crooksandliars.com - 8/1/2008
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Well, as Digby says—look what’s been scrubbed from McCain’s campaign website :
There had been no doubt that McCain would eventually become a full-fledged White House candidate, and he had been expected to make his candidacy official in the spring.
The 2006 midterm campaign had just ended when McCain took the first formal step toward a ...
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'Political celebrity'
Ben Smith's Blog —
A liberal blogger finds that McCain's site hosted an article describing the Republican that way, since removed.
(via Crooks & Liars)
Presidential Idol, Redux
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
Who's a celebrity?
Crooks and Liars and Digby note a copy of an AP report that says Cotton Hill John is a "political celebrity" has now been hurredly scrubbed from the McCain campaign website.
That'd be funny if it wasn't so f***ing sad. ...
Hypocrisy, thy name is McCain
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Waffles McCain. Step 1: Run ads claiming Obama somehow unfit for presidency because he is a celebrity. Step 2: Hurriedly scrub your own website for references to yourself as a "celebrity." Step 3: PANCAKES-- OK, 'Pancakes.' Stolen from fark.com, actual story here.
McCain’s Inspirational Moment
The Moderate Voice —
... I usually only post once per day but this video really is a dichotomy of everything that is John McCain. He needs to derail Obama’s momentum but has almost a split personality on how he wants to accomplish his goal. Earlier this week, McCain targeted Obama as a “celebrity” although his own website took the reference off recently. Now, the McCain campaign is portraying Obama as the second coming. ...
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Like d’uh! He is a celebrity! You can be a celebrity too!
themoderatevoice.com 8/1/2008 —
Definition of celebrity , from Wikipedia :
A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb “celebrere” but they may not become a ...
You vote: Who put out the first 'negative' ad? - On Politics
blogs.usatoday.com 8/1/2008 — As they've argued over the Celeb TV ad that Republican John McCain's presidential campaign released Wednesday (best known for its use of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton), aides from both major contenders' campaigns have made a number of charges. One ...
Obama: McCain 'Troublesome' In Amplifying 'Race Card' Charge
blogs.abcnews.com 8/1/2008 — ABC News' Teddy Davis and Sunlen Miller Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told NPR's "All Things Considered" on Friday that he finds it "troublesome" how the McCain campaign has amplified its allegation that he played the "race card." Obama added...
McCain Criticizes Obama Over Education Plans —
FOXNews.com 8/1/2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is warning an influential black organization that rival Barack Obama’s ideas are not always as impressive as his rhetoric.
Addressing the National Urban League in Orlando, ...
Campaign '08 takes a negative turn —
CNN.com - Politics 8/1/2008
A day after Sen. John McCain's campaign forcefully criticized Sen. Barack Obama, saying he infused the race card into the 2008 presidential campaign, top aides from both campaigns took to the airwaves in a political volleyball-like debate.
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McCain appears before black group —
Reuters: Politics 8/1/2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican John McCain, a day after accusing Democrat Barack Obama of injecting race into the U.S. presidential campaign, told a black group on Friday that Obama's "ideas are not always as impressive as his rhetoric."
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