McCain Campaign Screening Questioners?

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During a John McCain Conference Call, Please Dial '5' For Liberal
Published 7/8/2008 by Jossip at Jossip
... There’s a conspiracy theory floating around that the McCain aides fielding questions during conference calls with reporters are not subscribing to the usual operating procedure of these things — where any reporter can anonymously dial the toll-free number, dial *1, and wait in a queue to ask a question, no matter what media outlet they’re phoning in for — but instead are screening reporters ahead of time, leaving many liberals on the McCain trail without much access. ...

McCain-Approved Reporter: "Can liberals simply not keep themselves from attacking the military?" [Working 'with' The Press]
Published 7/9/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... and craven conservative bloggers. Here are the only two questions allowed during a July 1 campaign conference call, recorded by a reporter for progressive magazine Mother Jones (who will never be allowed to talk to or make eye contact with McCain, ever): ...