Mullane

Game 3 took place in Fargo after one of the World U-18 contests, and with such prospects as Leblanc, Pat Mullane, Josh Birkholz, and Mike Lee taking part, it was bonus time for the scouts.

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Obama could not get Woods out of his head, Mullane suggested.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

At a McCain rally in Pipersville, Mullane reintroduced himself and again mentioned the Sokolove-Woods-Obama connection.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

As Mullane and I talked, I realized that this was the coda to my essay about Obama's remarks in San Francisco.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

Already Mullane was telling me a story, something about Barack Obama at Truman High School in Levittown, a five-minute drive from Bristol.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

"I wrote about it, you know," Mullane said, and I made a mental note to check out his piece, but at the time I was absorbed with the difficulties, as a citizen journalist, in transitioning to the daunting hurdles in covering a general election rather than a series of primaries.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

Mullane said that in setting up the Gleason's stop the campaign staff had told the bar staff that Obama really wanted to talk to Steve Woods, the Gleason's habitué whose negativity had been particularly colorful.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

According to Mullane, after the town hall meeting in Levittown Obama had planned to stop by Gleason's Bar, where Sokolove had conversed with the locals.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

I had not noticed, but as Mullane ticked off the similarities, I agreed.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010

Without more information -- like Mullane and Courier Times -- several hours of Googling will not provide the two columns by J.D. Mullane.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign 2010