democrats.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Maybe Karl Rove was right in 2000 when he smeared McCain during the South Carolina primary, suggesting McCain lost a marble or two in the Hanoi Hilton... McCain didn't stumble over words - "prisoner" was the exact word his subconscious wanted to use. Nor did McCain try to correct his mistake; he continued on to the end of the sentence and smiled, proud of the point he made. Meanwhile the crowd suddenly...
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A good correction to the McCain myth from the Daily Howler: For the record, McCain wasn’t exactly “driven out of the 2000 Republican primaries by this sort of smear.” The editors seem to refer to the South Carolina primary, which featured a great deal of nasty, underground sliming. But McCain continued campaigning after that, winning subsequent [...]
Obama HQ (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Donna, 61, from Columbia, South Carolina, is proud that she could have an impact on this election. She stared out slow, making some calls in the spring and getting more involved right before the South Carolina primary. Since then she’s become a dedicated volunteer – volunteering as precinct captain, canvassing, phonebanking, and even hosting out-of-state volunteers at her home. Hosting volunteers...
Fundamental Truths (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Steve Austria and his cronies in a false attack reminiscent of the "fathered a black child" falsehood pulled on John McCain by Karl Rove in the 2000 South Carolina Primary, has sunk to a new low in his desperate attempt to gain this Congressional Seat. Austria's cronies with the complicity of the Dayton Daily News, and the Springfield Sun-Times have run a story that Sharen Neuhardt is harboring an...
Deanna's Ramblings (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Richard Cohen wrote a remarkable column that appeared online yesterday. It really takes McCain to task and it bears reading. Here it is, in its entirety: The Ugly New McCain By Richard Cohen Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying [...]
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Well, Young Johnny told us the economy wasn't his strong suit. "'I broke my promise to always tell the truth,' McCain said [after the 2000 South Carolina primary]. He has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain of old is unrecognizable. He has become the sort of politician he once despised." -- Village gasbag Richard Cohen, in his Washington Post column yesterday, " The Ugly New McCain...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said. Now he has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain of old is unrecognizable. He has become the sort of politician...
Follow Me Here... (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Richard Cohen : "Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag , which he actually abhorred. 'I broke my promise to always tell the truth,' McCain said. Now he has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain of old is unrecognizable. He has become...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said. Now he has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain of old is unrecognizable. He has become the sort of politician...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
By Richard Cohen Washington Post Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said. Now he has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain...
Paris Parfait (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Richard Cohen - once an admirer of John McCain - laments in the Washington Post about "the ugly new McCain's" deliberate lies and reckless decisions. "Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain...
Right Wing Watch (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Back when the Republican primary was still hot-and-heavy, there was some speculation that the Religious Right was not-so-subtly lining up behind Mitt Romney because when a group of heavyweights teamed up with Focus on the Family Action to analyze the South Carolina primary, every candidate was criticized except Mitt Romney. Focus responded to the speculation by telling Marc Ambinder that they were...
Papamoka Straight Talk (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
You know how you hate dirty political politics such as George Bush campaign declaring that John McCain had a black child in the South Carolina primary contest a few years ago that derailed the McCain campaign. It was nasty, it was a vicious lie and it worked for Bush. It’s back! Even though Karl Rove is a political commentator for Fox News, he is contributing strategy to the McCain campaign and it...
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Bill Clinton became a larger part of the media focus in the South Carolina primary on Wednesday. ABC World News reports that former President Clinton “lectured reporters, accusing them of being too focused on the racial aspects of his wife’s campaign Source: www.usnews.com Who’s Got His Ear? McCain’s Energy Advisers - The Daily GreenA [...]
OneFreeKorea (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
“The biggest threat to the US is, right now, North Korea.” — Joe Biden, South Carolina Primary Democratic Debate, 2007 “I’m not the guy.” — Joe Biden, Aug. 19, 2008 The Bigger Picture It is notable that today I find rare probative value in what Kos says. His first reaction was far from enthusiastic, and that’s still way more favorable than, “It’s [...]
