Mccain Gambling

Sam Stein

McCain-The-Gambler Ad To Hit Swing States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Report: McCain Exploded With Rage During Gambling Outing

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 ...

DNC Hits McCain's Gambling In Ad (VIDEO)

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...

McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling

Martha Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Martha Miller

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.

McCain the Gambler: Voters Are Beginning to See Which Choice for President is Really "Risky"

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Creamer

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.

The Questions for Perot about McCain and Gambling

Gerald Posner | Posted 05.25.2011

Gerald Posner

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.

Calm, Methodical Obama vs. Angry, Ungracious McCain

Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke | Posted 05.25.2011

Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke

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.

O Craps

Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 05.25.2011

Ari Rabin-Havt

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.

Aides Had To Pull McCain Away From Vegas Casino On Campaign Stop

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-...