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McCain Promises No Roe Litmus Test
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs reported by Mark Impomeni last week, a group of Hillary Clinton's largest donors met with McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina to discuss the possibility of supporting the presumptive Republican nominee. The Political Machine has learned, through sources inside the negotiations, that among other concessions, McCain has promised that he will not nominate judges using Roe v Wade as a litmus test. This stands in stark contrast to McCain's stated position, from his online platform: Overturning Roe v. Wade John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as ...
McCain in Bad Shape Over Ape Rape Jape
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyLast night, I posted a piece about John McCain's latest brush with women's issues, but I just missed out on including this vile tidbit. The Nation reports that John McCain might not be all that sensitive to the ladies:According to the Tucson Citizen, here's what McCain, then a two-term Congressman from Mesa, said during his run for the Senate: Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die? When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ...
McCain Needs Women to Achieve Election
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyIn case you missed it, John McCain had a...um... hard time answering a question earlier this week about the nexus of Viagra and birth control. A reporter asked him why he had voted against legislation that would have required companies that cover Viagra to also cover birth control, and McCain was unable to respond. The reporter told him it was "no big deal," and was sure that "this never happens" to him. Now, it seems that Planned Parenthood is still looking for McCain to deliver, as they take a swing at the Republican nominee in a new ad. From Politico: The ad uses McCain's evident discomfort ...
Obama on Women, Dr. Phil, Gilligan
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDemocratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered a speech today at the Women's Economic Security Town Hall, in Fairfax, VA, and his campaign held a conference call to discuss the policies. The address comes on the heels of Senator Hillary Clinton's reintroduction to the Obama campaign, as the two former rivals appeared at fundraisers together this week. Obama rolled out a laundry list of policies in his speech, mostly having to do with economic issues, but he also took a swipe at John McCain: (via email)Senator McCain, however, has said that we've made "great progress" on the economy. ...
Crapping All Over Hillary Clinton
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI was researching another story today, and I came across the Citizens For McCain section of John McCain's website. Now, I had obviously heard of a lot of these repositories for embittered Hillary Clinton supporters who are determined to elect John McCain because their own candidate didn't win the hotly contested Democratic Party nomination. This one is different. Sure, they're probably all funded or supported in some way by Republicans eager to turn Democratic angst against itself, but it was jarring to see one actually under the John McCain banner. What really got me, though, was this ...
John McCain's Pick-up Lines
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyJohn McCain spent his Saturday sucking up to disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters, both on a conference call, and a post-call meetup with members of PUMA (Party Unity My Ass, which can be read several ways, depending on the number and placement of commas). The whole thing reminds me of that guy at the club who thinks he's a smooth talker, but invariably gets the "How stupid does this guy think I am?" eye-roll and a date with his fist. "Yeah, Baby, I'll appoint some women!" "Uh-huh, they treated your friend, Hillary, real bad." "Litmus test? You have beautiful eyes." "Sure, I brought ...
If Not Hillary, Then McCain? Really?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThis Page Left Intentionally BlankThat line is what we in the biz call a logical fallacy. As logical fallacies go, it's pretty innocuous, even comical. I picture an apoplectic bureaucrat somewhere screaming into the face of the 987th person to come to the window and ask, "What's wrong with my Driver's Manual?" A far more dangerous logical fallacy is all the rage now, and it has a lot to do with intentionally blank pages. The press has given John McCain a free ride for years now, and as a result, 45% of Hillary Clinton's supporters have something like this to say: If Hillary Clinton doesn't ...
HillaCrats for McCain: Ready to Sacrifice Roe?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs my family will attest, I spend way too much time reading the comments on these pages, and I realize that this can distort one's view of the average voter. Naturally, most of the comments come from a small number of readers, many of them forceful advocates for one candidate. Still, there are, anecdotally, a lot of people who claim to be Hillary Clinton supporters who say that if Barack Obama is the nominee, they will vote for John McCain. Now, one of three things is true: 1. They're telling the truth 2. They're bluffing to scare people off the fence onto Hillary's side 3. They are Republican ...
McCain: 'Why is Chelsea Clinton So Ugly?'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyReally, John McCain? You want to ask why someone is ugly? Salon reported the content of the once-taboo knee-slapper, delivered by McCain at a Republican fundraiser in 1998:The fact that McCain had made the tasteless joke was reported in major newspapers, as was the vain attempt by his press secretary to initially deny what McCain had done. But in several major newspapers, the joke itself was kept a secret.Salon feels its readers deserve the unadulterated truth. Though no tape of McCain's quip has yet emerged, this is what he reportedly said: "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father ...
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