John Mccain Gaffe

Major Gaffe: McCain Said Pakistan Was a Failed State

Max Bergmann | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

McCain just badly misstated the history of Pakistan. McCain said Pakistan was a failed state before President Musharraf came to power. That is not true.

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Now McCain Says Fire SEC's Cox, But He Hired Him!

Jamie Court | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business

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Jamie Court

Where was Senator McCain back in 2005 when we launched the "Stop Cox" campaign to oppose the confirmation of a pro-business, anti-regulatory politician as the nation's top financial regulator?

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The Delicate Subject of John McCain's Marbles

Chris Kelly | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Kelly

McCain will not only take on special interests and Washington insiders, he'll fundamentally alter human nature. And without raising taxes, either. He'll lead us to a sort of martial nirvana.

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Obama Still Does Not Know His Place

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

What angers John McCain and bemuses many traditional observers is how unflappable Barack Obama remains in public, no matter how condescending the attacks.

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Rachel Weiner

McCain Forgets Canada In Obama Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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In an interview with NBC's Kelly O'Donnell airing tonight, John McCain questioned Barack Obama's decision to give a speech in Berlin while he's still ...

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Another John McCain Gaffe -- Iraq Was the First Major Conflict After 9/11

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media

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Cenk Uygur

Was Afghanistan not major enough for him? It almost reminds you of when Rumsfeld was not impressed with invading Afghanistan because it did not provide a rich enough target environment.

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John McCain and "the Creeps"

Sherman Yellen | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

McCain has overtaken every competitor in the "creeps" department. He gives the creeps in that special skin crawling way that is now found only in teen age fright movies.

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The Surge or the Surge?

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

When McCain went on CBS, he completely bungled the facts about the surge and demonstrated that he had no idea of how the the counterinsurgency or Anbar Awakening played out.

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McCain: "It's My Surge, Dammit! I Was Right. Why Won't Anyone Show Me Some Respect?"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

McCain's unconscionable accusation that Obama would "rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign" demonstrates just how low McCain will stoop. So much for the "respectful" campaign he promised.

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Not a Gaffe: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Iraq

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

This is not controversial history. It is history that anyone trying out for president must understand when there are 150,000 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. It is an essential element to the story of the past two years.

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McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Mark Weisbrot

McCain's gaffe on Social Security indicates that he is not any better informed on major domestic policy issues than he is on foreign policy.

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McCain Gaffe On Status Of Forces Agreement Undermines Judgement Claims

Think Progress | Adam Jentleson | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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In all the hubbub over his comments that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq was "not important," McCain still hasn't taken a clear position on the stat...

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Obama On McCain's Iraq Gaffe: "Anyone Running For Commander-In-Chief Should Know Better"

Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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The last 24 hours have not been good for John McCain when it comes to talking about Iraq. He not only made a factually incorrect statement about Ir...

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Another McCain Foreign Policy Gaffe

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

If the "average American" thinks that Ahmadinejad is the ultimate leader of Iran, it's up to the president to dissuade them of this notion -- not reinforce it.

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Jason Linkins

McCain Clueless, Contradictory On al-Sadr's Influence In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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For all of John McCain's claims to both foreign policy experience and a keen understanding on what needs to be done in Iraq, it seems that with each p...

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McCain Gaffe: "Common Knowledge" That Iran Is Training Al-Qaida

Washington Post | Cameron W. Barr and Michael D. Shear | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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*** UPDATES BELOW *** Sen. John McCain is taking this week to travel the Middle East (as well as stop of in London for a fundraiser). Today in Jorda...

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