Mccain Town Hall

Wrong Lesson from McCain's "Town Hall"

Coleen Rowley | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Coleen Rowley

The McCain campaign event, mishandled from start to finish, also furnished the worst lesson imaginable for those Lakeville high school students on how our country's constitutional democracy is supposed to function.

28 Days Out: Change the Game!

Jesse Lee | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics


Jesse Lee

A wise man once said, "Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don't have much of a vision for the future." That was John McCain back in 2000.

Obama Should Do the Town Hall Debates with McCain

James Love | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics


James Love

The financial crisis provides a good opportunity for Obama to reverse the bone headed decision to not have these debates. It would also allow him to insist on more debates between Palin and Biden.

War Protesters Confront McCain In Swing-State Michigan

Dan Treul | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

The protesters believe we must end the occupation of Iraq and redirect spending toward human needs. "You're so old," called one to the McCain fans. "It's time to change the rules."

McCain's Childish Act Is Enough To Outsmart Media

Richard Gizbert | Posted 09.17.2008 | Media


Richard Gizbert

Because Obama hasn't agreed to McCain's unprecedented town hall proposal, McCain is telling us Obama deserves what he's getting. John McCain's argument isn't just nonsensical. It's petulant.

McCain Doing First Town Hall, Solo Rally In Weeks

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday he still believes the fundamentals of the nation's economy are st...

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...

John McCain's Fake Town Halls

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

The John McCain town hall meeting is a fraud. The town halls are not about local issues. They're not conversational. They don't feature a lot of straight talk. They're sad and they're an opportunity lost.

John McCain's Security Detail Kicks 61-Year-Old Librarian Out Of Town Hall Meeting (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


The town hall is symbolic of intelligent discourse between leaders and their constituents, a place where citizens can go to get their voices heard. J...

McCain Hates The Bloggers, Calls Cable TV 'The Cables' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


In a December 2007 town hall meeting John McCain discussed his views on various media. During this discussion, he expressed a disdain for 'the blogger...

McCain Takes Credit For GI Bill He Opposed At Town Hall Event (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


One time opponent of the GI bill, Presidential candidate John McCain, has now taken credit and expressed approval of the bill at a recent town hall ev...

McCain Stacks Fox News 'Town Hall' With Supporters

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Tonight was the first in a much-hyped series of 'town hall' forums scheduled by John McCain's campaign, in which Barack Obama had been challenged to s...