Stories tagged with John McCain
Steve Schmidt, aka ‘the Bullet,’ orchestrates attacks on Obama
By Carol Eisenberg | August 26, 2008 at 9:55am | 0
In the two months since the man nicknamed “the bullet” took charge, John McCain’s campaign has grown harder-edged and more combative, relentlessly attacking Barack Obama’s perceived assets, including his promise to be a change agent.
Matt Damon works with One Campaign to raise awareness of poverty
By Emily Morgan | August 25, 2008 at 1:26pm | 0
People Magazine’s sexiest man of the year, Matt-Damon, is also the face of the ONE Campaign; a non-profit organization that raises public awareness about the global issues of hunger, poverty, and disease.
McMansions in new political video belong to McCain
By Emily Morgan | August 20, 2008 at 1:06pm | 0
A new video from Brave New Films and The Real McCain website postulates that John McCain doesn’t care about the mortgage crisis.
McCain donation costs Jonathan Crutchley his Manhunt job
By Emily Morgan | August 19, 2008 at 10:57am | 0
The co-founder of one of the leading hook-up websites in the gay community, Manhunt.net, has been outed as a McCain supporter.
Pastor Rick Warren makes national entrance alongside the candidates
By Carol Eisenberg | August 15, 2008 at 2:20pm | 0
Mega-church pastor Rick Warren will accomplish tomorrow what no one else has been able to do: He will bring John McCain and Barack Obama together on the same stage (albeit sequentially) to be grilled about their faith, leadership and compassion.
Lincoln Chafee, Jim Leach and Rita Hauser form ‘Republicans for Obama’
By Carol Eisenberg | August 13, 2008 at 1:21pm | 2
For months, Barack Obama’s website has advertised ‘Republicans for Obama’ buttons, but there have been few signs of mass GOP defection. Now, Republicans for Obama has been organized to reach out to disillusioned GOP voters.
McCain ad is a waste of money and time, says Paris Hilton’s mom
By Emily Morgan | August 4, 2008 at 2:02pm | 0
One of John McCain’s latest anti-Obama ads is alienating at least one of his supporters: Kathy Hilton, mother of Paris.
McCain advisor Randy Scheunemann was booster of Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi
By Carol Eisenberg | August 1, 2008 at 10:44am | 0
Randy Scheunemann, now Sen. John McCain’s top foreign policy aide, was a key member of the circle of advisors around Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi exile who used false intelligence to sell the war.
Tobacco lobby prefers McCain over Obama (if it must pick one)
By Carol Eisenberg | July 28, 2008 at 9:55am | 0
Sen. Barack Obama may be the only smoker running for president, but the occasional snapshot of him taking a puff has not endeared him to the powerful tobacco lobby.
Boone Pickens’ big ad campaign boosts Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
By Gary Jacobson | July 22, 2008 at 7:36am | 1
T. Boone Pickens is spending $58 million on his national marketing campaign to promote alternative energy sources like wind for electricity and natural gas for cars. In the two weeks since he announced his effort, the stock market value of his company that supplies natural gas for vehicles has increased by about twice that amount.
