Full Metal McCain

Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the media-manufactured 'maverick' has remade himself into a prototypical, dumbed-down Republican Party stooge.

Evening, June 3rd, in a muggy, dragonfly-beswarmed place called the Pontchartrain Center, just outside New Orleans. Half a continent away, amid yet another legacy-smashing fusillade of unsolicited invective from Bill Clinton, the excruciating Obama-Hillary mess is finally wrapping up, in a pair of ... Full Story »

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Meg Stefanac
3.6
by Meg Stefanac - Oct. 1, 2008

This article was clearly written with a liberal bias, and while it was written with anger against John McCain it was due mostly to his pandering to his party platforms rather that staying true to himself and for playing on this country's inherent fear and racism. The quotes taken during interviews with people who attended McCain's rally painted his supporters rather clearly as racists. Whether there were an equal number of supporters there that did NOT provide racist comments or views is not stated. However, through the anger and attackiness of this article, one thing remains frighteningly clear. This country is made up of a whole lot of people who will give any excuse to not vote for a black man. How sad. Due to its tone and language, this article would not have been appropriate in most news venues, however it was quite appropriate for Rolling Stone.

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