McCain Adviser Blasts NY Times

McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt slams the Times story on MSNBC's "Tucker." "It's something you would expect to see in Star magazine or the National Inquirer." Click above to watch.   McCain says in Toledo: "I'm very disappointed in the New York Times piece. It's not true." Watch McCain here, and watch Cindy McCain here.   NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller: "In all the uproar no one has challenged what we have actually reported." Full statement here.   While The New Republic posts their story digging into the NYT editorial fight over publishing the McCain bombshell.   Lobbyist's firm contends relationship with McCain has been "professional" and "appropriate." Read statement here.   HALPERIN’S TAKE: What insiders are discussing about the McCain story.   Read more on this story here.