The Politics of Distraction, Hypocrisy and Blame
The Republicans take every opportunity to shift the political conversation from substance to frivolity. They don't want the public to see the huge differences between the two parties.
The Republicans take every opportunity to shift the political conversation from substance to frivolity. They don't want the public to see the huge differences between the two parties.
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics
Change to Win, a federation of labor unions, released the first in a two-part online video series on John McCain called "Real McCain of Genius." The s...
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...
AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
BURBANK, Calif. — Republican John McCain traded jibes with "Tonight" show host Jay Leno, with his age and houses the main target but McCain turn...
Todd Gitlin | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media
Stephanopoulos pushed the question of McCain's real estate onto Rudy Giuliani, who broke new ground in the annals of property assessment.
August J. Pollak | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics
Amazingly, John McCain's explanation for his wealth has some flaws in logic. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website,"...
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...
Larry Gellman | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
When it comes to Barack Obama, the news media does its job with a vengeance. When Obama goes to Germany and draws a crowd of 200,000 they ask if he's ...
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
To belabor the point that McCain doesn't know how many houses he has -- while it's witty and cute for the moment -- shows a misunderstanding of 'the psychology' of how many Americans think.
John Ridley | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
John McCain can't remember how many houses he has, and immediately he's hit by some with the charge of being an elitist. And so, this is our public conundrum: what exactly is the elitist tipping point?
Think Progress | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
As we noted earlier, Climate Progress's Joe Romm wondered what the carbon footprint of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) numerous houses might be. Asking the ...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics
Cindy McCain responded to a reporter's question today about how many half-sisters she had by saying that she was "unsure" about the exact number but would have "a staff member look into it."
Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
It's easy to understand why McCain doesn't want to discuss his wealth, since it's not really his. His wife's the beer heiress who inherited millions. She bought the homes and pays for them. He just lives there.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
On Thursday, John McCain's campaign said Obama's ad mocking the candidate's multiple house confusion by saying the Democrat had "opened the door" to r...
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
The rumor mill is abuzz that John McCain will (in fact, has already) chosen Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate and that the choice will...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
The DNC is keeping the heat on John McCain over his admission that he didn't know how many houses he owns. The committee is hosting a news conference ...
Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
People are beginning to see through the false modesty and see how he uses the Hanoi Hilton as an excuse whenever he gets into trouble. If you don't have an answer for something, just pull it out.
Michael Shaw | Posted 09.21.2008 | Media
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
Once a remarkable and respected aspect of his biography, John McCain stands on the brink of "trivializing" his past as a prisoner of war, which has be...
Bob Cesca | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
McCain is showing the signs of being too old for the gig, and his recent history of forgetting things (whether simple details like the number of houses he owns, or more complicated facts like Sunni vs. Shia) ought to be the source of some serious panic inside the Republican loop.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
There has been an amazing confluence of events, and If McCain survives the last 24 hours, I'm not sure what it will take to stop him.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
Facing a Democratic Party positively giddy over his recent admission that he didn't know how many houses he owned, John McCain quickly returned to a p...
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
John McCain said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday "that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own." "I think -- I'll hav...
The Huffington Post | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
Hot on the heels of Brave New Films' exposé of John McCain's many homes comes an Inside Edition report on he and Cindy McCain's swanky former estate ...
Barbra Streisand | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics