McCain Chief Uses POW Card To Defend Rally Rhetoric
Defending the aggressive campaign rhetoric at recent McCain-Palin events against criticisms made by Rep. John Lewis, McCain campaign manager Rick Davi...
Defending the aggressive campaign rhetoric at recent McCain-Palin events against criticisms made by Rep. John Lewis, McCain campaign manager Rick Davi...
David Haven Blake | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home
For my Air Force Academy students, the central moment of their imagined military lives was being a prisoner of war. They imagined captivity transformed soldiers into celebrities, as if POWs possessed a special currency that allowed them to exchange life as a retired officer for life as a presidential candidate.
Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics
As he prepares to accept his party's nomination for president in Minnesota this week, Sen. John McCain insists he understands the economic anxieties A...
USA Today | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics
Former president Jimmy Carter called Republican presidential candidate John McCain a "distinguished naval officer," but he said the Arizona senator ha...
Brendan Spiegel | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
By going back to this line of defense over and over again, McCain is on the verge of doing something that once seemed impossible: Turning his horrific Vietnam experience into a punchline.
Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
Some people say this is unfair... cross posted at Stranahan.com...
Politico | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told CBS News' Katie Couric on Saturday that Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is a "formidable" but "wise" choice for the Democratic...
Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
As all you regulars know, the McCain camp's constant evocation of his P.O.W. past as an all-purpose shield against any and all criticism is a singular...
ABC's Political Punch | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
Asked what first comes to his mind when he thinks of Pittsburgh, McCain chuckled, "the Steelers. I was a mediocre high school athlete but I loved and...
Mary Lyon | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
the letters POW do not spell POTUS. Such voices as those of Wesley Clark and Jim Webb are correct to bring some balance and perspective to the issue and wipe some of the steam off the windows.
Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home
Yet, even taking it on its own terms, McCain's speech today would seem to have two strikes against it. One, his plunge into self-examination suggests that he has not quite transcended the limits of a powerful sense of self.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics