Campaigns

7 Days: WHY MCCAIN FLIP-FLOPS MORE THAN OBAMA, w/ Alter, Huffington, Reagan & Green

Mark Green — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:14:06 -0400

In a debate on Hardball last week, I was asked about McCain’s flip-flops vs. Obama’s, which is like contrasting Bonnie & Clyde with an alleged jaywalker.

Of course, it should be no crime that a person or candidate changes her/his mind based on new information…until the Bush Team turned ignorance into resolution and John Kerry fell into the trap with his for-it-before-against-it on Iraq funding.

So if “flip-flopping” is a test, our Air America panel of Alter, Huffington and Reagan concludes that McCain certainly scores higher based on sheer frequency. For he’s probably done a 180 degree turn – or changed significantly – on tax cuts, offshore drilling, Social Security privatization, negotiating with Hamas, Roe v. Wade, the Religious Right, presidential public financing, rights for Gitmo detainees, and torture.

Why? McCain is trying to do the impossible – satisfy both the Far Right of his party and the progressive majority in America in order to win 270 electoral votes.

Today on Air America 07-24-08

Dorsey Shaw — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:52:00 -0400

David Bender w. Debra Bowen

Ring of Fire — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:48 -0400

David Bender of Air America's Politically Direct and GoLeft TV talks with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen at the Netroots Nation convention in Austin, Texas. Debra has been leading the charge to reform California's voting systems so that we don't run into the problems we saw in places like Ohio in 2004.

David Bender w. Debra Bowen

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:46 -0400

Today on Air America 7-24-08

Dorsey Shaw — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:29 -0400

Stay groovy with Andrew Vergolina & Logan Pollard

CBS helps McCain cross the street

SEDER — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:31:14 -0400

CBS has done it's best to earn a merit badge this week.

After all, when John McCain doesn't know the difference between Sunni and Shia, thinks Social Security is a disgrace, thinks 100 years in Iraq is just dandy, gets his econmic advice from the architect of our mortgage meltdown, thinks the Iraq government is strong but not strong enough to oust an occupier, doesn't know how to use even email.... why shouldn't CBS edit an interview with him to keep him from looking like a fool?

If his base doesn't help McCain .. the terra-rists will win!

Today on Air America 7-23-08

Dorsey Shaw — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:23:46 -0400

Today on Air America 7-23-08

Dorsey Shaw — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:57 -0400

With Andrew Vergolina & Logan Pollard

David Bender with General Wesley Clark

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:09:20 -0400

Today on Air America 7-22-08

Dorsey Shaw — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:45:03 -0400

With Logan Pollard & Andrew Vergolina