made his Late Night with Dave Letterman appointment and admitted to his friendship with Watergate co-conspirator G. Gordon Liddy. Click on this blog title to view the video. Note that Letterman is the first "journalist" to ask McCain about Liddy.
Who is Liddy? He was convicted of helping mastermind the Watergate break-in, for conspiracy in the Daniel Ellsberg case and for contempt of court.1 They wiretapped DNC headquarters in the Watergate Hotel and then broke in to repair it.
Daniel Ellsberg is the State Department whistleblower who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971. These documents proved that Eisenhower, Kennedy & Johnson had secret plans to go to war in Vietnam. Richard Nixon attempted to prevent further publication of these papers, was overruled by the Supreme Court, and several White House aides were dismissed due to misconduct. This trial figured in the impeachment of Nixon. 2
In 1994, Liddy advised his listeners to shoot any ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms official) with "head shots, head shots ... Kill the sons of bitches ... Shoot twice to the belly and if the does not work, shoot to the groin area. Arm yourself. Get instructed in how to shoot straight. And don't register [your weapons] either." His caller replied, "And I'm aiming between their eyes." Liddy replied, "There you go. That way their flak jackets won't protect them."3
In 2004, Liddy spoke about how Adolf Hitler inspired his youth.4 Liddy has funded McCain's campaign and, as recently as May 2007, McCain was a guest on ex-convict/terrorist Liddy's radio show.5
Perhaps this is beyond the kettle calling the pot "black."
Sources:
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/liddy.html
2. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKellsberg.htm
3. http://mediamatters.org/items/200411230004
4. Ibid
5. http://www.radioamerica.org/PRG_ggordonliddy.htm
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