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The dolor and decay, it only makes me cranky
Secret Society —
... : Candidate McCain seems to have worn himself out with all of that scrambling to reverse Senator McCain's previously held positions. He's getting awfully testy, and now he's even lashing out at ...
Seth Greenland: What John McCain is Thinking
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... This week's Time Magazine has an interview with John McCain on the campaign plane in which the Straight Talker is described as "testy." What could be going through his mind? ...
Greg Saunders: John McCain's Dick Move
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... McCain actually respects Barack Obama. I know politics ain't a beanbag, but John McCain has run a truly disrespectful campaign. Every chance he's had to take the high ground and wage a campaign based on mutual respect and a desire to move America forward, he's turned in the opposite direction. This is a nasty, brutish election and it's all because John McCain made the choice that he would rather win an election than possibly lose and escape with his dignity intact. It's no wonder he's unable to define "honor", he no longer has any. ...
Jay Rosen: The Culture War Option For The Palin Convention
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... of her performance in Alaska puts more and more pressure on the Palin appointment as things come out that would ordinarily disqualify a candidate from consideration or cast doubt on her truthfulness in a grave way.
* Strategy: Comes from Bush, the younger. When realities uncovered are directly in conflict with prior claims, consider the option of keeping the claims and breaking with reality. Done the right way, it's a demonstration of strength. It dismays and weakens the press. And it can be great theatre.
Can McCain Win by Running Against the Press?
Pressed —
... in recognition of his historically warm and open relationships with journalists from across the political spectrum. Now he's in the position of having to pretend those relationships never existed -- a position he's able to maintain only with an incredible degree of awkwardness. ...
Does McCain Buy His Own Anti-Media Rhetoric?
Pressed —
... of and Q&A; with the candidate. Those left the distinct impression that McCain's standoffishness was an artificial posture, and one he was none too comfortable adopting. At one point, he even seems to be glaring at the press minder in reproach for not letting him answer questions as he'd like to. ...
McCain/Palin Vs. The Magazines
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA —
... And there also is the Time interview. Where it's not investigative. It's just a transcript of a journalist talking to a candidate that is barking and being uncommunicative at the same time. Yikes. ...
