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john mccain
Old Man Lamely Defends the Goldbricking Defeatist He Coronated
If you've wondered whether John McCain, in light of recent events, has felt a heightened sense of shame for choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, we have an answer: No! Further, she may have quit because of thinning hair. More »
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Comment by lobstr: "historical legacy looked upon with almost universal esteem by future generations, destroyed by one horrendously God-awful decision." hm.. I dunno, I... 15 Responses | Other threads
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photography
Why Are Republicans Still Letting Jill Greenberg Take Their Pictures?
GQ assigned photographer Jill Greenberg to shoot Glenn Beck for an interview, in a cheeky homage to Greenberg's notorious series of crying children. Funny! Hey, didn't Beck accuse Greenberg of "terrorizing" children for those photos? Of course he did. More »
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By John CookComment by Richard Lawson: I'm posting this again. It is all I can think of when I see Mr. Beck. 6 Responses | Other threads
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politics
John McCain Lends Meg Whitman's Campaign His Vim and Vigor
Former eBay CEO and political neophyte Meg Whitman needs all the help she can get to win the Republican primary in the California governor's race. Surely an endorsement from losing GOP presidential candidate John McCain will give her a leg up on rival Republicans. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by theMoJo: She looks just like McCain in that photo, with a wig on. 3 Responses | Other threads
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The Big Picture
Not A Terrorist Fist Jab, Still Gets The Job Done
[President Obama shakes hands with John Sidney McCain IV, son of Sen. John McCain, who graduated during the annual Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony yesterday in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.]
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By Foster KamerComment by get the buttah: I like that he's wearing a ring. I don't often see rings on men folk (save for the obligatory wedding... 11 Responses | Other threads
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young republicans
Meghan McCain, Symbol of Our Age
Stephen Colbert welcomed Meghan McCain onto his show last night, where she refused to lick his face, talked endlessly about how much she loves fucking, and refused to discuss anything about Sarah Palin.
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Comment by Tremonius: I was wondering why Colbert does that curtain call number while a guest is entering. Maybe it's gracous, in that... 6 Responses | Other threads
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meghan mccain
Meghan McCain Is Proud Of Her Father's Decision To Allow Her to be Pro-Life, Or Something
Meghan McCain breaking news: "The first time I ever heard about oral sex was during the Lewinsky scandal." Hah, dad really didn't spend much time at home with the kids, right? More »
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By PareeneComment by The Real JR: Translation: Pro-Choice = Choosing Abortion each and every time to the point of trying to kidnap every pregnant person they... 8 Responses | Other threads
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leadership
Miss California Joins Embarrassing Conservative Leader All-Stars
"I would like to nominate Miss California as the new face of the marriage movement," NOM head Maggie Gallagher recently said. A wonderful idea, she'll fit right in with the rest of the GOP leadership! More »
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By PareeneComment by ChillbearLatrigue: I need to preface this again by saying that I think that two consenting adults should be able to get... 25 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
John McCain's Sarah Palin Diss: Not So Subtle
It was one thing for John McCain to ignore Sarah Palin when he rattled off a list of Republican rising stars — "governors who are young and dynamic" — on the Tonight Show. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by starsnostars: i'm no palin fan, but sorry dude, you lost your own election the second you decided to choose a terribly... 9 Responses | Other threads
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the cinema
Movie Deal for Staggeringly Wrong Political Journalist
He said Matt Drudge and Karl Rove held the key to the presidency. His last book was embarrassingly wrong. Barack Obama won by studiously ignoring his advice. Someone put Mark Halperin in pictures! More » -
books
Meghan McCain Will Type for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Meghan McCain, the vacuous and comically self-regarding daughter of failed presidential candidate John McCain, sold a book to Hyperion for "high six figures" (that's dealspeak for around $750,000) in which she'll lay out—what, exactly? More »
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By John CookComment by resipsaloquacious: "Question: What do my Father and thisjacket's zipper have in common?" 10 Responses | Other threads
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phonies
Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
Jake Tapper, a.k.a. the Littlest Sam Donaldson, told the National Review that he's so so serious about reportorial objectivity that he doesn't vote. Which is funny because he once dated John McCain's flack! More »
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By John CookComment by ToniaAntiphus: Tapper's an ass, but he's right on this one. Any number of psychological studies has shown the undeniable influence our... 2 Responses | Other threads
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pardons
McCain Demands Justice For Long-Dead Boxer
John McCain demands a pardon for Jack Johnson—heavyweight champion of the world!—who was convicted of sleeping with a white woman, 96 years ago. Good on John! More »
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By PareeneComment by choinski: I has been bugging McCain ever since it happened. He ws there! 2 Responses | Other threads
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meet the press
McCain on President Palin: 'I'd Have to See'
In politics, there are no permanent alliances. McCain-Palin? So 2008. On Meet the Press, David Gregory asked Senator John McCain if he'd like to see Sarah Palin run for president. McCain temporized. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by ChillbearLatrigue: Fortunately for the Republican Party, President Obama is much more likely to spend us back to the Stone Age rather... 42 Responses | Other threads
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punditry
Mean Pundit Accidentally Justifies Meghan McCain's Boring Self-Obsession
So rabid nutcase pundit Laura Ingraham called Meghan McCain fat. Wonderful, now we're stuck with her, Laura. More »
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By PareeneComment by gonzosmom: Sweet lord - is that Abe Lincoln hanging on pearls around her neck?? I don't even know what to say about... 5 Responses | Other threads
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disasters
Meghan McCain's Failed Pundit Audition
Meghan McCain went on Rachel Maddow's television program last night in a bid to become the Fresh New Voice of the GOP. Instead she made a fool of herself. More »
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By John CookComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Making fun of Bridget McCain is really, really classy. 9 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Meghan McCain Is Confused by Ann Coulter
Meghan McCain, the famous blogger, now writes a column for Tina Brown's Like-HuffPo-But-Classy Illustrated Celebrity Internet Journal. Today she would like to write about Ms. Ann Coulter. More »
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By PareeneComment by Nice Beaver: I haven't had a reason to yell this in hours, but TRANNY FIGHT!!!! 3 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
John McCain Doesn't Know How to Manage a Beaver
Oh, Twitter! Even senators say the darnedest things on the dynamic compendium of Internet users' stupidest thoughts. "How does one manage a beaver?" asked John McCain mid-pork tirade. More tweets that left us speechless: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by lobstr: if john mccain didnt ever use email or a cellphone, why the hell would we believe that he actually TWITTERS???... 2 Responses | Other threads
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how-to
The Art of the Non-Apology
The New York Post issued an angry non-apology for Sean Delonas' monkey cartoon. The New York Times issued a mealy-mouthed non-apology for its winking John McCain(*cough*SEX*cough*)-lobbyist story. Please; it's very important to non-apologize correctly: More »
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Comment by Ohcaptainmycaptain: Yeah. Among women, the art of the non-apology is a deadly martial art. 13 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
McCain's Special Lobbyist Friend Drops Suit Against Times, Wins Mealy-Mouthed 'Editor's Note'
Terrible news: possibly McCain-sexing lobbyist Vicki Iseman has dropped her lawsuit against the New York Times. Turns out it's not actionable to report on someone's possibly unethical relationship with a public figure! More »
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By PareeneComment by Weegee's bored: The mere thought of John McCain having sex takes the meal right out of my mouth. 4 Responses | Other threads
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obama hotties
Obama's Hot-Talking Budget Director Delivering Stimulus to Female Half of Nation
"This is a package that is responsive to this massive gap." That's not a line from an upcoming bailout porno. That's how Peter Orszag, Obama's budget director, really talks! And he's not the only one. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by LeftCoastLady: It's crazy seeing my former co-workers on TV. 3 Responses | Other threads
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venture capital
Shirt-Doffing Tech Investor Loves Washington's "Cancer on Nation"
Tim Draper, the name-dropping venture capitalist who funded Hotmail and Skype, met a bunch of Washington insiders like John McCain and Vernon Jordan. He loved them all. He also thinks they're a "cancer"! Go figure. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by bytememehard: Too distracted by wacky eyebrows for pay attention to what he was saying. 1 Responses | Other threads
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how things work
Liberal Media Elite Spent Weekend Partying With McCain Staffers
As we all know, John McCain lost the election because the media was biased against him. So his former staffers got wasted with journalists this weekend because they all missed each other so much! More »
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By PareeneComment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: it's hard to know which is scarier ... the lies and distortions or mccain's tiny cocktail weenie fingers 4 Responses | Other threads
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y2k
America Travels Back in Time
There's no War on Terror! John McCain is a maverick! Hooray: 2000 is back! September 11th never happened. More »
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By PareeneComment by ADismalScience: I like it, frankly. Obama's administration hasn't detailed a plan for what is to be done with the legitimately scummy people... 8 Responses | Other threads
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snap judgments
Inaugural Guests, From Malia To Jay-Z
The inauguration this year seemed to have more famous faces in one place than ever before. In the gallery below, take a look at the celebrities and politicians with the best seats in the nation. [Jezebel] -
gossip roundup
Cindy McCain Denied Shot On Dancing With the Stars
Everyone is out to spite everyone: Jay Leno ruined 90 minutes of Conan O'Brien's life; Lindsay Lohan is refusing to eat and John McCain isn't letting his wife go on that fun TV program. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by MsMuffinMcGuffin: Actually, I'd rather seen John McCain performing on "Dancing with the Stars." 7 Responses | Other threads
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politics
How Long Will McCain Mope?
John McCain looked every bit the seething, uncomfortable vanquished rival in that first, awkward post-election press conference on those enormous chairs. It sounds like he's kind of still that way. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by unclevanya: For all his faults, he has reason to mope: his own party didn't believe in him as their leader, and... 11 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
McCain's Lobbyist Lady-Friend Finally Sues 'Times'
Awesome news! The lobbyist who either had an affair with John McCain or convinced his staff that she intended to have an affair with John McCain is suing the New York Times. More »
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By PareeneComment by BookishLookish: Ack, SBH!* Christ on a stick, you could show a moving picture on that forehead. - - - - *Shiny Botoxed Head 6 Responses | Other threads
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Defamer Decides 2008
2008: The Year Pop Culture Won the Presidency
Join us in looking back at the trends, names, faces, places and unhinged absurdity that made our Defamer Decides 2008 coverage an unparalleled historical record of American presidential politics at its finest. More » -
not funny
New York Times, John McCain Love Grandpa Humor
Trying to make the case that the recession is comedy gold, the New York Times's Liz Alderman leads with the same joke that John McCain told Jay Leno after his election drubbing. Hahaha. More »
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Comment by freiburg: McCain almost comes off less wooden than Leno. Well done sir. Thank you for your service. 1 Responses | Other threads
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top ten
The Top Ten Feuds of 2008
Nothing says Christmas like two people screaming at each other. Gawker video guru Richard Blakeley compiled and ranked the ten very best of this contentious year. -
blackberry
McCain Campaign Even Screws Up Sad Firesale
Oh, the poor, sad McCain campaign just sold all of their leftover campaign crap, for pennies. And of course some reporter bought some used Blackberries and guess who didn't delete anything off it?
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By PareeneComment by west ham sandwich: When do the 5,000 unopened bottles of Dom Perignon to go on sale? 2 Responses | Other threads
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david letterman
McCain's Meeting With Blago, His Devotee
John McCain will tell David Letterman tonight about how corrupt Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was a huge admirer of the former Republican presidential nominee, and planned to model his tenure on McCain's. Mission accomplished! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Almostbanned: Can't you just leave him alone? It all looks very amicable, and he's clearly a good guy. Why kick someone... 6 Responses | Other threads
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politics
The McCain campaign outlet sale
Looking for a bargain? Head on down to the McCain-Palin closeout shop in Alexandria, Virginia, where the headquarters of the failed presidential bid is moving used merchandise — laptops, flat-screen TVs, even couches. Everything must go! The list:
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By Owen ThomasComment by Alaska Miller: That's where they failed. Should have been using Macs. 2 Responses | Other threads
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katie couric
Keith Olbermann Obnoxious, Couric And Letterman Agree
Katie Couric is on the Late Show again tonight, to try and convince David Letterman that she didn't purposely steal John McCain for her CBS Evening News that night the Republican presidential nominee infamously flaked on Letterman. Of course this is a lie, assuming Couric is as ruthlessly competitive as any network news anchor must be in order to succeed. But her exchange with Letterman is worth watching if only for all the fun bashing of Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC shouting head who filled in for McCain. Click the video icon to watch.
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By Ryan TateComment by Baroness: I'm just trying to figure what Cold War lab came up with Katie Couric, and why her career is of... 15 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
John McCain Sues Old Hippie
During the presidential campaign, John McCain kept getting in trouble with various musicians for stealing their godless liberal music and using it to promote his candidacy. Heart, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp, Boston, Van Halen and the Foo Fighters all got pissed at him at various points. But only Jackson Browne sued the Arizona Senator. McCain used "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad, and Browne, whose new album features a song about hanging out in Castro's Cuba, was not happy. Now, McCain has countersued Browne, because why not. According to McCain's two motions, Browne infringed on McCain's right to free speech. McCain also says "that rather than damage the song's commercial potential, his use 'will likely increase the popularity of this thirty year-old song,'" which makes plenty of sense to us. John McCain probably has all his Flickr photos licensed under Creative Commons too, right? [THR]
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By PareeneComment by BxgrlJeri: What kind of douchewad lawyer does McCain have? Freedom of speech is freedom from the government infringing on you, not... 3 Responses | Other threads
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scandal
Cindy McCain In Kissing Other Man at Moody Blues Show Shock!
Your National Enquirer newspaper has published photos purporting to show Cindy McCain, fragile, lonely beer heiress wife to Senator John McCain, kissing some guy who isn't Senator John McCain! "Multiple witnesses" caught Cindy and this mystery man "lip locking on several other occasions." The guy is "a long-haired man who resembles 'a washed-up '80s rock musician,'" apparently. Just read the "stunned reaction of an eyewitness":
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By PareeneComment by bringmemyTofu: No one can be held responsible for their actions when the Moody Blues are playing (whether live or over the... 16 Responses | Other threads
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john mccain
McCain's Tonight Show Charm Offensive
John McCain wants to be liked again. His unenviable job as the Republican presidential nominee was to derail the campaign of the first black president and to defend an unpopular party, and he only made things worse for himself by getting blatantly underhanded toward the end of everything. His performance last night on the Tonight Show — the jokes, the occasional concession to a mildly pointed question from Jay Leno, the self deprecation — seemed designed, if only subconsciously, to invoke the McCain of the 2000 campaign bus, beloved by the press, or of the October Al Smith dinner, who was seriously funny, or the candidate who made a conciliatory concession speech to an angry crowd. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by DontMakeMe: Sorry, no. Not after he sold out to the wingnut constituency and jeopardized the nation putting that moronic fuckwit palin... 11 Responses | Other threads
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handy guides
Television for News Junkies Who Are Tired of Watching the News
So the election is over! What good news for us and what terrible news for... um, news. All the CNN and MSNBC and Fox junkies who were glued to the tube while the election Wehrmacht rolled its ruinous iron wheels over the land will now be leaving the news behind and returning to their regularly scheduled shitty programming. Or at least the people in charge of that shitty programming hope so! It's kind of a crock theory because news nets' ratings weren't that high that they seemed to be distracting a huge amount of TV watchers, and regular television was in a decline long before people started caring about politics anyway. But there must be some folks who traded their CSI for their POTUS and would now like an inroad back to the glorious world of primetime entertainment TV, hopefully with a methadone-dash of politics thrown in to add a bit of spice. And we've got a guide to Politics-related television for them, after the jump! How handy! More » -
horse race
Your Guide To the Endless Newsweek Story on the Endless Campaign
Today, Newsweek posted the final chapter of their Special Election Project, the annual How He Did It book they've published for each presidential campaign since 1984 (when the answer was much easier: he just ran against Walter Mondale). The reporters assigned to the special project are embargoed from those publishing in the regular magazine, so they get jucier anecdotes, more hilarious quotes, and revealing stories, all of which are then packaged and in such a way as to make the winning campaign look like a well-oiled machine and the losing campaign look like a parade of idiots. Did you read the whole thing? We did! We'll share with you the funniest bits, the important takeaway, and the already solidifying conventional wisdom.
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By PareeneComment by HK_Guy: My eyes glazed over just seeing the posting, let alone the original. If I never read another word about this... 7 Responses | Other threads
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feuds
Epic History Of McCain-Palin War
"They are all shitting on each other. . Let’s try to make some sense of it." [Wonkette]
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By Ryan TateComment by bess marvin, girl detective: can we stop talking about republicans and just move forward? i'm more interested in assessing how much damage bush... 3 Responses | Other threads
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