Blogs For McCain

Times Online

John McCain leads the first pets race Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago John McCain. The Arizona senator beats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton hands down when it comes to the number of potential first pets. … Iraq is still important Aljazeera.com all 2 news articles

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E Canada Now

McCain’s denials start to unravel in tale of the blonde lobbyist Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago If anything was going to derail John McCain’s White House bid, it was the fear that he was too old to be president, not the likelihood of being embroiled in … What That McCain Article Didn’t Say New York Times In Aftermath of Article, McCain Gathers Donations New York Times Comment by John Feehery President of The Feehery Group FOXNews - Telegraph.co.uk all 2,125 news articles

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Wow. I don’t ever think I’ve seen an editor of a major newspaper so systemically take apart a piece (in public)  by his very own newspaper. But that’s precisely what New York Times ombudsman Clark Hoyt does to Thursday’s Times hit piece on McCain:
BILL KELLER, the executive editor of The Times, said the article about [...]

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The Editorial Board of the Concord Monitor calls out the Times:
The New York Times…printed a story that forced Sen. John McCain to deny an extramarital affair with a Washington lobbyist. The paper provided no evidence of such a relationship and never should have published it.
The 3,000-word article, which carried the bylines of four Times reporters, [...]

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Boston Globe

McCain’s Age May Figure in Choice of a Running Mate New York Times, United States - 4 hours ago John McCain, 71, is hoping to become the oldest candidate ever elected to a first term in the White House. The latest political news from around the nation. … McCain, 71, faces age questions in White House bid Reuters McCain's Winning Strategy Town Hall McCain says would keep rights pressure on China Reuters National Review Online Blogs all 33 news articles

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Media Channel

'Times' Article on McCain Stirs Debate NPR - 6 hours ago John McCain, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. by David Folkenflik All Things Considered, February 21, 2008 · Thursday's … NY Times surprised by harsh reaction to McCain story Houston Chronicle Note to John McCain: Be mad, but don't complain about your … MLive.com Behind the story on McCain Albany Times Union Seattle Post Intelligencer - NewsBusters all 92 news articles

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

McCain's Campaign Finance Trap ABC News - 7 hours ago John McCain wants to forego public financing, but after requesting it last year he may now not be allowed to opt out. Last fall, when John McCain's campaign … FEC Wants Some Answers About McCain Loan NPR Finance reformer McCain seeking to escape federal $$ restrictions Boston Herald McCain says untroubled by campaign-finance letter Reuters The Associated Press - Seattle Times all 232 news articles

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The Associated Press

Saipan GOP Delegates Pick McCain The Associated Press - 7 hours ago John McCain, although they won't be able to vote for him in November. Some of the delegates elected at a party convention Saturday said they're convinced …

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WSBT-TV

McCain stays on message in meeting Indianapolis Star, United States - 14 hours ago By Bill Ruthhart Republican presidential front-runner John McCain pushed for perseverance in Iraq, tax cuts at home and security on the borders during a … McCain to Indy: Iraq surge succeeding Indianapolis Star McCain's visit will curb traffic Indianapolis Star McCain talks immigration on state stop Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Henderson Gleaner - WSBT-TV all 56 news articles

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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Shame, Sen. McCain Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 15 hours ago One of John McCain's most admirable traits has been his eloquent opposition to the use of torture against suspected terrorists. … 2008 version of McCain isn't the straight talker of 8 years ago Toledo Blade Michelle Obama talks about "source of pride." Seattle Times AP Top News at 5:40 pm EST The Associated Press The Oregonian - OregonLive.com all 73 news articles

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Some of you may have seen the David Brooks article earlier today on an alleged rift within the McCain campaign between former chief campaign strategist John Weaver and current campaign manager Rick Davis. As someone who usually enjoys Brooks op-ed pieces, I was greatly dismayed that he not only seemed to insinuate that Weaver was [...]

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New York Times vs. John McCain The Weekly Standard - 17 hours ago by Stephen F. Hayes Shortly after sundown on Wednesday night, the New York Times posted on its website a long story about John McCain, a female lobbyist, … 'NYT' Weighs in on McCain Bombshell Editor & Publisher Chris Wallace Thinks NYT’s Hit Piece Could Help McCain NewsBusters Kurtz Carried McCain Link to Lobbyist Rumor Story Last December Editor & Publisher NewsBusters - CNN Political Ticker all 12 news articles

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Looks like yesterday’s McCain campaign email on the Times story has paid off:
John McCain raised more money from yesterday’s Times-bashing e-mail pitch than he has from any other e-mail solicitation, according to a source familiar with the fundraising effort.
In a missive authored by campaign manager Rick Davis, the McCain camp used the Times story [...]

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Rhetoric will leave off where McCain begins Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 20 hours ago John McCain nailed Barack Obama — and defined precisely the terms of the fall campaign. Be not intimidated by the growing certainty that the rhetorically … Is Dem slug-fest a slippery slope? Trinidad & Tobago Express Time to trust McCain Wizbang McCain Trails Obama in US Presidential Race Angus Reid Global Monitor Atlantic Online - Angus Reid Global Monitor all 319 news articles

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Though Hillary Clinton is in dire straights right now, one of her best nights of the campaign was her upset victory in New Hampshire. While polls accurately predicted John McCain’s 5-point victory over Mitt Romney, one poll had her trailing Obama by 9 points. She won by 3. People tried to find [...]

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From the campaign:
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on Senator Obama’s remarks on Cuba during last night’s Democratic debate:
“Not so along go Senator Obama favored complete normalization of relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Last night, he said that as president he’d meet with the imprisoned island’s new leader ‘without [...]

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Al-Sadr extends ceasefire
Excerpts:
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia for another six months, giving Iraq a chance to continue its fragile recovery from brutal sectarian violence.
His message was delivered by Shiite clerics during prayer services in mosques dominated by followers of the black-turbaned cleric.
”According [...]

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After reading the letter, Keller called Gilbey, a British journalist living in New York, and asked her to coffee at the Times cafeteria. Gilbey, at the time, had a reputation as something of a power-dater; her exes included Senator John Kerry and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. An affair ensued, which shocked Keller’s friends. “I [...]

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Jon Martin and Mike Allen have written an extraordinary blow-by-blow account of the McCain campaign’s 24-hour pushback against the New York Times in tomorrow’s Politico. Here’s a lengthy excerpt:
Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign claimed vindication Thursday night after a sophisticated 24-hour counterattack turned a potentially lethal story in The New York Times into a conservative [...]

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Here’s my take on the revelation that LJ addresses below-KWN
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The full story regarding the Slime at the Times Scandal has now emerged at The New Republic.
It turns out that this incident is the result of The New Republic catching wind of an internal struggle at the Times between Executive Editor Bill Keller and several [...]

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