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

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

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.

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

John McCain Reschedules His Appearance on 'Late Show with David Letterman'
After his sudden September 24 cancellation, Senator John McCain will appear on Letterman's 'Late Show' on Thursday, October 16.

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.

Factbox - Sarah Palin Among Possible Republican Presidential Candidat
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor amid speculation that she will seek the Republican party's nomination for president in 2012. Palin was Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate in last year's election and rallied the party's conservative base. Following is a list of Republicans seen as potential candidates for their party's nomination in 2012. No candidate has announced that he or she will run...

The Real 4th of July
“A revolution principle certainly is, and certainly should be taught as a principle of the Constitution of the United States, and of every State

Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin
Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn’t always jibe with reality. As John McCain’s top campaign officials talk more candidly than ever before about the meltdown of his vice-presidential pick, the author tracks the signs—political and personal—that Palin was...

Sarah Palin's Advice For Lady Politicians: Ignore Mean Old Media
Here’s some funny-in-retrospect advice to Hillary Clinton from Sarah Palin! She was at some conference thing in March 2008, five months away from McCain’s doomed decision to make her his running mate, when Karen Breslau of Newsweek asked her about Hillary getting beat up in the primary battle against Obama. With the wisdom and experience of a single year as Alaska’s governor and no national profile at all, Sarah Palin tells Hillary Clinton to quit whining about the media,...

McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as vice president pick
Sen. John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate Friday, calling her "the running mate who can best help me shake up Washington."

John McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate
John McCain has chosen his running mate: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin . The 44-year-old -- who was elected governor just two years ago after serving as mayor of Wasilla (pop. 6,715) -- will be the first woman nominated by the Republican Party to run on a national ticket. "She's exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second," McCain, who turned 72-years-old Friday, said at a rally attended by 15,000 flag-waving supporters at Wright...

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

Yes, Sarah Palin, Your Fans Are Racists [Toxic]
Hours before Sarah Palin showed up to get BOOED at the Flyers opener in Philadelphia, she hosted a rally in Johnstown, PA. And the citizen at left showed up with a stuffed monkey with an Obama sticker on its head. "This is little Hussein," he boasted smugly to cameras. Surely the other McCain/Palin supporters admonished him in the no uncertain terms, yes? No. They giggled and clapped. Watch after the jump. [via Balk] 12:14 PM on Sun

Tina Fey Is On Her Way "To Ruining Sarah Palin's Political Career" [Palindroning]
Oh the New York Post, will your clever wordplay never cease? This morning the erudite paper of record wonders whether Sarah Palin has been "swift-butted" because for weeks now, she's been the butt of Tina Fey's jokes. "Tina Fey is well on her way to ruining Sarah Palin's political career," according to Lawrence University American Studies prof Jerald Podair. "In a political culture that takes its cues from popular culture, a good impersonator may be worth a million votes." But, as Conn College government pr

Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' - Yahoo! News
JUNEAU, Alaska – Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was still keeping details of her future plans under wrap. But in a statement posted...

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...

McCain set for 'Letterman'
NEW YORK---- David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.

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

Palin Ethics Complaints' Cost Factor In Her Resigning: Lt. Governor
WASHINGTON — The official in line to be Alaska governor when Sarah Palin resigns this month says she talked to him about the toll that ethics investigations has taken on her. Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell says Palin cited the millions of dollars being spent to deal with document requests and other matters. All but two of the 15 ethics complaints filed against Palin have been dismissed with no findings of wrongdoing Palin was the Republican vice presidential nominee last fall. She announced...

Sexy Hockey Mom Boo’d!
viewNode("fe2dad92573b0", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); A call for separation of….sports and state? Sexy Sarah Palin was invited by the owner of the Philadelphia Flyers to drop the ceremonial first puck at the Flyers’ season opener this weekend. Watch the video above to see how fans reacted to the lipstick wearing pitbull. The music seems to [...]