John McCain

John McCain was born on August 29th, 1936 on the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone of Panama. He was born into a Naval family and continued that tradition when he joined the Navy in 1954 and served for almost three decades. During his time, he was captured and held by his captors as a POW for nearly six years before being released in 1973. He eventually retired from the Navy in 1981.

Soon after finishing his Naval career, John McCain moved to Arizona and quickly became a congressman there in 1982. By 1987, he was an Arizona senator, a position he has held for over 20 years. In 2000, McCain made an initial run at the presidency, but did not garner the Republican nomination.

However, McCain was not done with attempting to be the head man of the U.S.A. and again ran in 2008. This time, he secured the Republican Party's nomination, running against Illinois senator Barack Obama. On November 4th, Obama, along with running mate Joe Biden, soundly defeated McCain and his vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, to become the nation's 44th president.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “John McCain”

• Today At TNR (November 21, 2009)

  
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  Capping Wall Street Pay Wont Solve Our Problems--But Breaking Up the Banks Might , by the Editors Can’t Get a Flu Shot? Don’t Blame Obama. Okay, Maybe Blame Him a Little. by Marin Cogan The Final Descent of John McCain , by Jonathan Chait Cogan, Cottle, Darby, and Khimm Have a Few Things to Say About the ...
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• An open letter To: Republican Committeemembers Statewide

  
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  Is your city or county a “sanctuary” for illegal aliens?I wager that, de facto, it is.  This follows the deliberate pattern of politicians and businesses who benefit financially from the trade in illegal labor.  Minus citizen outrage, it is simply unnecessary for politicians to stand up for truth and justice or ...
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• Sarah on Oprah

  
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  Distilled down to its essential 35 seconds: ( alt. video link ) (h/t: Instaputz )
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• Is John McCain In Danger In Arizona?

  
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  Maybe ? A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%. Former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox gets four percent (4%) support, ...
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• Right-Wing Insanity

  
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  This is just crazy:The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election — instead, ACORN stole it.[...]The poll asked this question: “Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won ...
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• Take this action now to pass health reform without Stupak-type restrictions

  
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  Looks like well be spending another exciting Saturday night in front of the TV watching Congress debating a health care reform. Im awfully glad women are so important that our bodies and our health seem to be a center of attention. On the other hand, Im furious that the attention is once again on taking away abortion ...
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• How will the global warming alarmists spin this?

  
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  Wow! Just wow! Did you hear about the global warming scandal of the century ? The University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit had its emails hacked. The blog Watts Up With That broke the story and published some of the emails. More from the Telegraph’s James Delingpole : When you read some of those ...
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• Flip-Flops That Defy Explanation

  
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  Back in 2008, when John McCain was running for President, he managed to set the all-time record for flip-flopping on previously held positions . He flip-flopped on absolutely everything under the sun. Steve Benen ’s Official McCain Flip-Flops list had him at 76 significant flip-flops by October 2008. It ...
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• Recap: Clifford Stanley Undersecretary DoD Hearings

  
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  On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Clifford Stanley, the retired Marine general who has been nominated as the Department of Defenses Undersecretary of Personnel and Readiness. That is the position that oversees the "Don’t...
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• AZ-Sen: Will There Be A New Maverick In Town?

  
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  Dont Arizonians know that hes a war hero? Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential ...
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• What if McCain Loses?

  
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  A new pol shows Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is vulnerable to a primary challenge from the right . In response, hes busy flip-flopping his way over to oppose bipartisan climate-change efforts. I have to say, Id be thrilled if John McCain loses a primary. From my perspective, its win-win. His reputation for bipartisan ...
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• NIAC Welcomes Senate Passage of Iran Human Rights Resolution

  
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  Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council applauds the Senate’s passage yesterday of S.Res.355 , which condemned Iran’s deplorable human rights record, urged the restoration of meaningful human rights to all of Iran’s citizens, and called for an immediate release of those wrongfully imprisoned in ...
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• John McCain Below 50% In Latest Poll Of Arizona Republicans

  
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  In a word, wow: Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns ...
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• McCain could face a tough primary challenge

  
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  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may be in trouble if he gets a primary challenger: A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%. ...
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• So Does Under Sec. of Defense Hopeful Clifford Stanley Want to Repeal DADT Or Not?

  
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  When word arrived that President Obama selected Dr. Clifford Stanley, a retired Marine general, as his nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, we thought wed finally have a senior ally on our side of the Dont Ask Dont Tell debate . So why isnt Stanley meeting our expectations? CONTINUED ...
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• The Final Descent Of John McCain

  
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  Sometime last year, I remember watching a video of Barack Obama addressing his campaign staff in Chicago. The talk took place after Obama had won the Democratic primary. It was a pep talk, and the theme was, “Now it’s really serious, we have to win.” One thing Obama said stood out. He said that if John McCain ...
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• Its Hard Out There For a Book Pimp

  
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  Kevin K. at Rumproast headlines: Video of Angry Wingnuts Booing Sarah Palin, Calling Her a “Quitter” & Chanting “Sign Our Books” The Rumproast crew has gathered up more video clips and quoted much Facebook howling, for all of your mainlining schadenfreude needs. (h/t: TavernWench | title: ...
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• Poll Watch: Rasmussen Arizona 2010 GOP Senatorial Primary

  
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  Rasmussen Arizona 2010 GOP Senatorial Primary John McCain 45% J.D. Hayworth 43% Chris Simcox 4% Some other candidate 2% Not sure 7% Favorable / Unfavorable {Net} J.D. Hayworth 67% / 16% {+51%} John McCain 74% / 24% {+50%} Chris Simcox 27% / 26% {+1%} Survey of 570 Likely Voters was conducted ...
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• McCain Faces Primary Disaster, New Frenemies

  
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  The odd post-election journey of John McCain carries on as the Arizona Republican takes on old friends over climate legislation and has to deal with a new poll showing that he could be facing a strong primary challenge in 2010. McCain has completed an evolution from a gracious election loser pledging to work closely ...
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• Palin uses army bases to sell her books and suppress free speech, now that’s going rogue

  
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  photo credit: News Corpse flikr.com North Carolina, the home to whacky, senile, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, (reincarnation of Jesse helms), is having a guest and suppressing free speech at the same time on a US army base! Ft. Bragg is going to be having a book signing, at first it was not allowing media at all, can you ...
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