Counterpunch Article Comes into Question

A comment by someone who has provoked many in my local peace and justice group calls the Counterpunch article into question because of a citing of research by Ted Sampley. Sampley is a man linked to the smearing of McCain by the Bush campaign in South Carolina in the 2000 primaries.
As with anything you read online or offline don't trust the sources, the story or the writer to have it correct. Find out for yourself. I do have an agenda against the hero image of John McCain. Anything that calls it into question needs to be reviewed since it has become clearly obvious McCain plans on using this image to get into the White House.
McCain's ad says anybody that talks romantically or longingly about war is either a fool or a fraud. Then he glamorizes his family and his involvement in wars. Self proclaimed heroes should send a chill up the collective spine of Americans. But check it out for yourself and decide for yourself.