‘John McCain’ Archives
Resolution to undo U.S. racist crime against boxer »
On April 1, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Peter King (R-NY) introduced a resolution to pardon John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion. Their legislation calls on President Obama to posthumously pardon the boxing legend, who was wronged with a racially motivated [...]
Palin’s State Newspaper Endorses Obama »
In endorsing Sen. Obama for president, Anchorage Daily News (ADN), the newspaper of Sarah Palin's state said “Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn't show up for [...]
Sarah Palin – A Match Made in Hellalaska »
Tolbert Yarkpawolo http://www.ThanOneMcCain.com The McCain and Palin camps are increasingly showing signs indicating that the Republican Party's coalition is fracturing amid the stresses of the campaign. Several McCain advisers are indirectly suggesting increasing frustration with Palin. Some are suggesting that she is "going [...]
The meanest, the dirtiest, the sleaziest and “that »
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo for: http://www.ThatOneMcCain.com Whether election 2008 is the meanest, sleaziest, lowest-down, and dirtiest campaign ever, I will leave that to the political analyst to determine. When Arne H. (Helge) Carlson, a former Republican Governor of Minnesota endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, he [...]
Palin adds kids to questionable expense report »
John McCain's unvetted vice presidential candidate, Gov. Sarah Palin, charged the state of Alaska for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended her expense reports to specify that they were on official business. Palin's expense report included costs for hotel and commercial flights [...]
Obama breaks own record raised $150M in Sept. »
Today Barack Obama's campaign announced that they raised $150 million in donations in September, raising the the bar in campaign fund raising. The September record tops Obama's previous record of $65 million in August. In a campaign video, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said a record 632,000 new donors gave to the campaign, with the [...]
Three Significant U.S. Newspapers Endorse Obama »
The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post all praised Obama's handling of the grueling presidential campaign and the historical nature of his candidacy as the first African American to be the nominee for a major political party. The Chicago Tribune This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago [...]
Joe the Plumber may not know Diddley »
With little over two weeks to go before the 2008 presidential election, it seem that Sen. John McCain chances of becoming the 44th president of the United States of America is becoming dimmer by the hour. The difficulties facing Sen. McCain are heightened by the fact that tossup states such as Virginia and Indiana that have not voted Democratic [...]
Biden: I’m dead tired of being taken advantage »
Last night while in Jefferson City, Missouri Joe Biden told Sarah Palin not to lecture him on patriotism, after weeks of attacks mocking him for his statement the wealthy should be patriotic and pay higher taxes because not enough has been asked of them. Acording to Biden: "Sarah Palin had great fun saying Joe Biden thinks paying [...]
Was McCain involved in secret arm sales to Iran? »
By: Tolbert Yarkpawolo For: http://www.ChocolateCity.cc/blog It is a popular and well known idiom that “people who live in glass houses should not throw stones!,” or should I paraphrase the idiom by saying “people who live in 7 glass houses should not throw stones!.” Something made of glass can easily break; it is [...]
McCain and the Keating Five, guilty by association »
By: Charles Mombo For: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzDEbVFcg8&feature=related The nerve and audicity of Sen. John McCain and his dumb vice presidential candidate to launched an all out swift boat-style attacks against Barack instead of addressing the country's real problems. The fact is Sen. John [...]
Palin backs Obama’s unilateral stance on »
Saturday night, while on a stop for cheesesteaks at Tony Lukes in South Philadelphia, Palin was question by a young man wearing a Temple University t-shirt about whether the U.S. should cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. "If that's what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in, absolutely, we [...]
Is a candidate’s pin or t-shirt considered »
By: Charles Mombo http://www.Chocolatecity.cc/blog Is a candidate's pin,t-shirt or button considered electioneering in a polling place? Electioneering is the act of persuading or attempting to persuade; communication intended to induce belief or action. The answer to this question in most states is not a straight forward [...]
Palin takes foreign affairs lesson in private »
On Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate McCain and his vice presidential candidate Palin are expected to meet jointly with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko. Palin was then to meet separately with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister [...]
Why is McCain lying about Obama’s records? »
At a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Friday September 19, 2008, Sen. John McCain made the following statement about Sen. Barack Obama: "He said he won't raise taxes for most people, but he's voted 94 times in his short Senate career for tax increases and against tax cuts." Sen. McCain have been making the case on his [...]
Deeply embedded racism could cost Obama »
According to a recent AP-Yahoo News poll, about one-third of white Democrats harbor racist, bias, negative and ignorant views toward blacks. Many are calling blacks "lazy," "violent," and responsible for their own troubles. Experts believe that these racist attitude could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is [...]
Lynn Forester de Rothschild: I don’t Like Obama »
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a former Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, is expected to endorse the Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, for president today. Forester did not hide her dislike for Illinois senator Barack Obama. “This is a hard decision for me [...]
Did McCain campaign lied about Palin Iraq visit? »
A Palin aide in Alaska had previously reported that the Republican vice presidential nominee visited Iraq as one of her military stops. The campaign is now retracting the statement by saying that Gov. Palin was never in Iraq. Sarah Palin did not visit troops in Iraq, a spokesperson for Palin confirmed Saturday, as new details emerged [...]
Obama: Ludacris should be ashame of his lyrics »
Yesterday Senator Obama sharply condemned rapper Ludacris over his new song celebrating the U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama presidential bid while referring to Hillary Clinton as an "irrelevant bitch." The song, called "Politics: Obama Is Here," was released yesterday. Ludacris, aka Christopher [...]
Is Obama the trigger of McCain’s irritability »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog John McCain is not only a scary individual but an angry man who cannot be pleased. I could never imagine McCain as president of the United States. First, Mr. McCain begs Obama to travel abroad with him, then he begs Obama to 10 town halls meeting, about one a week between now and the Democratic [...]
Body Language: What Does George W. Bush Reveal »
I recently read an article by Jeremy Hsu, Staff Writer at LiveScience.com title “Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal.” Hsu article states that “Body movement analysts say that McCain represents stability in how he stands firmly and holds onto the sides of a podium. By contrast, Obama has a forward-looking gaze and strolls about in a [...]
Obama: An Arrogant or a battlefield strategist? »
It was recently reported that while at the National Republican, a Republican club on Capitol Hill, Karl Rove made an “off the record” statement that he think Barack Obama is arrogant. Mr. Rove further noted that he saw examples of Obama's arrogance. Chocolatecity.cc blog will address couple of Mr. Rove's reasonings for referring to Mr. Obama [...]
Russert brings political rivals together even after »
Barack Obama and John McCain sat next to each other today at Tim Russert's funeral. Tim Russert, a man of faith, politics and a love for this great country would have wanted the seating arrangement. Tim Russert, a man of class and integrity, was known for grilling guests on NBC's “Meet the Press” without regard to party affiliation or their [...]
McCain and Obama reacts to Guantanamo ruling »
The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling rebuked the Bush's administration for the third time for its treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The court ruled that the 270 foreign suspects have the right under the US Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts on the American mainland. The ruling did not order the military tribunal [...]
DNC Rules Committee increased goalpost to 2,118 »
The DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee concluded their day long meeting with a new goalpost of 2,118 to clinch the Democratic party nomination. Previous target was 2024. According to the committee Co-chairwoman Alexis Herman in her opening remarks “seating all of the states' delegates is not on the table.” She added "We had many states [...]
Obama takes rally to GOP convention hall »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The Obama campaign announced today that Barack Obama will select St. Paul, Minn. as the site for a rally Tuesday night marking the end of primary season in the drawn-out Democratic presidential contest. The decision to hold the rally on symbolic GOP territory telegraphed his confidence that the Democratic nomination was [...]
Rupert Murdoch: John McCain will lose in a landslide »
Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, predicted that John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will lose in a landslide during the general election. "You have got the Obama phenomenon, Murdoch said. "You have got, undoubtedly, a recession … The average American is [...]
Hillary’s right, nomination process needs to »
“We’re going to have to change the system by which we pick the nominees, I believe, and we are with the system we have now,” Clinton said, responding to a supporter in Brandon, South Dakota who lamented the role of superdelegates in selecting the party’s nominee. “And I’m a big believer in one person one vote, and I believe in as much [...]
Terrible mistake to vote for John McCain »
Senator Clinton said today "Anybody who has ever voted for me or voted for Barack has much more in common in terms of what we want to see happen in our country and in the world with the other than they do with John McCain," Clinton said on CNN. She further noted: "I'm going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is. Obviously, I'm still [...]
