McCain vows to whip Obama’s ‘you know what’
AP - Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to "whip" Democratic rival Barack Obama’s "you-know-what" when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate. McCain made that pledge as top advisers said he is weighing new economic proposals to help the nation weather the financial crisis. The Arizona senator refused to answer a reporter’s question Sunday about what plans he might be considering. Addressing several dozen volunteers at his campaign headquarters outside

Andrea Mitchell: John McCain Only Met Sarah Palin Once (VIDEO)
On MSNBC this evening Andrea Mitchell reported on how minimal John McCain's interactions with his choice for vice president, Sarah Palin , have been. According to Mitchell, McCain only met Palin once. Watch the clip: Politico has more on the short history of their encounters : John McCain on Friday announced a running mate whom he met only six months ago and with whom he spoke just once on the phone about the position before offering it in person earlier this week. McCain's first encounter with...

The story behind the Palin surprise
McCain and Palin's first and only meeting before he offered the position came last February at the NGA conference. See also: Palin slideshow

Chuck Todd, Mike Murphy Discuss GOP's 'Circular Firing Squad' Over Sarah Palin (VIDEO)
The sniping between McCain staffers and Palin defenders has only gotten worse since Todd Purdum's lengthy Vanity Fair article slamming Sarah Palin came out. Now Politico's Jonathan Martin has come out with a piece in which the sniping has blown up into an all-out war inside the Republican party. The piece is filled with on-the-record quotes from high-level and high-profile Republicans bashing each other, most prominently Bill Kristol going after McCain presidential campaign manager Steve...

John McCain “The Late Show With David Letterman” Appearance October 16
It looks like Senator John McCain and late night host David Letterman have kissed and made up. The Republican presidential candidate is scheduled to appear on The Late Show this Thursday, October 16. The interview will be McCain’s first with Lettermane since the comic publicly expressed his disdain with the senator for pulling out of his September 24 appearance on the show. SSenator McCain backed out of the appearance, citing a rush to fly to Washington to deal with the nation’s economic situation, on

Weekend in Review: Another Stimulus, McCain's Tone, the 'Lauder Clause'
Esteemed Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis released a statement warning John McCain about permitting an "atmosphere of hate." McCain recently spoke publicly about how much he admires Lewis. Washington Post columnist Khaled Hosseini and pollster John Zogby are both critical of how McCain has responded to supporters who bring up Obama, Arabs or Muslims. The chairman of the Virginia State Republican Party compared Obama to Osama bin Laden. McCain had to disown another stateme

Tales Of Schadenfreude & Sniping From McCain/Palin Campaign Continue [Crappy Hour]
We just can't get enough when it comes to witnessing Republicans eating their own! Luckily, there's more news on that front, so, this morning, the HuffPo 's Jason Linkins and I gleefully review the latest, greatest backbiting tearing apart the GOP. Crappy Hour with Jason Linkins, July 1, 2009

Where does the expression "lipstick on a pig" come from?
When Barack Obama told a crowd at a campaign event on Tuesday, "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," the McCain campaign swiftly took offense, claiming the analogy was directed at vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Obama campaign spoke

Palin's 'Bermuda Triangle' of a Campaign
Palin urged the McCain campaign to tout a story about a period of time where she and her husband, Todd, didn't have health insurance -- only to have that story shot down by Todd himself as inaccurate. The Note, authored by ABC News' Rick Klein, covers politics, the White House, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, and all latest political campaigning for the 2012 presidential race. Washington's first and most influential tipsheet, The Note will detail the administration of President Barack Obama...

BREAKING: SARAH PALIN TO STOP LYING WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER, MAYBE
So here’s the thing: we have the Branchflower report.  The whole world has the Branchflower report.  The findings are spelled out as clear as can be.   How then does Gov. Palin think she can get away with telling straight up lies about what the report actually says?  ABC News: “Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False.” At one point this weekend Palin said: “Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing,” Palin said, R

John McCain’s Awesome Do-Over Speech
Walnuts is re-launching his campaign for the millionth time, hurrah! Today he unveils a new speech, full of humor and zest and “my friends” and transparent falsehoods like, “we’ve got them just where we want them,” because yes, six months ago if you had asked John McCain where he wanted to be 21 days from the election, he would have said, “Down 10 points nationally and fighting to keep Virginia and North Carolina in the red column.” A tantalizing sample of John McC

McCain set to appear on 'Letterman'
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain is set to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS said Sunday.

McCain’s Tour of Contrition
As John McCain trails Obama in the polls, he’s crawling back to David Letterman to apologize for standing him up to go save the world do an interview with Katie Couric. As you’ll recall, Letterman tore him a new asshole on national television for that little stunt. McCain is scheduled to appear on the program on Thursday. Should be interesting. Before you leave a comment, please make sure you've read our Guide to Commenting. It could save you a great deal of embarrassment.

Meghan McCain Talks Book: Just Wrote Palin Chapter, Wants Hillary Duff For Movie Version
Daily Beast blogger spoke to the Daily News about her upcoming book — and the eventual movie version — Monday night at a benefit in New York. McCain — who has previously said Sarah Palin is the only topic she will not speak out on — told the newspaper that she just wrote a chapter about her dad's former running mate. "I just wrote a chapter about her, so she'll definitely be in [the movie], too. But I don't know who would play her," McCain said. The blogger and political...

Arts, Briefly: McCain Reschedules With Letterman
Senator John McCain has agreed to appear on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on CBS, according to the show’s Web site.

Rapper Scarface brands McCain a 'racist' in ferocious rant
Hip-hop veteran Scarface has added his own controversial views on US presidential hopeful John McCain - branding the White House contender a racist.

Letterman/McCain Smackdown is ON, Definitely Maybe
Riff is going to the dance to make nice with Bernardo, so this Thursday America will be able to witness the ultimate mambo as John McCain makes his long-awaited appearance (probably) on The Late Show with David Letterman. Unless he backs out again, of course. The question is: Will Letterman take the Bill O'Reilly route and go all soft and sweet once he has his opponent in the chair? Or will he continue to berate McCain and hope the audience he's already lost during the debacle is less than the n

McCain Won't Say Obama Is On Iran Reformers' Side
Either Sen. John McCain didn't hear Joe Klein tell him to " be quiet " or he doesn't care, because the former presidential candidate went right back at his ex-rival Tuesday afternoon for President Obama's decision not to insert himself into the Iranian crisis. McCain wouldn't say which side of the struggle he thought Obama was on. "Between Ahmadinejad and the reformers, do you think there's any doubt what side President Obama is on?" McCain (R-Ariz.) was asked by the Huffington Post. "What...

Palin Campaign Emails!
Sarah Palin’s 2008 campaign emails are exposed in a new Vanity Fair issue. The Palin campaign emails are from the final three weeks before the 2009 Election. As CBS and Vanity Fair explain the eamils allegedly show frustration by Palin with McCain’s aides over treatment of her campaign. Yet, if you are expecting some great reads, they really aren’t. They just show Palin at times displeased. One such Palin email reads: “Pls get in front of that ridiculous issue...

Hofstra Gets Ready for Wednesday's Presidential Debate
Hofstra University on Long Island is gearing up to welcome John McCain and Barack Obama and tons of media this week. The school may spend over $3.5 million, including a $7,500 fee to apply and $1.35 million to the Presidential Debate Commission to be a host. Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz points out to Newsday that the school opened a center for presidential studies, not to mention holding eleven conferences to discuss different presidential administrations since 1982, "Nobody could suggest it was jus

John McCain Set For Makeup Appearance On Letterman Show
He may be trailing his Democratic rival in the polls, but it looks like Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain is headed for a rapprochement with late-night TV comedian David Letterman.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212178398.shtml"><b>More</b>

McCain Will Visit Letterman's Show Afterall
Senator John McCain will get a chance to repair his relationship with David Letterman on the

Salmon Rushdie says VP pick Palin is 'a joke' (AFP)
AFP - British author Salmond Rushdie branded US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a "joke" Sunday and said naming her as Republican John McCain's running mate was a "colossal misjudgement"....Full Article @ yahoo celebrity news Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say something interesting separate usernames and e