washingtonmonthly.com - 11/2/2008
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THE TOWN-HALL MYTH.... In an otherwise complimentary column, David Broder notes one of his biggest disappointments about Barack Obama's campaign. He rejected McCain's invitation to hold joint town hall meetings -- opening the door to the kind of tawdry exchange...
tnr.com - 11/2/2008
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tnr.com —
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 donor, Charles Keating, was upset for being listed as a member of McCain's campaign finance committee when a ...
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McCain First, Second, And Always
jedreport.com - 11/3/2008
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jedreport.com —
Siren Update (12:28AM, Nov. 3): On Sunday, John
McCain launched the final attack of his campaign, a...
fraudulent assault on Barack Obama that serves as a fitting reminder of the fundamental dishonesty not only of his own campaign, but also of the ...
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Ohio's GOP Senator: McCain "Will Put Coal Out Of ...
frum.nationalreview.com - 11/2/2008
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frum.nationalreview.com —
10) No elected official in American life has
contributed more to the security of the nation than...
John McCain. Latterly, McCain was the most senior and... . . .
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For John McCain
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Shorter David Broder
Eschaton —
Shorter David Broder If only the black man had obeyed the white man.
Idiots
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Why McJerk and David Broder are both fucking morons: it's Sen. Obama's fault for not doing more town-halls with McNasty. For Broder and McCain, the presidential campaign would be respectful and substantive if only McCain had gotten to know Obama better by sharing a stage with him. Debates, they argue, discourage "tawdry exchange of charges." But this doesn't make sense. If McCain wanted to be an honorable candidate, he could be an honorable candidate, whether his opponent is a Senate colleague or a total stranger. {snip} ...
The "Town Hall" Pre-Emptive Whine
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
I believe that this crap was also a centerpiece of McCain's SNL appearance yesterday. Of course, the idea that McCain had to run a dishonest campaign centered around inane trivia because Obama wouldn't agree to the precise debate schedule he requested has always been risible on its face. But it's particularly hilarious to see The Dean swallow the whining given that 1)there was a town hall debate, 2)McCain performed abysmally, and 3)as Steve says, the McCain campaign continued to be centered around idiotic guilt-by-distant-association smears and the claim that a ...
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First Read 11/2/2008
COLORADO: The Rocky Mountain News'
Sprengelmeyer on Obama's choice of locale for a Colorado rally
yesterday: "With its blue-collar roots, Pueblo has long been a popular
destination for Democratic presidential candidates, including Sen. ...