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A military veteran activist from eastern Carolina is at the center of what
some call political
mudslinging in the South Carolina primary. It centers around a poster
that's
being distributed
there of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain.
Kinston veteran Ted Sampley is among the veterans responsible for the
flyer.
And it's getting
national attention. It was part of a re****t Thursday night on NBC Nightly
News, and the
syndicated show "Inside Edition," used our studios to do a satellite
interview with Sampley.
Sampley isn't questioning that McCain was a P.O.W. Sampley claims McCain
collaborated with the
enemy when he was held captive. Sampley says, "McCain and I have been
going
at it for about 15
years now and I'm right and he has been sending out people to respond with
name calling but in
fact if he would just address these issues, they've been going on forever
and ever." McCain told
NBC News such tactics are harmful and painful.
McCain has also called this all just a smear campaign. Others working for
him call the
allegations blatant lies. Sampley says he stands behind his claims, and
will
gladly retract them
if McCain can prove them false.
