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John McCain Calls Michele Bachmann's Insane Criticism of Anthony Weiner's Wife “Sinister” and “Ugly”
Taylor Berman · 07/18/12 06:56PMMichele Bachmann recently issued some typically stupid statements accusing Huma Abedin, Chief of Staff to Hillary Clinton and wife to Anthony Weiner, of having ties to the (gasp) Muslim Brotherhood. McCain, who is apparently in one of those moods where he acts honorably instead of cravenly, defended Abedin, whom he described as a "friend" and a "fine and decent American."
John McCain: Sarah Palin Was a Better Candidate Than Mitt Romney
Louis Peitzman · 07/17/12 08:31PMJohn McCain didn't mean to throw shade at Mitt Romney in his interview with Politico today: his point was that he saw Romney's mysterious tax returns when he vetted him for VP back in 2008. But what most people seem to be taking away from the interview is his explanation of why he chose Sarah Palin over Romney — "Because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate."
Arizona's Secretary of State Not Convinced Obama Was Born in U.S., Threatens to Exclude Him From Ballot
Louis Peitzman · 05/19/12 02:05PMArizona's Secretary of State Ken Bennett is the latest politician to call President Obama's birth certificate into question. Following Sheriff Joe Arpaio's investigation into the document, Bennett has now also identified the birth certificate as a forgery. He is demanding authentication from the state of Hawaii.
Prominent Republican Says Sensible Thing About Contraception Debate
Emma Carmichael · 03/19/12 09:51AMWonder of wonders! Prominent republican and former presidential candidate John McCain has come forward and said something almost entirely sensible about the contraception debate.
John McCain on 2012 Presidential Race: Ooh, That's Nasty
Louis Peitzman · 03/18/12 02:31PM
John McCain knows a thing or two about nasty. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, he reflected on the current campaigns for a Republican presidential candidate to face off against Obama in November. Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich have all been criticized for waging war against each other in the form of attack ads in key primary states.
Meghan McCain Poses for Playboy: 'I'm Strictly Dickly'
Maureen O'Connor · 03/15/12 01:13PMThe Michigan Primary's Bumbling Duo: Failing Onward With Mitt and Rick
Mobutu Sese Seko · 02/29/12 03:27PMLast night's white glower rally in Michigan was supposed to tell us something novel and important, instead of mumbling vague phrases we've heard before. This time, we thought, a GOP primary vote would be decisive, recasting the narrative for the future, solidifying positions and increasing momentum.
Game Change: Sarah Palin Is Filmdom's Greatest Villain
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 05:35PMHere's HBO's teaser for its upcoming adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book Game Change, the definitive account of gossipy things that people told Mark Halperin and John Heilemann during the 2008 presidential campaign. This clip suggests that, well, Sarah Palin may not be portrayed very nicely?
20 Things You Should Know About the Bill That Could Ruin America
Lauri Apple · 12/05/11 12:30PMLast week the U.S. Senate passed 93-7 a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that includes provisions giving the military the right to detain you forever and without charge if they think you're some kind of terrorist. Consider it an early holiday present! There is no exchange policy, sorry.
Innocuous Long Island Joke Threatens Senate Comity
Jim Newell · 12/01/11 04:30PMIt's time for your daily dose of news about the important debates taking place in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body, the United States Senate. What critical public policy issues are its senior statesmen debating in good faith today? Who knows! Sens. John McCain and Chuck Schumer are pretending to fight over a Long Island joke, though. That's something, ain't it?
Ann Coulter Clarifies Her Bleeped John McCain Insult: 'I Said Dickweed'
Matt Cherette · 11/30/11 02:15AMAnn Coulter was bleeped for 13 seconds on Tuesday's Morning Joe after calling John McCain a douchebag. Or so we thought! Because in an interview with Joy Behar tonight, Coulter explained that she actually called McCain a "dickweed." Coulter then launched into a rant bemoaning HLN's obsession with "that white trash bimbo" Casey Anthony for good measure. Balance!
John McCain Made Same Joke 27 Times in Five Years
Maureen O'Connor · 10/26/11 02:37PMJohn McCain Gives Away the Truth About the Supercommittee
Jim Newell · 10/14/11 11:40AMThe congressional supercommittee established in the debt ceiling deal has about a month left to come up with trillions in deficit reduction and then move its plan through Congress, lest the dreaded "trigger" go into effect that would viciously cut defense spending and more. So what if the supercommittee gets stuck on, say, tax increases that Republicans will never accept? Will they just give up and let the trigger go into effect? Nope! Old man John McCain let us onto the real Plan B yesterday.
Furious Hobbits Lay Siege to John McCain
Jim Newell · 08/09/11 02:53PMThe Arizona Tea Party constituents who helped reelect John McCain last year are shocked, shocked to hear that he would then go on to make fun of them, by calling them "hobbits" on the Senate floor, immediately after starting his new term.
Stephen Colbert Expands on John McCain's 'Tea Party Hobbits' Metaphor
Matt Cherette · 07/28/11 11:54PMYesterday, Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor to blast the Tea Party for resisting John Boehner's plan to solve the debt ceiling crisis, at one point referring to its members as "Hobbits" from The Lord of the Rings. The Tea Party then shot back at McCain, comparing him to the fantasy novel's villain, Sauron. Stephen Colbert took the opportunity on tonight's Report to extend the unlikely metaphor to the rest of Washington. Video of the segment is above.
John McCain Mocks the Tea Party, Media Worships Him Again
Jim Newell · 07/27/11 01:25PMCrabby old rust sandwich John McCain took to the Senate floor today to lambast the dead-ender Tea Partiers in his own political party's House wing, who have been meeting Speaker Boehner's final debt ceiling offer with some resistance. What a saint! Let's just forget the last couple of years of McCain, now that he has criticized the extremely criticizable House Republicans.
Tim Pawlenty Becomes Rabid War Hawk for Lack of Anything Better to Do
Jim Newell · 06/28/11 11:57AMRepublican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty tries so hard to be loved, and yet. He makes exciting action films on a regular basis, he's apologized for once believing in science, he's released a cartoonish parody of a Republican economic plan, and he's all about the Jesus stuff. He is a full-service pander shop but scares away all the customers. What else can he do at this point? Go nuts about war, obviously.
Jon Stewart Mocks John McCain for Being an Immigrant-Hating Geriatric
Matt Cherette · 06/22/11 10:57PMLast weekend, Sen. John McCain made headlines when he inexplicably accused illegal immigrants of starting the wildfires currently ravaging Arizona. On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart pointed out the absurdity of McCain's statements before conducting an interview with a McCain puppet—yes, a real puppet—about all of the other horrible things illegal immigrants have done to him.