By Paddy
Guess this reporter didn't get invited to the barbeque. Oh, and there's lots more.
Facing a roster of controversial campaign troubles - including incendiary comments by televangelist Rev. John Hagee that forced him to reject his eagerly sought endorsement - Sen. John McCain tried mightily to shift the focus to economic issues today in Silicon Valley.
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McCain's visit underscored how the senator's presidential effort has been challenged on multiple fronts by potentially damaging news.
Those stories included the planned and very limited release of his health records to a handful of media outlets on Friday - raising questions about his medical history - along with a new focus on his ties to lobbyists. Reports today outlined campaign insider Charlie Black's past lucrative lobbying for brutal Angolan guerrilla leader Jonas Savimbi and Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos.
McCain's team canceled press conference this morning and later the candidate avoided reporters' shouted questions during a meet-and-greet with an invited audience members at the Union City plant.
Reporters were barred from a fundraiser at Whitman's Atherton home where the candidate raised an estimated $2.5 million. In the past, Whitman has opened her home to reporters for fundraisers and events.
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