It looks like John McCain could have another controversial campaign associate on his hands. This time it comes in the form of Paula Abeles, a former Clinton-backer who has now taken a lead in organizing support for McCain among women voters.
One problem, as Ben Smith has discovered: Abeles previously attained notoriety in 2003 as part of her husband’s association of Thomas Jefferson descendants, working hard to keep out any of Sally Hemmings’ African-American descendants. When it was discovered that she’d used a fake Internet identity to undermine the efforts of Jefferson’s alleged black descendants, she said it was necessary to make sure the family reunion was “a calm and civilized gathering.”
An anonymous McCain aide told Smith: “We typically don’t vet people who are simply expressing an interest in supporting the campaign, but the campaign will evaluate the policy to assure that appropriate steps are being taken.”
Former Clinton Supporter? You just can’t make this stuff up. Really.
1) How was this not discovered while Clinton was still in the race?
2) Is McCain’s campaign completely oblivious to the word “Google” and it’s relevance to running a half-decent campaign?
I think the answer to 2) had conclusively been proven to be “yes” well before this. What’s funny is that they still don’t get it. I’m envisioning his oppo team as a bunch of cranky, arthritic 65 pluses leafing through bound magazines and microfilmed newspapers in libraries.
She’s just trying to make the Presidential race a “calm and civilized” affair.
We can’t have none of them blacks mucking things up.
What’s with this “possible Afraican-American descendants” crap Ben Smith is talking about. They’ve got frakkin DNA testing to prove it, for cripes sake.
Actually the DNA evidence did not resolve the issue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Hemings#DNA_testing
The DNA evidence is suggestive, but does not, for example, eliminate other male descendants of Jefferson’s grandfather. (Of course the white descendants probably don’t have a better claim.)

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