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TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McCain: 
 Afghan Call 
 Can't Wait 


Troops decision dominates, but everybody backs away from 'dithering' Cheney

Oct 25, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pace of President Obama's decision on troop levels in Afghanistan again dominated the Sunday dial. John McCain told Face the Nation that Obama should move regardless of the Nov. 7 runoff's outcome: "Every day we delay will be a delay in this strategy succeeding.” Orrin Hatch... More »

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John McCain • Dick Cheney • Charles Schumer • Olympia Snowe • Orrin Hatch • Carl Levin • health care reform • troop levels • Sherrod Brown • Sunday morning talk shows

McCain Voters' Testosterone Dropped After Loss

For men, elections are dominance competitions

Oct 22, 09 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Male McCain voters were feeling a little less macho when the results of the 2008 election rolled in. Duke researchers tested testosterone levels in 183 voters across election night. Testosterone normally drops over the late evening—but male Obama voters’ levels remained stable, while McCain voters saw a bigger drop... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • testosterone • voting • Election 2008

OPINION

In 2012, GOP Goes With Heart (Palin) Over Head (Romney)

Who knows, maybe her star power will make her the next Reagan

Oct 20, 09 7:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter what kind of gains Republicans make in the midterm elections next year, it’s going to be tough to unseat President Obama—and that’s why the GOP is going to choose Sarah Palin, its heart’s preferred candidate, over Mitt Romney, its head’s favorite. Or as... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Barry Goldwater • Richard Nixon • Ronald Reagan • Republican Party • Bob Dole • Sarah Palin • incumbents • Election 2012 • President Obama • midterm elections • presidential nominee

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 GOP to Obama: 
 Give McChrystal 
 His Troops 

McCain: Not granting request 'would be an error of historic proportions'

Oct 11, 09 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Afghanistan was the name of the game on the talk shows today, with John McCain pointedly warning President Obama on State of the Union that sending Gen. Stanley McChrystal anything less than the 40,000 troops he's requested "would be an error of historic proportions." Lindsey Graham chimed... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • Lindsey Graham • Stanley McChrystal • Fox News Sunday • Sunday morning talk shows • Anita Dunn

Frank Rich

 Iraq Hawks Are 
 Just as Wrong 
 on Afghanistan 

Why is anyone still listening to McCain, Lieberman, and Graham?

Oct 11, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Three Amigos who pushed the invasion of Iraq are at it again, now claiming that we must escalate the war in Afghanistan if we want to avoid another 9/11—the same claim they used before to urge us to take on Iraq in 2003, Frank Rich writes. Rich finds... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • Lindsey Graham • Afghanistan war • Afghanistan election

(Newser) - After 11 months licking his wounds, John McCain is getting back out there, appearing on TV more often and acting little like the man who gave a gracious, conciliatory concession speech last November. He's finding support within the GOP, where his combative approach hasn't always resonated, because his target is... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • GOP • Senate Republicans • Republican Party • Election 2008 • US Senate • Obama administration • McCain-Palin

OPINION

Afghan Rift?
It's Just 'Smoke and Puffery'

McCain, others inflate controversy so Obama looks weak: Klein

Oct 8, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s been much consternation recently about the supposed break between the White House and Stanley McChrystal over strategy in Afghanistan. But it’s really all “smoke and puffery,” a political ruse perpetrated by John McCain and some neocon compatriots, writes Joe Klein in Time. The... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • Joe Klein • Obama administration • neoconservatives • Stanley McChrystal

No Afghanistan Withdrawal, Obama Tells Lawmakers

But still undecided
on proposed buildup

Oct 6, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama won’t commit to sending more troops to Afghanistan, but neither will he withdraw any, he told congressional leaders in a White House meeting today that included a sharp exchange between the president and Republican Sen. John McCain. Obama wanted to “dispense with the straw man argument... More »

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John McCain • troop surge • White House • troop withdrawal • congressional Democrats • Afghanistan war • President Obama • meeting • Congressional Republicans

Palin 2012 'Catastrophic' for GOP:
McCain Insider

Ex-gov has no centrist appeal: strategist

Oct 2, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Sarah Palin is the 2012 presidential nominee, the Republican Party "would have a catastrophic election result,” the top strategist for the McCain campaign said today. Steve Schmidt foresees the 2012 election being won by the party that can sway the independents who backed Barack Obama in 2008.... More »

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John McCain • GOP • Sarah Palin • Steve Schmidt • 2010 election • McCain-Palin • 2010 • 2012

ANALYSIS

Unbowed by Loss, McCain Fights for Moderate GOP

Senator fills leadership void with donations, endorsements, advice

Oct 2, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a year ago John McCain still hoped to be president, but the Arizona senator has a new mission now: reshaping the Republican Party around his own brand of moderate, pragmatic conservatism. While previous unsuccessful candidates for the top job have withdrawn after defeat, McCain is offering endorsements to... More »

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John McCain • Senate • Republican Party • Lindsey Graham • Republican candidate • endorsement • political endorsement • Mark Kirk

 McCain Warms to Romney 2012 

Former rival lends his name to big fundraiser

Oct 1, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney let bygones be bygones when he campaigned for John McCain last year, forgetting an acrimonious relationship with his erstwhile rival for the GOP presidential nomination. Now, McCain appears to be repaying the favor and ginning up support for the former Massachusetts governor’s 2012 bid, reports the Boston ... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Bobby Jindal • Republican nomination • political endorsement • Election 2008 • presidential election • Election 2012

political comedy


 Thank (or Blame) 
 Bush for Dave's 
 Left Turn 

Letterman veers from apolitical-leaning-right to full-on liberal

Sep 27, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most telling thing David Letterman has said in a while may have been a brief comment he made last Monday, as he wrapped up an hour with President Obama: "I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work," the famously crotchety Late Night ... More »

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John McCain • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Bob Dole • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Clinton: Obama 
 Not 'Dissing' 
 McChrystal 
 on Troops 


Former first couple dominates Sunday morning shows

Sep 27, 09 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton came to President Obama's defense today, saying on Meet the Press that the president isn't "dissing" Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for more troops in Afghanistan. Both Clintons emphasized that settling the Afghan election is vital in determining whether the US has a legitimate partner in Hamid Karzai.... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Clinton • troop levels • Kit Bond • Sunday morning talk shows

 Glenn Beck 
 Boils a Frog * 




 * No, Not Really 

... but he did torture a metaphor

Sep 24, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Did Glenn Beck boil a widdle bitty frog on national television? It sure looked that way for a second, especially in a video bouncing around the blogosphere today. After explaining the adage that a frog will jump out if you throw it into boiling water, the Fox host appears to... More »

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John McCain • publicity stunt • Fox News • Glenn Beck • health care reform

 Congress Wants 
 McChrystal 
 in Hot Seat 

Members of both parties want testimony, but Pentagon is not forthcoming

Sep 23, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the White House beset by classified leaks and agonizing over a new Afghan strategy, lawmakers from both parties in both Houses of Congress are calling for a sitdown with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has refused requests for testimony from McChrystal... More »

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Congress • John McCain • Robert Gates • Senate • House of Representatives • Ike Skelton • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Stanley McChrystal

THE Internets

 GOP Legislators 
 Dominate Twitter 
 —but Does It Matter? 

Republicans have more followers, but benefits are unclear

Sep 23, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you think Twitter is the preserve of skinny-jeaned urbanites, think again; in the corridors of power, Republican microbloggers are leading the way. Politico reports that 101 GOP members of Congress have Twitter accounts to only 57 Democrats, and Republican legislators posted 932 messages over two weeks this summer—nearly... More »

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John McCain • Republican • Senate Republicans • Joe Barton • House Republicans • Twitter • Congressional Republicans

Historian Sheds Gossipy Light on Clinton Years

In new book, ex-prez discusses Lewinsky, Yeltsin's drunken caper

Sep 21, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between 1993 and 2001, historian Taylor Branch met regularly with then-President Clinton for a series of taped interviews. The transcripts form the basis of a new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, to be released next week. USA Today got a look and singles out some highlights:... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • Boris Yeltsin • White House • Bill Clinton • president • Democrat • Clinton administration • Monica Lewinsky • George W. Bush • interview • Taylor Branch • Blair House • The Clinton Tapes

Obama's Guest Spot Points to Newly Political Letterman

Lineup coup as Dave veers toward politics

Sep 21, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - With President Obama tonight and Bill Clinton tomorrow, David Letterman is starting his new season with a bang—and a marked shift toward politics, the New York Times reports. Letterman, who chose to lay low in repeats last week as NBC trotted out big guests for Jay Leno's primetime debut,... More »

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John McCain • Bill Clinton • Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • President Obama

OPINION

Mac's Missile Shield Rant Off Target, Forgetful

System he's now never heard of relies on ship named for forebears

Sep 18, 09 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. John McCain’s savaging of President Obama over shelving the Eastern European missile shield could hardly more disingenuous, David Corn writes for Mother Jones. McCain said he hadn’t heard of the technology Obama plans to use instead, but not only did he publicly praise Obama for boosting funding... More »

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John McCain • missile shield • memory loss • President Obama • short-range missiles • USS John S. McCain

EXCERPT

 Bush Disses 
 Obama, Palin 
 in Aide's Book 

Obama 'has no clue,' while Palin isn't 'remotely prepared'

Sep 15, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush apparently didn't think much of Barack Obama as a candidate. “This is a dangerous world, and this cat isn’t remotely qualified to handle it," he's quoted in a new book as saying. "This guy has no clue, I promise you.” GQ has excerpts... More »

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John McCain • presidential campaign • White House • Republican Party • memoir • book • Election 2008 • presidential election • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • speechwriter • Matt Latimer

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