WorldNetDaily’s Joseph Farah has regularly proclaimed that he won’t support John McCain for president and won’t help him get elected. For instance:
- “No, I won’t be a part of that scenario. McCain could well beat Obama or Clinton. They are deeply flawed candidates. But he will get no help from me.” — May 19
- “But John McCain won’t get any help from me. He won’t get my vote.” — May 1
That’s a disingenuous claim. Farah is very much “helping” McCain through WND’s torrent of articles bashing Barack Obama. A search of WND’s archives would easily demonstrate the number of “news” articles critical of McCain is crushed by the number attacking Obama.
Another example is the campaign coverage of WND’s Whistleblower magazine. While the issues dedicated to Obama (“THE SECRET LIFE OF BARACK OBAMA”) and Hillary Clinton (“QUEEN OF DARKNESS”) are comprised solely of attack articles (and, in Clinton’s case, repeating long-discredited hatchet jobs), Whistleblower’s upcoming edition on McCain, neutrally titled “The Real John McCain,” includes articles titled “The conservative case for McCain,” “How McCain can woo conservatives and independents,” “Leading pro-life group supports McCain,” “Making the case for McCain,” and “Why conservatives should support McCain.”
Yet Farah wants us to believe that this is not “helping” McCain.
His harsh words for McCain himself aside, WND proprietor Farah and WND’s chief Obama-bashing reporter Aaron Klein might as well be on McCain’s payroll.