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John McCain: Cranky Old Jerk Who Hates Gay People

Are you watching the Don't Ask, Don't Tell hearings on the C-SPAN3 right now? (Or maybe you are reading Ana Marie Cox's liveblog?) Guess what: John McCain is the worst. More »

02/02/10

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By Pareene

#noh8

Homophobic Politicians, Enlightened Wives: Why Are Women Always the Better Half?

Props to Cindy McCain for supporting gay marriage. Ditto Elizabeth Edwards, back in the day. But their husbands remain(ed) recalcitrant. Are political wives more liberal, or are they just saying what their husbands are too chicken to admit?

01/21/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#oped

Click here to read <em>Game Change</em> Authors Admit They Were Trying to Bait Palin and Steve Schmidt

Game Change Authors Admit They Were Trying to Bait Palin and Steve Schmidt

Gross itchy scabs Mark Halperin and John Heileman want to sell books by setting up Steve Schmidt and Sarah Palin in a cage match, argues Wonkette founding editor and Gawker Media alumna Ana Marie Cox on her Air America Radio blog. More »

01/13/10

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By Ana Marie Cox

#careermoves

Lady Who Oversaw McCain's Fall from Grace Now Represents Google

It was inevitable that Republicans would invade Silicon Valley, for where there is wealth and corporate influence, there is GOP. Jill Hazelbaker, who oversaw McCain's 2008 transformation into a confused, media-phobic mess, will be Google's new spokesperson. More »

01/12/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#yeswecancan

Finally, an Obama Musical that Gives Sarah Palin a Decent Set of Go-Go Dancers

After London's smallish Obama on My Mind and Kenya's amateurish Obama: The Musical, Germany has finally created a true Barack Obama musical extravaganza with HOPE: Einer Neuen Generation. Palin has skanky back-up dancers and Reverend Wright sings angry gospel. More »

01/11/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#polidicks

Health Care Bill Turning Senate Into a Reality Show

After a weekend spent frantically preparing for a series of important health care votes, our nation's esteemed Senators are bickering, exhausted and undersexed. And about one bitch slap from breaking down on C-Span and begging to be sent home. More »

12/21/09

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By Adrian Chen

#polidicks

Live Vicariously Through Al Franken as He Tells Joe Lieberman to Shut Up

Isn't that cute: Al Franken cuts Lieberman off during a speech, then Lieberman's BFF John McCain tags in and comes to his rescue. Anyone who thinks C-Span 2 is the dullest thing since C-Span 1 needs to watch this clip. More »

12/17/09

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By Adrian Chen

#crazies

Sarah Palin Only Blots Out the Names of Those She Loves

What is just the latest thing that respected American political figurine Sarah Palin has done? She was spotted cavorting about on the beach in a visor with John McCain's name totally blacked out. Her Sharpie-based assault has not gone unnoticed. More »

12/17/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#picoftheday

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[There's nothing to hide the flaws in an extreme closeup of senator John McCain taken during an address to the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Image via Getty]

12/16/09

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By Brian Moylan

#blowjobs

Humor Inherent in Ari Fleischer's Blowjob Increased Exponentially by Revelation of Blowjob-Giver

Riddle me this! What do Greenville, South Carolina, allegations of John McCain's illegitimate African American kid, Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, and former Dubya press secretary Ari Fleischer getting a blowjob have in common? No, really: guess. Ready? So awesome: More »

11/29/09

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By Foster Kamer

#gaffes

Obama: Fundamentals of the Economy Are Still Strong

During the presidential campaign, John McCain stupidly announced that "the fundamentals of the economy are still strong," a statement that Barack Obama hung around his neck like a flaming car tire. Today, Obama hailed the economy's "core strengths." Whoops. More »

11/23/09

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By John Cook

#politics

Everyone Wants John McCain to Write a Book ... About Sarah Palin

John McCain must be shaking his head. The former Republican presidential candidate has reportedly been approached by multiple publishers to write a book about that insane running mate he picked, Sarah Palin. And they're offering crazy amounts of money. More »

11/17/09

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By Ryan Tate

#awesomethings

A Million Little Palinisms: Leaked Emails Already Contradicting The "Truth" of Going Rogue

Click here to read A Million Little Palinisms: Leaked Emails Already Contradicting The "Truth" of <i>Going Rogue</i>

Sarah Palin writing a book was asking for trouble. Here it is. McCain campaign emails have leaked, and they're completely damning to the validity of the book's narrative. Involved: the "whack" Saturday Night Live, radio pranks, and McCain's campaign manager. More »

11/15/09

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By Foster Kamer

#money

Sarah Palin: Mean John McCain Made Me Pay My Own Legal Bills (Also, You Betcha, Etc)

Today in "what on earth is Sarah Palin talking about": is John McCain responsible for all those legal debts she accrued that forced her to stop governing Alaska and instead write a steamy political romance-thriller? More »

11/13/09

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By Pareene

#alternatehistory

In a Terrifying Alternate Universe, Vice President Sarah Palin Claims Victory

On election night, Sarah Palin threatened to "go rogue" by delivering a speech someone else wrote for her, but John McCain refused so she didn't. Now you can read the addresses — both concession and victory — she would've given. More »

11/03/09

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By John Cook

#theolds

John McCain's 97-year-old mother was hospitalized in Portugal after a fall in the street.

10/23/09

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#mediocrity

Meghan McCain Will Save Hollywood, World from Mediocrity

We've all been concerned about the remake saturation that has plagued Hollywood as of late. Even though America has subconsciously begged for Footloose: Redux, our culture's fascination with all things old borderlines on pathological. Thank goodness, then, for Meghan McCain. More »

09/22/09

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By Andrew Belonsky

#funerals

Ted Kennedy's Funeral: Photos, Screengrabs, And Tweets

Ted Kennedy's funeral is underway, and so is the full court press barrage of media. Obama's delivering his remarks now. What do attendees, Twitter, Free Republic, and others have to say? More »

08/29/09

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By Foster Kamer

#crazies

Today In Interruptions of Republican Town Halls

Oh, weird, an old-fashioned Code Pink protest at a Town Hall. She is bugging John McCain, who kicks her out, because of the yelling. Town Hall disrupters are patriotic real Americans unless they are not. More »

08/27/09

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By Pareene

#crazyarizona

McCain Promises Not to Give Any Health Care to ACORN at Town Hall

Last year, Senator John McCain demanded that Barack Obama have 100,000 town halls with him, daily, until election day. So he is loving this month. His town hall was a sleepy affair, but it's Arizona, so there was crazy! More »

08/25/09

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By Pareene

#americasmayor

Giuliani Weighing NY Gov Run, But He Really Shouldn't

Failed presidential candidate and "America's mayor" Rudy Giuliani has been shuffling around New York to shuck up support for a potential Gubernatorial run come 2010, but should really reconsider. Because, honestly, his dreams will likely be squashed. Thus, a warning.... More »

08/25/09

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By Andrew Belonsky

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