Posts Tagged ‘John McCain’

George Wallace & the Red Meat Moment

Pick your “-ism.” When socialism and terrorism are waved like red herrings to obscure the campaign trail, historical revisionism can’t be far behind. If your political playbook is straight out of Richard Nixon and your policies emulate George W. Bush, why wouldn’t you want to re-write history?
Russ Rymer presents a nuanced interpretation of John Lewis’s [...]

What Makes A Terrorist? An Elite? A Feminist?

msnbc.com video: McCain, Palin on what makes a ‘terrorist’.

Bellantoni: McCain Supporters Heckle Early Voters

Christina Bellantoni, McCain supporters heckle early voters - Washington Times 102008:
An organizer at the rally rattled off the addresses of early vote sites nearby that would be open after the event.
Photographer Joe Eddins and I headed over to the closest one and found a steady line of voters hoping to cast ballots early. Most seemed [...]

Frank Rich: McCain Can’t Quit W

Frank Rich: He Just Can’t Quit W - NYT 101908:
OLD Mr. Straight Talk has become so shaky a speaker that when he does talk straight, it’s startling. On Wednesday night, John McCain mustered exactly one such moment of clarity: “Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you [...]

McCain’s Robocalls: An All Out Assault

YouTube - McCain’s Robocalls: An All Out Assault.