Buckley: McCain Is ‘A Bit Of A Girlie-Man’ On Torture
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John McCain: The media's maverick?
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Buckley: McCain Is ‘A Bit Of A Girlie-Man’ On Torture
Sort by Think Progress (Free subscription) - 19/02/2008
In the New York Times this morning, Christopher Buckley — the son of National Review founder William F. Buckley — defends Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) from what he calls the “Torquemadas of the right” who are challenging his conservative credentials. After running down the list of McCain's heresies, Buckley claims that McCain's position on [...]
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In The Tanks
Sort by Swampland (Free subscription) - 22/07/2008
Dispatches from the Summer of Love, aka Working the Refs: More here . More here . More here . More here .
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Harwood touted McCain's "brand" as a "maverick," but didn't note his own role in promoting it
Sort by Media Matters (Free subscription) - 01/05/2008
Referring to an April 25-28 NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll during the April 30 edition of MSNBC's Hardball , host Chris Matthews remarked that "even in the toughest of times for [Sen.] John McCain -- with the president unpopular, with the war unpopular, with the recession afoot," voters view McCain "as a person who identifies, enshrines our values more than the two Democrats" running for president....
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McCain & The Press [Oliver Willis]
Sort by The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) - 22/07/2008
John McCain bitching about someone else supposedly getting preferential media coverage is sort of like attacking Jeffrey Dahmer for cruelty to animals and ignoring the other stuff. Seriously. This guy:
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #240 John McCain edition
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Somehow I ended up with four John McCain-related clips in a very short space of time. Here they are! WALNUTS: This message approved by someone who thinks he's John McCain. (source: wonkette) JAMES DOBSON: Laura Ingraham reads statement from James...
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McCain has done 'even more' than Al Gore on global warming
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By Joseph Romm Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) said of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): "Climate change is the road less traveled but he's traveled it even more than Al Gore," Graham said. "Al Gore has talked about it and deserves great recognition but he was around here a long time and never introduced a bill." Let's see: McCain got 43 votes the first time he pushed his bill with Lieberman. He added some...
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The Presidential Candidate Name Game
Sort by BizzyBlog (Free subscription) - 27/02/2008
The middle-name controversy concerning the presidential candidate I often refer to as BOOHOO (Barack O-bomba Overseas Hussein “Obambi” Obama) has reached a fever pitch. Goodness, a talk show host used Obama’s actual middle name a few times when he warmed up an audience for the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee. The GOP’s presumptive nominee was not pleased with [...]
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The Principle of Campaign Finance Reform
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(This post is my opinion, and should not be construed as representing that of The Left Coaster or its other writers) Big Ten Democrat , whom I greatly like and respect, says Barack Obama should opt out of public financing, and that he should do it now, while it is still early. Strategically, Big Tent is absolutely right. As he says, should Obama opt out now, while his opponent is Hillary Clinton,...
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Whither McCain?
Sort by D-Day (Free subscription) - 05/02/2008
I've collected a bunch of articles over the past few days about John McCain and whether he will be able to reconcile the conservative coalition and unite the party. Generally, I think that in the end, hard-core Republicans will go to the polls to vote against Obama or Clinton. However, there is a concern that they won't be happy about it, won't work to get occasional voters out, and won't do what's...
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Reporters Dismiss McCain's Iran ?Joke? As Part Of His ?Real Guy? Persona
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Reporters Dismiss McCain's Iran ?Joke? As Part Of His ?Real Guy? Persona The AP reported yesterday that U.S. exports to Iran “grew more than tenfold during President Bush’s years in office.” When a reporter informed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) of the story, noting that “America sent more cigarettes to Iran…than any other products,” McCain said, [...]
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Whom Do Journalists Love More?
Sort by MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) - 23/07/2008
We posted a video earlier from the John McCain campaign accusing the media of being in love with Barack Obama . And here's a video from Media Matters for America accusing the media of the same thing for McCain. We say after seven and a half years of Bush - the media could be smitten over a German Shepherd in a neck tie given a reasonable enough foreign policy. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best...
