1.0emptywheelhttps://www.emptywheel.netrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sdkKH6OqKI"><a href="https://www.emptywheel.net/2009/02/20/the-iseman-cometh-the-iseman-goeth/">The Iseman Cometh, The Iseman Goeth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.emptywheel.net/2009/02/20/the-iseman-cometh-the-iseman-goeth/embed/#?secret=sdkKH6OqKI" width="600" height="338" title="“The Iseman Cometh, The Iseman Goeth” — emptywheel" data-secret="sdkKH6OqKI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> At the end of December last year, Emptywheel reported that noted high powered Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman had filed a defamation suit against the New York Times. What was at issue in the article behind the lawsuit was the appearance of an affair, not an affair itself, and the beliefs of McCain staffers about that appearance of an affair. That has been borne out by the complete dismissal of the lawsuit.http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/files/28/files//2009/02/images4.thumbnail.jpeg