John McCain Archive

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    People vs the Bomb - by frog



    While we are on the topic of defence here’s a link to a youtube promo of the programme People vs the Bomb, starring US Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, together with Michal Gorbachev, Christie Brinkley and Ted Turner and of course the Green Party’s high ranking Ilam candidate Kennedy Graham. (You can see [...] read more
    September 4, 2008 9:26 am - No Comments
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    Mother Coke and Father Pepsi - by frog



     It looks like someone at the LA Weekly has been reading Russel’s Mother Coke and Father Pepsi speech about the National and Labour Parties. So here’s a discussion point the cartoon raises: which set has more in common – the Labour and National parties, or Barack Obama and John McCain? I reckon MMP has an [...] read more
    July 8, 2008 8:25 am - 5 Comments
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    Key puts another coin in the fuse box - by frog



    National Party leader John Key called yesterday for the scrapping or the delay of all the climate related fuel taxes on the agenda for the next year, citing rising fuel costs as the reason. At first glance there appears to be some logic in his argument, until you look at it fully. What he is [...] read more
    April 30, 2008 11:24 am - 48 Comments
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    No obvious successor to the Oil President - by frog



    While we are on the topic of US politics, check out this Follow the Oil link which shows how much donations each presidential candidate has received from big oil companies in the US.  It looks like the oil companies picked it wrong to start with, making their biggest donations to Rudi Giuliani (US$634,858) and Mitt [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 12:23 pm - 8 Comments
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    ‘Good enough’ on climate change - by frog



    The Nation has a challenging story on the way John McCain is being framed as ‘good enough’ on the issue of climate change.  In answer to the question will he be the climate champion America so desperately needs: This is a classic case of what our president calls the soft bigotry of low expectations. Judged [...] read more
    February 13, 2008 9:53 am - 80 Comments