Archive for the 'John S. McCain III' Category

“They appalled me, absolutely. You know, I was angry. In fact, I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him.” –Samuel (Joe the Plumber) Wurzelbacher

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

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Image: (Michael Chiklis) via movieblog.ugo.com; (SHIELD Strike Team) via taipanproductions.com; (Sink, etc) via statservices-ca.com; (Joe the Plumber-Up) via huffingtonpost.com; (Joe the Plumber-Down) (Lori King/Toledo Blade) via washingtonpost.com; (jeans) via dan-kyle.blogspot.com; (boots) stylefrizz.com; (toilet) via darkcreek.com;

Please find the story in the Huffington Post.

A REASON TO BE THANKFUL…You are not Joe Lieberman!

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

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From the sewers of Stamford comes…

THE RAT

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Capitol Briefing
Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates
By Paul Kane
Here’s a story of the Thanksgiving spirit, forgiving and forgetting senatorial style.
When Democrats gathered last week to decide the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), a pair of senators-elect, Tom Udall of New Mexico and Jeff Merkley of […]

What a revoltin’ devlopment this is?!–Chester A. Riley

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

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The New Republic
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McCain First, Second, And Always
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by Sahil Mahtani
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Should he have been expelled from the Senate? Exclusive evidence reveals the Keating Five story you’ve never heard.
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Post Date Saturday, November 01, 2008
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One day in early March 1986, John McCain, an Arizona congressman, sat down to write a letter. McCain had heard that a long-time friend and […]

Vincenzo Kolchak lays out one of his least favorite columnists.

Monday, October 27th, 2008

October 27, 2008
The New York Times
Op-Ed Columnist
Remember the Marne
By WILLIAM KRISTOL
“My center is giving way. My right is in retreat. Situation excellent. I attack!”
That’s the message supposedly sent by General Ferdinand Foch of France to his commanding general, Joseph Joffre, during the crucial First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. The French and British […]

“McCain adviser: Palin ‘is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone.’”–Think Progress headline

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Think Progress
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October 25, 2008
palinboots.jpgThe Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are increasing in the waning days of the campaign. Palin reportedly “has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her,” blaming “her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image.” A McCain […]

I wonder if all of those papers are published in Non-Real American Areas?

Friday, October 24th, 2008

The New York Times
October 24, 2008
Editorial
Barack Obama for President
Hyperbole is the currency of presidential campaigns, but this year the nation’s future truly hangs in the balance.
The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s failed leadership. He is saddling his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government […]

If you go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise…

Monday, October 20th, 2008

New York Times
October 17, 2008
Editorial
The Acorn Story
In Wednesday night’s debate, John McCain warned that a group called Acorn is “on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history” and “may be destroying the fabric of democracy.” Viewers may have been wondering what Mr. McCain was talking about. So were we.
Acorn […]

Amazement is the only reaction possible when one realizes how many congresspersons are essentially ignorant of history.

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

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Represntative Michelle Bachmann and friend.
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Bachmann Calls For McCarthyite Investigation Into Anti-American Activities Of Liberals
Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attacked the patriotism of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), based on his alleged relationship to former Weather Underground member William Ayers and the values of Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I’m very […]

When Holier-Than-Thou Christians Do The Slimiest Things…

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Sam Stein
HuffPost Reporting From DC
McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped Smear Him In 2000
October 17, 2008 04:29 PM

In his efforts to attack Barack Obama, John McCain appears to have turned to the same political consulting firm that was responsible for spreading vicious smears about the Senator during the 2000 South Carolina GOP primary.
In recent […]

Report: McCain Exploded With Rage During Gambling Outing–Huffington Post headline

Friday, October 10th, 2008

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The Huffington Post   |  Nico Pitney   |   October 9, 2008 10:23 AM
Writing for the Daily Beast, Michael Kinsley relays a disturbing story about John McCain from Jeff Dearth, former publisher of the New Republic, when Dearth and McCain attended a magazine industry conference at a casino hotel in Puerto Rico in 2005:
McCain’s game is craps. […]

Mac may have felt that in the land of the 2006 “Where the White Women At?” campaign smear, he could use racially insenstive references. “Git offa my lawn, ya little…”

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

“That One,” McCain Calls Obama In Debate (VIDEO)
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Huffington Post
Seth Coulter Walls
October 7, 2008 10:06 PM
During a discussion about energy, McCain punctuates a contrast with Obama by referring to him as “that one,” while once again not looking in his opponent’s direction (merely jabbing a finger across his chest). That’s not going to win McCain any […]