Sunday Watch, 8-17-08: On Air Kisses and Free Passes
If pundits want to note McCain's maverick moments, fine. He's had some. But it never ceases to amaze me (call me naïve) how this flattering label circulates uncorrected.
If pundits want to note McCain's maverick moments, fine. He's had some. But it never ceases to amaze me (call me naïve) how this flattering label circulates uncorrected.
Jerry Weissman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
My post earlier today drew a sharp distinction between how Barack Obama and John McCain presented in an encounter on Saturday at the Saddleback Church...
Chuck Lasker | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home
Responding to the idea that the GOP candidate unfairly listened in to the Faith Forum questions in advance, a McCain spokesperson said that "the insinuation that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous."
Jerry Weissman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
On Saturday, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama met for their first encounter of the 2008 presidential campaign at the Civil Forum on Leadership an...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
The New York Times' Kit Seelye is backing up NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who reported on Sunday the contention that John McCain may not have been in the "c...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.17.2008 | Media
Last night, John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis sent a strongly-worded letter to NBC News president Steve Capus, complaining about "unsubstanti...
Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics
Did McCain lie in a church this weekend in an attempt to kiss-up to Evangelicals who are already very concerned about his bona fides on faith and religion?
Adele Stan | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics
If McCain's efforts to woo the religious right seem a bit tone deaf and disingenuous, last night's audience at Saddleback didn't seem to mind.
Mark Joseph | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
Overall, neither candidate made major mistakes, but McCain, perhaps sensing a more receptive crowd, seemed more at ease, tossing out one-liners while Obama seemed sedate at times.
AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and BETH FOUHY | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's hu...
AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and BETH FOUHY | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's hu...
AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and BETH FOUHY | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's hu...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics
There are a few vague signs that while there's no seismic shift, there's at least a slight chink in the GOP's iron lock on the evangelical vote.
Christine Wicker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home
Pastor Rick Warren's forum with McCain and Obama tomorrow could be the most exciting event of the political season. Why? Because the pastor of Saddleback Church isn't a member of the press, and maybe he won't act like one.
New York Times | Jim Rutenberg | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics
It has taken a man of God, perhaps, to do what nobody else has been able to do since the general election season began: Get Barack Obama and John McCa...
Todd Gitlin | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media