Mccain Press

McCain Laughs Hysterically At Thought Of Running Again (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics


On Tuesday, John McCain held his first press conference since the election. Asked if he would ever run for president again, the Arizona Senator seemed...

McCain Loyalist Salter Turned Into Media Litigator

Washington Post | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


"I see the bias for Obama all over," he said, and let that hang there. His office TV was muted, but his crazed beeper was signaling him every minute o...

Reporter: My Viagra Question Convinced McCain To Cut Off Press

LA Times | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics


It wasn't my intention, but I played a role in shutting down John McCain's Straight Talk Express. ... The questions meandered across more than a doze...

McCain Supporters Take Out Anger On Mother Jones Reporter

Mother Jones | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


At a John McCain rally in Virginia this past weekend, Mother Jones ran into a group of angry and frustrated McCain supporters looking for reporters to...

Sam Stein

McCain Camp Ramps Up Press War Over "Joe The Plumber" Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign ramped up its criticism of the press on Friday, calling the fourth estate an embarrassment and shameful for the way it has scrutin...

Does McCain Understand The AIG Crisis?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.17.2008 | Media


Yesterday morning on the Today Show, John McCain was angry, wooden and sulky. But more than that, he seemed not to have a clue what he was talking about.

McCain Hasn't Held A Press Conference In Four Weeks

Fox News | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics


For a candidate who once railed against "stale soundbites, staged rallies and over-managed messages," John McCain seems to have turned over a new leaf...

Pundits Start Criticizing McCain's Constant POW References

Talking Points Memo | Posted 08.22.2008 | 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...

Meghan McCain: "I'd Really Hate Myself If I Dated A Journalist"

Glamour | E. A. Hanks | Posted 07.31.2008 | Media


When I first met Meghan McCain, she was locked out of a high school in Greendale, Wisconsin. Her father, the presumptive Republican presidential nomin...

GOP Consultant: McCain A "Grumpy Old Man"

Washington Independent | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain, American war hero and admired political maverick, as well as presumed Republican nominee for president, had a message for Elisabeth ...

Rachel Weiner

McCain: The Press Does Love Me (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


John McCain has been complaining lately that he gets no love from the press. Media Matters begs to differ -- and they have a new ad to make the case. ...

Study: Networks Much Tougher On Obama Than McCain

LA Times | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics


Haters of the mainstream media reheated a bit of conventional wisdom last week. Barack Obama, they said, was getting a free ride from those insuffera...

Sam Stein

McCain Blows Off WSJ Reporter (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


John McCain's famously cozy relationship with the press is getting a bit testy. Taking questions in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday the Arizona Republican...

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

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


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.

Rachel Weiner

McCain On The Run: Cancels Press Availability

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Marc Ambinder reports that John McCain's one press conference of the week has been abruptly canceled: The one scheduled McCain press conference of th...

Rachel Weiner

McCain: Coverage Is "Fun To Watch"

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Yesterday, John McCain released a series of ads complaining about the media's fawning coverage of Barack Obama. His campaign mocked the huge group of ...

McCain Accepts Media Environment

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


At the end of another adventuresome week on the trail, full of ups and downs and awkward developments, John McCain talked about campaigning without a ...

Jason Linkins

McCain Freezing Out Press On Campaign Trail

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


John McCain has historically courted and cultivated relationships with reporters of the traveling press corps. That may be changing.

McCain Got Advance Knowledge Of Colombia Raid

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


After a scheduled meeting between John McCain and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Tuesday, the presumptive Republican nominee was briefed on the upco...

McCain Gets "Visibly Angry" When Asked About Military Experience

ABC News | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


ABC News' David Wright reports from Cartagena, Colombia. Sen. John McCain has set himself a difficult task on his trip to Latin America: to score poli...

How The Media Completely Distorted Wesley Clark

CJR | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


The latest round of mock outrage--in a presidential race that has turned the tactic into an art form--now comes in response to comments made by Genera...

McCain Attacks Press In Speech, Then Tells Reporters He Never Said It

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


John McCain told Newsweek that he did not deliver a portion from the prepared text of his speech last Tuesday chiding the media for not giving Hillary...

Rocky Road: Time Defends McCain's New Orleans Gaffe

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home


Karen Dalton-Beninato

Senator McCain's tossed off semi-proposal to "tear down the Ninth Ward" if needs be is redundant at best. The tearing down was already done by a massive federal levee failure almost three years ago.