A Fun Theory on Why NYTimes Rejected McCain’s Op-Ed
What would have been an actually very “smart” move (unethical, sure, but this is politics) would be that if McCain’s people wrote the NYTimes Op-Ed intentionally so that the NYTimes would have to reject it. Now, I’m not sure they are that smart, but if they did, far more people would have read the column and it would portray McCain as the victim of media bias to endear him to the conservative base. But really, more people would have read the column than would have read it if it otherwise was printed in the NYTimes without fanfare.
Just a fun little thought. Every since I heard more than one political consultant said they designed campaign ads and such so that it would be just slightly over the line to generate controversy and enter the news cycle, I’ve started to get skeptical of these controversies. It’s a very smart play, generating controversy to get free airplay.
It’s also a good reason why honest people don’t get involved in politics anymore… they don’t like playing the BS game.
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