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”

• Palin’s Holiday Greeting to McCain

  
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• As Holiday Vote Approaches, Republicans Blink; Sen. Graham Insults His Black Constituents; McCain Now a Predictable Obstructionist

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 137
  New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd wonders: Is There a Real McCain? — John McCain is no longer the media’s delight and his party’s burr, bucking convention with infectious... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Experts devise bang-up cracker formula

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  British researchers say they have devised a guaranteed method of pulling crackers, to avoid disappointment at the dinner table this Christmas. The researchers say the method for always winning the long end of the cracker, and therefore the prize inside, is in the angle that you grip it. They have released a ...
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• Griffith Party Switch Buoys GOP, Leaves Them Looking for More Defectors

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Hot on the heels of a party-switch pick-up for the GOP, aides to John McCain confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that the Arizona senator has called Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Carney and left a voicemail message.
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• McCain, GOP secretly courting another Dem to switch

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 160
  by Jonathan Martin, Josh Kraushaar, Patrick O’Connor Politico Republicans are stepping up their efforts to persuade more House Democrats to switch parties and are zeroing in on a second-term Pennsylvanian who acknowledged the efforts but said he has “no plans” to do so. Democratic Rep. Chris Carney received ...
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• Well, SOMEONE Is Having A Good Year

  
  NO QUARTER — Authority: 490
  And that would be lobbyists. Yes, the group singled out repeatedly by President Obama when he was Candidate Obama is having one of their best years EVER. Apparently, the agenda of the Democrats is really helping them out. Oh, yay! Doesn’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Yeah, me, too. Here Obama ...
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• Sen. Lindsey Graham Says White House Engaged In ‘Seedy Chicago Politics’ (As if South Carolina is Better)

  
  Truth Wins Out Blog — Authority: 599
  Sen. Lindsey Graham’s has charged that the White House engaged in “seedy Chicago politics” to get its health reform bill passed. “It was definitely a cheap shot and completely unwarranted,” Valerie Jarrett, one of several Chicagoans who came to Washington with President Obama, said of the South Carolina ...
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• Health Care – What Did Obama Say?

  
  Weatherdem's Weblog — Authority: 122
  Did Sen. Obama campaign on a public option or not?  It’s a question that is taking up a lot of pixels online and airtime on radio and TV.  As a motivation to go looking for some answers, I have pondered something for a while about President Obama and other elected officials: How much does every American read into ...
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• The hypocrisy of John McCain

  
  Blogging Blue — Authority: 483
  Watch as Arizona Senator John McCain gets exposed as a raging hypocrite: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
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• What Oprah Should Have Asked Sarah Palin

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 129
  In November 2009, the Queen of Talk Shows met the Queen of Excuses for an exclusive interview . Unfortunately, per usual Oprah Winfrey missed several opportunities to truly challenge the statements of a highly controversial guest. There were high hopes for a long - awaited interview that many were unsure ...
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• The Empty Decade: Smoke and Mirrors

  
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  As the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close, there is not only despair for the people and events that have crossed our path, but also a fear for the future.  As I will explain, our country has fallen to new moral and ethical lows during this time period, characterized by a [...]
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• Propaganda Technique: Code Word

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 568
  As a propaganda technique, the code word is a particularly insidious tactic. This involves the propagandist using a word or phrase that has a specific meaning to a section of the target audience but sounds banal or commonplace to the rest of the audience. The reasoning behind this is twofold (1) to not allay the ...
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• Reid Cracks Under Pressure – Comparing Opponents of Health Care Reform to Supporters of Slavery

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 134
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his GOP-blasting rhetoric to a new level Monday, comparing Republicans who oppose health care reform to lawmakers who clung to the institution of slavery more than a century ago. The Nevada Democrat, in a sweeping set of accusations on the Senate floor, also compared health ...
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• Senate Agrees to Morning Vote on Dec. 24

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Senators agree to a morning vote on Christmas Eve, so everyone can then head home ahead of an expected snowstorm.
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• Senate Agrees to Morning Vote on Dec. 24

  
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  Senators agree to a morning vote on Christmas Eve, so everyone can then head home ahead of an expected snowstorm.
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• A Republican walkout is last chance for redemption on Obamacare

  
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  IT’S THE DUTY OF EVERY SENSE OF ‘POLITICAL INTEGRITY’ New Analysis by Doug Cook © 2009/2010 (Dec. 21, 2009) — November 21, 2009 Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi while orchestrating  a secret bill of socialistic health care, have vowed to pass legislation widely viewed as unconstitutional, and unacceptable by at ...
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• Official: Rep. Griffith to switch to GOP

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freshman Democratic House member Parker Griffith of Alabama is switching to the Republican Party, his office said Tuesday, another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election. Griffith, 67, was narrowly elected last year from a region of northern Alabama that includes Huntsville ...
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• Pair held over $4m card skimming scam

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...
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• Frequently Asked Questions about ObamaCare

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Satire by John W. Lillpop Moon bats who voted for Barack Obama are obviously delighted that the U.S. Senate is so close to approving ObamaCare, perhaps as early as Christmas Eve. However, many are confused and do not realize that the House and Senate must reconcile any differences before a final bill can be ...
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• “Permanent” today, Oblivion tomorrow

  
  The right-wing liberal — Authority: 501
  As the health care debacle careens toward passage in the United States Senate, many of its opponents (including some of my close friends) are convinced that should “Obamacare” actually get to the president’s desk, it will become the transformative event that irrevocably changes America forever.  Mark Steyn ...
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