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Ten ‘Heistman Trophy’ Finalists Named

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, one year after sharing a similar report in 2008, I share a new oversight report issued this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).  Inside, it contains candidates for what an annual award I’ve decided to call “The Heistman Trophy.” Among those, descriptions of [...]

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Question: ‘Why Didn’t Voters Pay Attention?’

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments

“Why didn’t voters pay attention?” is a question I asked myself after taking a fresh look at “Foster Friess on Barack Obama: Rhetoric vs. Record”, a video which first appeared in a post on this blog Oct. 28, 2008. Narrator Foster Friess, a successful businessman and Army veteran living in Jackson Hole, Wyo., begins by [...]

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John McCain Must Be Feeling Re-Election Pressure

May 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Challenged by Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona and a man with more statewide name recognition than most of the senator’s previous primary opponents, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) must be feeling quite a bit of re-election pressure this time around.  As a result, he’s advertising already. Today, I happened to [...]

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Will ‘Bradley Effect’ Benefit John McCain?

October 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In a post three days ago, I asked a question — Will Obama Be First Arab-American President? — none in the mainstream news media have dared to address.  It followed my reading of a Wisconsin-based writer’s claim that, if elected, Barack Obama will be the nation’s first Arab-American president.  Today, I ask another race-related — [...]

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John McCain Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Sen. John McCain accepted his party’s nomination for president of the United States this evening at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.  Click here to read the transcript of his speech.

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Petraeus to Suffer Through Second Day on Hill

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will soon begin their second day of testimony before members of the U.S. Senate. Below are images from his testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday. Image details: Petraeus And Crocker Testify Before Senate On State Of Iraq War served [...]

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Anti-McCain Effort Teeters on Brink of Failure

January 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today, it appears the future of one anti-John McCain effort rests upon how well the Arizona Republican performs in tonight’s Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Florida and in the upcoming Florida and Super Tuesday primaries. I first reported on the effort — dubbed the ‘Apostrophe T Campaign’ by its organizers — 15 months ago in [...]

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