McCain-The-Gambler Ad To Hit Swing States
The clean-election group Campaign Money Watch announced just now that a new ad going after McCain for his ties to the gambling industry, will be airin...
The clean-election group Campaign Money Watch announced just now that a new ad going after McCain for his ties to the gambling industry, will be airin...
The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011
Writing for the Daily Beast, Michael Kinsley relays a disturbing story about John McCain from Jeff Dearth, former publisher of the New Republic, when ...
Posted 05.25.2011
On Saturday, the New York Times published a bombshell story on John McCain's ties to the gambling industry. Today, it's a DNC ad (put online at 2:30 A...
Martha Miller | Posted 05.25.2011
The real purpose of McCain omitting his gambling winnings is so that people would not know how much he gambled. If he won $200,000 playing craps in Las Vegas, it would make a difference in the way voters viewed his suitability as a presidential candidate.
Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011
The Republicans have gone to great lengths trying to convince the voters that Obama is "risky". A stark reality has stood in their way: if you like taking risks, John McCain's your guy.
Gerald Posner | Posted 05.25.2011
In 1995, Ross Perot told me that McCain had a gambling problem and he had uncovered details that McCain was bailed out in the late 1980s from a big gambling debt by his wife, Cindy.
Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke | Posted 05.25.2011
The real insights came in the revelations about the way each man thinks under pressure, and the way they interacted. The overall effect was exactly the opposite of what McCain hoped to achieve.
Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 05.25.2011
John McCain is pure aggression, which will only take you so far at the poker table. You might win a few hands when opponents fold, but eventually you are going to run into a big hand and bluff it all away.
Time | Posted 05.25.2011
The casino craps player is a social animal, a thrill seeker who wants not just to win but to win with a crowd. Unlike cards or a roulette wheel, well-...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011