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On AlterNet: john mccain

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "john mccain"

It's Official: Run-off Vote in Afghanistan

It's Official: Run-off Vote in Afghanistan

Stephen Collinson, Agence France Presse. October 20, 2009.
Washington spent several days pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a second round of voting following his fraud-tainted election win.

Cindy McCain Bankrolled Conference That Called for Ban on Mercenaries

Cindy McCain Bankrolled Conference That Called for Ban on Mercenaries

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. October 16, 2009.
The "McCain Conference on Ethics and Military Leadership" appears to be ahead of the senator when it comes to the U.S. use of mercenaries.

Right-Wingers and Some Military Leaders Want to Pressure President Obama into an Immediate Escalation

Right-Wingers and Some Military Leaders Want to Pressure President Obama into an Immediate Escalation

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 23, 2009.
Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Bill Kristol and others want to pressure the president into escalation in Afghanistan.

This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 10, 2009.
At a joint session of Congress that rang like town halls, Obama comes out swinging for progressive ideals; yet his stance on the public option still is unclear.

Video: McCain Joins the Anti-Obama

Video: McCain Joins the Anti-Obama "Deathers"

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Politics. September 4, 2009.
At an Arizona town-hall meeting on health-care reform, Sen. John McCain endorsed the "death to Grandma" lie.

After a Year of Sarah Palin, Alaska Wonders,

After a Year of Sarah Palin, Alaska Wonders, "What the Hell Were We Thinking?"

AKMuckraker, The Mudflats AlterNet: PEEK. August 31, 2009.
From the day she was nominated until the day she resigned, watching Sarah Palin was like watching a slow motion film clip of the Hindenburg.

There's Something Happening Here

AlterNet: Health and WellnessAugust 27, 2009.
The public mood over health care reform does appear to be changing in subtle yet tangible ways.

Senators Urge Trials at Guantanamo, Not In U.S.

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.
Four U.S. senators, including two Republicans, in a letter Thursday urged Barack Obama to ensure that September 11 terror suspects are tried in a special military court and not in civilian courts on U.S. soil.

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2009.
Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.

Who Represents Iranians? According to the Right, Left, and Center Press, Anybody but Ahmadinejad

Who Represents Iranians? According to the Right, Left, and Center Press, Anybody but Ahmadinejad

Jasmin Ramsey, PULSE AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
Most stories show Mousavi supporters at their heart, but the question of who truly represents the majority has yet to be answered.

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Suman Raghunathan, New America Media. June 29, 2009.
It's “Game On!” for many reform advocates. But the various sides have already started spelling out what they will and will not accept.

Neocons Are Clueless About Iran

Neocons Are Clueless About Iran

Leslie Savan, The Nation. June 22, 2009.
The Iran protests have thrown Republican ideologues into such a tizzy of circular logic that they're stepping on their own propaganda.

John McCain: Obama Has 'Done Well' as President So Far

The Associated Press June 21, 2009.
Barack Obama's presidential rival also said he disagrees with his approach to Iran and Guantanamo.

John McCain: 'I Hope That We Will Act' Against Iran

John McCain: 'I Hope That We Will Act' Against Iran

Matthew Duss, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. June 15, 2009.
"It's obvious that this was a rigged election," McCain told a correspondent for Fox & Friends.

Revealed: Blackwater Still Working in Iraq for John McCain-linked 'Non-Profit'

Revealed: Blackwater Still Working in Iraq for John McCain-linked 'Non-Profit'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. June 10, 2009.
A new lawsuit reveals that the notorious mercenary firm is working, under a different name, for the International Republican Institute in Iraq.

Yes He Can, But Will He? Obama Hesitates to Make the Tough Calls

Yes He Can, But Will He? Obama Hesitates to Make the Tough Calls

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. May 26, 2009.
Obama doesn't lack leadership or nerve, which makes his dithering on the financial crisis and straddling on torture all the more bewildering.

Washington's Best Kept Secret: McCain-Feingold Works

Washington's Best Kept Secret: McCain-Feingold Works

Meredith McGehee, Campaign Legal Center Blog. April 30, 2009.
It’s been seven years since the McCain-Feingold bill was passed, yet the measure is still the subject of a massive amount of disinformation.

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

Scott Horton, The Daily Beast. April 28, 2009.
Obama insists America must "look forward" on the question of torture and accountability, but we're far from closure.

John McCain (Bad) Father of the Year

John McCain (Bad) Father of the Year

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. April 25, 2009.
Senator John McCain, Republican and full-tilt asshole, again distances himself from his daughter Meghan McCain.

Lieberman Still a Fan of Waterboarding

Lieberman Still a Fan of Waterboarding

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 21, 2009.
The hawkish Connecticut Senator still refuses to call waterboarding torture.

Why Jim Hightower Shouldn’t Be the Only One Debating John McCain on Afghanistan

Why Jim Hightower Shouldn’t Be the Only One Debating John McCain on Afghanistan

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2009.
Time to reclaim the frame from the neocons on this war.

Top Neocon Max Boot: Obama 'Continuing and Expanding' Bush's Foreign Policy

Top Neocon Max Boot: Obama 'Continuing and Expanding' Bush's Foreign Policy

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 30, 2009.
In his latest love letter to Obama, Boot calls his Afghanistan plan "all that supporters of the war effort could have asked for."

John McCain's One True Love: Ronald Reagan

John McCain's One True Love: Ronald Reagan

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2009.
This is pathetic.

John McCain Gets in a Twitter Fight

John McCain Gets in a Twitter Fight

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2009.
This from the guy who admitted he didn't know how to use a blackberry.

Hilda Solis Approved by Senate Panel

Hilda Solis Approved by Senate Panel

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 11, 2009.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee cleared Hilda Solis' nomination as Secretary of Labor today.