Major Newspapers, Networks Don't Dig Deep When Covering McCain
It is not enough to report what a candidate says. When he lies, distorts, or smears, he should be held accountable in print or on the air.
It is not enough to report what a candidate says. When he lies, distorts, or smears, he should be held accountable in print or on the air.
E. Joyce Moore | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home
I have two friends who I chose to reach out to for their view of the ongoing attacks by those associated with the McCain-Palin campaign on Senator Bar...
Steven Weber | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
The latest in the litany of right wing contrivances calculated to raise doubt among the undecideds only causes further embarrassment to McCain, to Republicans and to their shrinking base.
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago
Saul Alinsky surfaced as a factor in the presidential contest last year, in stories about how the legendary Chicago community organizer -- who worked ...
AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
CONCORD, N.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic econom...
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
When somebody chooses to jeopardize the safety of his country, twice, you no longer owe him any admiration.
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics
By teaching his volunteers to see Barack Obama as similar to bin Laden, McCain is using his campaign to tie Obama to the mass murders of September 11, 2001.
Michael Shaw | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media
New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics
After a week of trying to portray Senator Barack Obama as a friend of terrorists who would drive the country into bankruptcy, Senator John McCain abru...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
During an interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson Wednesday night, Barack Obama accused John McCain of scoring "cheap political points" with the personal ...
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised Wednesday to balance the federal budget despite the nation's deepening e...
James Love | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
McCain has a running mate that does not seem to know boundaries. She will go where others won't. Who needs a swiftboating 527 with this VP?
Steven Weber | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
When evil is backed into a corner victory can only be achieved with blood and dishonor. Not only are we all in danger; it is the man who we hope to lead us who is in danger.
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media
One wonders at this point how the various agencies charged with the responsibility of protecting the presidential candidates from violence will respond to this latest tactic from the McCain campaign.
AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include...
Washington Post | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
In the two weeks that the Wall Street financial crisis has dominated the political debate, the presidential race has shifted from what had been essent...
New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
Harsh advertisements and negative attacks are a staple of presidential campaigns, but Senator John McCain has drawn an avalanche of criticism this wee...
Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
The Democratic party is unleashing stalwarts Bill Clinton and vice presidential candidate Joe Biden at prime time to combat John McCain and the Republ...
Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman and Michael D Shear | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics
With Barack Obama stepping off the playing field for a week-long Hawaiian vacation, John McCain's campaign released three new attack ads yesterday, si...
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
Facing gale-force anti-Republican headwinds, John McCain must cut Barack Obama down to size in order to be competitive. But McCain's track record usin...
Jim Kaplan | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home