Sort by Think Progress (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008 - YouTube
http://therealmccain.com Gas prices are hitting all-time highs. Our country is in the midst of a recession thanks in part to our crippling dependence ...
Sort by Think Progress (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008
This afternoon in Houston, John McCain is delivering a “speech to energy industry leaders.” Seeking to boost his cash-strapped campaign, McCain appears to be ditching his principles in favor of policies more palatable to oil interests. A whopping 74 percent of McCain’s lifetime campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry has come since he [...]
Sort by Firedoglake (Free subscription) - 06/19/2008
Oh, look who is skirting the letter of the law again -- Mr. Campaign Finance Reform Public Image Truthiness, himself. The McCain's campaign's new slogan must be "do as I pretend to believe, not what I actually get away with this time." To wit:...This ruling is interpreted differently by different candidates, and its significance is in doubt.
Sort by MyDD (Free subscription) - 06/18/2008
On Tuesday, John McCain announced that a pillar of his energy plan is to lift the ban on offshore drilling. Sen. John McCain on Tuesday proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices. Sen. John McCain says it's time for the federal government "to put our own reserves to use." "The stakes are high for our citizens...
Sort by DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008
The Bush Regime has become adept at doctoring numbers and explaining reality to suit its own needs. With the same sincerity that Bush regimists could assure the American people that Iraq was brimming with WMDs and that a mushroom cloud was on the horizon, and that Saddam was working hand in hand with bin Laden, his Labor Secretary, Elaine Chao , the nest-feathering and extremely corrupt "wife" of Mitch...
Sort by HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) - 12/08/2007
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) gives FCC Chairman Martin hell : (This and some seventy other media clips from the past week in politics are now posted at Hominid Views .)
Sort by D-Day (Free subscription) - 06/18/2008
Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, and in his remarks he was fairly subtle in stressing the need for a Democratic President to solve the climate crisis and mitigate the worst effects of global warming. In fact, he gave muted praise to John McCain on this front: ...as Senator Barack Obama has said, John McCain is deserving of that respect. He has demonstrated bravery in war and as a prisoner of...
Sort by Bang the Drum (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008
The numbers in this video are astounding. They can be verified at the Center for Responsive Politics. In fairness to Sen. McCain, here is his entire answer to the question about requiring the oil industry to pursue alternative energy resources for context: MR. HARWOOD: You would not require the oil industry to use its [...]
Sort by Phawker (Free subscription) - 08/18/2008
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Sort by Big Brass Blog (Free subscription) - 06/18/2008
Big Oil Fuels Straight Talk Express. Think Progress : McCain appears to be ditching his principles in favor of policies more palatable to oil interests. [1:55] A whopping 74 percent of McCain's lifetime campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry has come since he announced for president. Well, isn't that special? Big · Oil · Fuels · McCain · Express
Sort by Robert Greenwald (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008
Gas prices are hitting all-time highs. Our country is in the midst of a recession thanks in part to our crippling dependence on oil, so what's John McCain's plan? Will he hold the corporate leaders of the energy industry accountable when he addresses them today in Houston? Probably not, considering they are some of his biggest fund-raisers. The Center for Responsive Politics finds that McCain has...
Sort by Left In Aboite (Free subscription) - 06/17/2008
The latest video from Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films lobs a key inquiry at John McCain, "Why won't McCain require oil companies to pursue alternate energy?" The answer, of course, is that his campaign is full up with funders, minders, and cronies who have carried water for oil companies:
Sort by Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) - 07/16/2008
with his little chucky cheeks and his little stubby fingers, McCain is a desperate deadbeat...
