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Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media


Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

The REAL McCain: Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

Will McCain hold the corporate leaders of the energy industry accountable when he addresses them today in Houston? Probably not, considering they are some of his biggest fund-raisers.

McCain's Veepstakes Dilemma

Christopher Ingram | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Christopher Ingram

The question in deciding whom to pick for your VP running mate basically boils down to two things: geographic benefit and filling a void. McCain's weakness is his lack of support from conservatives.

Changing the Topic

Mark Kleiman | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Mark Kleiman

In politics, who "wins" the argument is less important that who decides what the argument is about. Republicans have learned that lesson. Democrats need to catch up.

In Defense Of Hookers

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's impossible to describe the relationship between politicians, lobbyists, corporations, and campaign cash -- and have it come out sounding different than what a prostitute does for a living.

What the Times Didn't Tell About McCain

Robert Scheer | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

McCain was one of five senators (and the sole Republican) who voted against the atrocious telecom legislation that Iseman was pushing, which President Clinton signed into law.

Analysis: Story Could Undercut McCain

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — John McCain sought to minimize damage to his man-of-character image and his presidential hopes Thursday, vigorously denying and den...

Happy Trent Lott Appreciation Day! But One Day a Year is Not Enough!

Katie Halper | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics


Katie Halper

I'm starting the Trent Lott Porch Reconstruction Fund. And we won't stop until that wrap-around Victorian porch is standing once again. Because a man's second home's porch is his castle.


 

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