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McCain on King Day: ‘I Was Wrong’

John McCain told a Memphis crowd gathered in memory of the assassination of Martin Luther King that “I was wrong” to oppose a national holiday for Dr. King, but that didn’t stop some in the crowd from heckling the would-be president.

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Student Tells Why She Ripped McCain as He Listened

Jean Rohe, the graduating senior at the New School University who spoke just before John McCain’s commencement speech explains why she “tore McCain’s speech apart before he even opened his mouth.”

Posted on May 20, 2006 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


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Jon Stewart Rips Into Rumsfeld’s Lies

“The Daily Show” host does to Rumsfeld exactly what CIA veteran Ray McGovern did last week: throw Rumsfeld’s lies back in his face.

Posted on May 10, 2006 READ MORE  |  8 COMMENTS


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McGovern: Rumsfeld Drama Evoked Soviet Era

Ray McGovern, the CIA veteran who publicly challenged Donald Rumsfeld last week, tells Buzz Flash in an in-depth interview that the canned applause that accompanied Rumsfeld’s lies reminded McGovern of Cold War-era Russia.

Posted on May 10, 2006 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


Olbermann shows McGovern_Rumsfeld confrontation

Olbermann Highlights McGovern, Rumsfeld

Keith Olbermann presents the uncut version of CIA veteran Ray McGovern’s confrontation with Donald Rumsfeld. The MSNBC host uses Rumsfeld’s own words to throw his lies back in his face—with the help of Newsweek writer Richard Wolffe.

Posted on May 7, 2006 READ MORE  |  8 COMMENTS


Coverage of Rumsfeld Speech Incident Has a Gap

While almost all media organizations reported that CIA veteran Ray McGovern publicly clashed with Rumsfeld, most labeled him a “heckler” or a “hostile war critic.” Few bothered to mention that McGovern was indisputably correct: Rumsfeld’s 2003 comments on Iraqi WMD were flat-out false.

Posted on May 5, 2006 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


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