swamppolitics.com - 10/25/2008
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by Mark Silva
"I'm gonna test them.' Republican John McCain said at a campaign rally in New Mexico this morning. "They're not gonna test me.''
The comment followed McCain's warning that Democratic rival Barack Obama's camaign has "guaranteed'' people that the nation will face a ...
thedailybeast.com - 10/25/2008
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thedailybeast.com —
Steve Schmidt and his colleagues took John McCain
further than he had any reasonable right to, given...
the political climate. The most popular parlor game in Washington, D.C., these days is the bludgeoning of the McCain campaign. It started with Bill ...
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The McCain Mutiny
talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/26/2008
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talkingpointsmemo.com —
It is time for the McCain campaign to
come clean about what role any of its staffers...
may have had in hyping or pushing the press to hype the charges stemming from Ashley Todd's vicious and reprehensible hoax. As Greg Sargent reported yesterday, ...
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Time for Answers
ourfuture.org - 10/24/2008
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ourfuture.org —
John McCain is doing what no progressive political
leader has been able to do in at least...
a generation, if not more: He's creating a New Deal mandate for the next president, should that next president be Barack Obama. Indeed, in tacking to the hard ...
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John McCain Is Barack Obama's New Deal Mandate-Maker
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McCain: "I'm Gonna Test Them"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Continuing to push back on Biden's "international crisis" remarks, the Arizonan says that he won't allow enemies to "test him" in morning remarks at the New Mexico State Fair Grounds in Albuquerque.
"I have been tested. I'm gonna test them. They're not gonna test me.'' ...
John McCain: 'I'm gonna test them'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... with a certain gritted-teeth look at the state fairgrounds in New Mexico. "I'm gonna test them. They're not gonna test me." The comment followed McCain's warning that Democratic rival Barack Obama's camaign has "guaranteed" people that the nation will face a test from enemies within months of Obama's election as president -- something that running mate Joe Biden asserted last weekend, Biden following that line with a remark that Obama has a "spine of steel" for that test. Read more: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10... That's what we're :scared: of, ...
Warmonger McCain Strikes Again
Oliver Willis —
At one of his rally, McCain promises to “test them”, the “them” in this case being foreign adversaries.
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Blink, Baby, Blink
N/A —
... . Testy works for John McCain. “I’m gonna test them,” Republican John McCain said at a campaign rally in New Mexico this morning. “They’re not gonna test me.” Dude makes no apologies. He enjoys being an a$$hole a jerk. If the time comes and McCain has to go eyeball to eyeball with an Evildoer, no doubt he will blink his opponent to death. Or zap him with his death ray scowl. ...
Who does McCain plan to 'test'?
Political Animal —
WHO DOES MCCAIN PLAN TO 'TEST'?.... Last weekend, Joe Biden predicted that U.S. enemies may try to "test" Barack Obama with an international crisis early on if he's elected president, but Obama's "spine of steel'' will serve him well when faced with these challenges. The McCain campaign, ever since, has tried to characterize Biden's remarks as some kind of important development. Yesterday, McCain, again citing Biden's comments, added some new rhetoric to the mix. "I'm gonna test them,'' Republican John McCain said at a campaign rally in New Mexico this morning. "They're not ...
“Hey, Muslims, Get Off-a My Lawn!”
Sadly, No! —
Gramps McSame rattles his, er, saber:
“I’m gonna test them,” Republican John McCain said at a campaign rally in New Mexico [yesterday]. “They’re not gonna test me.”
♫ ♫ Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. ♫♫ ...
McCain: Vote for Me and I’ll Create an International Crisis
Matthew Yglesias —
... Lately, John McCain’s been trying to dine out on Joe Biden’s weird remark that electing Barack Obama would somehow prompt others to “test” him within six months. But the rhetoric around it is a bit weird: ...
National Security Experts Agree: Biden Was Right; Enemies Likely To ‘Test’ Next President
Think Progress —
... .” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) quickly jumped on the first part of Biden’s comments, declaring that the fact that Obama may be tested is actually a sign of weakness: ...
Turn your head and cough everybody, McCain brought the ice cubes
Firedoglake —
... ") John McCain jumped erratically into the fray with his response. America's "enemies", whoever in the hell that is, will not test John McCain... ...
Turn your head and cough, I brought ice cubes
Rising Hegemon —
... ") John McCain jumped erratically into the fray with his response. America's "enemies", whoever in the hell that is, will not test John McCain... ...
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A McCain Campaign Memo
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/1/2008 — The last thing the McCain campaign needs on election day is demoralized Republicans. Hence this memo, which recapitulates what Davis and co. said on a conference call with reporters this morning.
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A closing argument for John McCain
powerlineblog.com 11/2/2008 — A few weeks ago Christian Science Monitor opinion editor Josh Burek invited us to fashion a column in the nature of a closing argument in favor of John McCain for president. John Hinderaker and I finally got around to submitting the column last week ...
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McCain On Meet The Press: "I Believe I'm Going To Win"
tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2008: 10/26/2008 — Republican John McCain on Sunday dismissed the sour poll numbers that show him trailing in his White House race against Democrat Barack Obama and said his campaign is "doing fine."
Interviewed on NBC's "Meet the Press," the Arizona senator said he has pulled closer to Obama.
Watch:
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CNN Political Ticker 10/25/2008
Sen. McCain got off his plane Saturday with the hills of Mexico in the background on his way to a campaign stop in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) — At a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico Saturday, Senator John McCain told the crowd ...