Article: McCain Is Not Heart’s ‘Magic Man’
Rock group Heart is not happy with John McCain using their iconic song “Barracuda” as the congratulatory theme song for his running mate Sarah Palin. Heart, the group fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, have sent a cease-and-desist notice to the McCain/Palin Campaign, informing the Republican team not to use their music, according a statement from the rock group released to Access Hollywood. “We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes w

Heart Pissed at RNC For Using ‘Barracuda’
Female rock group Heart is pissed off about the Republicans using their song “Barracuda” last night as Sarah ‘Barracuda’ Palin and her family joined Republican presidential nominee John McCain on stage after his acceptance speech. Nancy Wilson, of Heart, had this to say in response to their song being used by the elephants last night: “I feel completely f—ed over.” She and sister Ann Wilson then e-mailed the following exclusive statement: “Sarah Palin’

McCains Plan to Visit ‘The View’
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his wife, Cindy, will appear on ABC’s “The View” on Sept. 12. They will be the only featured guests during the episode, which kicks off the program’s “Red, White & View” campaign promoting civic responsibility. The interview marks Sen. McCain’s fifth guest appearance on the talk show. Mrs. McCain has appeared on “The View” twice before.

McCain, Obama, job-losses: 'Tough times'
"These are tough times... tough times,'' Republican John McCain said on the campaign trail in Wisconsin today, relaunching his bid for the White House with Sarah Palin by his side. Democrat Barack Obama, waging his own campaign for the White House, maintained today that McCain is insensitive to the current turmoil of the American economy. "I don't think this is because John McCain is a bad person,'' Obama told his campaign audience today. "I just think he doesn't get it.' Not only getting it, but also

Sen. John McCain: "Change is Coming"
John McCain accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president Thursday night by pledging to transcend the "partisan rancor" and bring reform to Washington. "Let me just offer an advance warning to the old, big-spending, do-nothing, me-first-country-second crowd: Change is coming," the Arizona senator said at the gathering in St. Paul (Watch above). "I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party," he added. "We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us... The cons

Monkey Menace Panders to McCain/Palin Crowd [FNFF]
The damned moneys. Despite the warnings, the hundreds and hundreds of warnings, everyone insists on treating these near-human masterminds of evil as being just like us! After all, they can handle firearms, but they are also breeding with our innocent pigs. Now that John McCain and scandal-bot Sarah Palin are wooing the family values crowd—while forcing that crowd to disown everything they every said—the monkeys have found a way into the heart of the Christian Right. The little wicked creatures are MARRY

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week [IO9 Master Control]
Too busy building your Liberal dystopia? Don't worry, we've compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you. Best Future Dystopias Where The Liberals Have Won While the Republican Party was gathering in St. Paul, to put forth its vision of the future. And over the past few days, there might have been talk of horrendous futures that could take shape if gormless liberals were allowed to run the show. Which makes us wonder: what does science fiction, the literature of the future, have to

John McCain Ratings!
John McCain’s RNC Convention ratings are in. John McCain’s ratings beat Barack Obama’s ratings by 1/2 million people. McCain’s ratings for his speech were the highest ever in convention history for both parties. John McCain pulled 38.9 million viewed for the RNC speech. Obama pulled 38.4 million for his DNC delivery. McCain’s 38.9 is reportedly the highest ever for a convention speech, up 41% from Bush’s speech 4 years ago. Of course, if you missed either speech

Ratings: McCain Has Slight Edge on Obama; Could Be Decided by Supreme Court
More than 41 million Americans watched John McCain deliver his acceptance speech Thursday night, essentially reaching the same number of viewers that Barack Obama did last week, according to Nielsen Media Research.

McCain, Obama close in TV audiences
In terms of drawing a television audience, John McCain and Barack Obama are in a virtual dead heat.

John McCain Republican National Convention Speech Ratings Surpass Barack Obama DNC Acceptance Speech
The GOP presidential nominee managed to edge out Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama, who garnered 38.4 million viewers during his own keynote address one week ago. Nielsen believes the NFL Kickoff Game between Superbowl champions the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, which aired for two hours before McCain’s address, helped lead 13.6 million people to the Republican National Convention. Get PopCrunch News Updates Ema

The Band of Band That's Rejected McCain
For the third time this election season, a band has asked the Republican party to not use one of its songs to introduce the party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees, John McCain and Sarah Palin. Much like Bruce Springsteen, who in 1984 asked Ronald Reagan to stop using "Born in the USA" on his reelection campaign trail, the artists say their politics don't jibe with those of the GOP candidates. After the jump, the artists and the songs to which they've asserted control.

McCain, Obama close in TV audiences
In terms of drawing a television audience, John McCain and Barack Obama are in a virtual dead heat. Nielsen Media Research said that 38.9 million people watched McCain accept the Republican presidential nomination on six commercial networks Thursday. PBS estimates its audience for McCain was 3.5 million. Last week, Obama's speech in Denver was seen by 38.4 million people on commercial networks and 4 million people on PBS. Add those numbers together—and they each had an estimated audience of 42.4

McCain draws record 38.9 mln viewers, bests Obama
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers tuned in to watch John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, beating the record set last week by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Nielsen Media Research reported. McCain's tally was also higher than the 37.2 million Americans who tuned in to hear Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's speech on Wednesday. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant)

John McCain Beats Obama When It Comes To Ratings
John McCain’s speech had 38.9 million viewers, making it the most watched speech in convention history, while Obama received 38.4 million.  That’s a whopping 500,000 person difference! Did you watch McCain’s speech?  What did you think? Was Obama’s better? In case you missed them, click through to watch. VIDEO: John McCain’s RNC Acceptance Speech BARACK OBAMA’S CONVENTION SPEECH: The American Promise! Share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers

Fox News scores biggest audience with John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain can look to Fox News Channel for his biggest audience. When he spoke at 10 p.m. Thursday, Fox News drew 9.2 million viewers -- in what was a record night for the channel. But here's how the competition fared at 10 p.m.: NBC with 8.7 million viewers, ABC with 6 million, CBS with 5.3 million, CNN with 4.8 million and MSNBC with 2.5 million. The speeches by McCain and running mate Gov. Sarah Palin tied as the highest-rated convention telecasts in cable news industry. The McCain and Pa

McCain, Obama close in TV audiences
In terms of drawing a television audience, John McCain and Barack Obama are in a virtual dead heat.

John McCain Picks Up on Theme of Change
"I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again," he vows

Breaking: McCain beats Obama by 500,000
John McCain has won the ratings race. The Republican nominee beat Democratic challenger Barack Obama's record-setting convention speech viewership by 500,000. McCain's address at the...

John McCain turns populist
A fired-up McCain came out of the gates of his first post-convention rally with a heavily populist tilt.

10 Speech Backgrounds Designed To Make John McCain Look Less Pale
After watching John McCain's Convention Speech last night in front of an alternating bright green background, a bright blue background, and an apparent Flonase commercial, it's clear that the Republican presidential nominee is in dire need of some less vibrant, less pastel-ey backgrounds to draw attention away from his overwhelmingly pale television facade. Here are ten suggestions: 1. Core Of The Sun 2. The Dude From "Powder" 3. Abominable Snowman 4. The White Album 5. Freshm

McCain Beats Obama's Convention Speech Record
With the presidential election months away, John McCain can already claim one victory. The Republican nominee beat Barack Obama's record-setting convention speech viewership by 500,000, according to the Hollywood Reporter. McCain's address at the GOP convention was watched by about 38.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Obama received 38.4 million. The numbers make McCain's...

McCain's speech breaks Obama's record
John McCain has won the ratings race. The Republican nominee beat the convention-speech record set last week by Barack Obama.