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Note to McCain: Ease Off on the POW Talk

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2008 Patriotism and sacrifice for one's country usually make for reliable go-to topics for politicians, but according to Talking Points Memo, John McCain's detractors and admirers alike are starting to suggest that the Republican presidential hopeful and his campaign honchos dial it down a bit on the subject of McCain's time as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s POW Cross Story Raises Eyebrows

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2008 John McCain won major points on Saturday for his story about a North Vietnamese prison guard drawing a cross in the dirt, but the tale has bloggers crying foul. Apparently the details of the story have changed over the years, and lately they bear more than a passing resemblance to the memories of the late Russian novelist and gulag survivor Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John McCain: A Fighter, Not a Summer-of-Love-r

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2008 What are we to make of this new John McCain campaign ad, in which colorful countercultural degenerates prance through the opening frames, and, near the end, a still of Noble Older McCain is superimposed over footage of Hunky Younger Ex-POW McCain? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prisoner of War

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Wes Clark on McCain’s Heroism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2008 It seems a critique cannot be leveled against John McCain without first paying homage to his time as a prisoner of war. Even Barack Obama is careful not to offend. So it was somewhat surprising on Sunday to hear another veteran, Gen. Wesley Clark, rebuff McCain's war heroism: "Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Other Mrs. McCain

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2008 The Brits are in on the American election speculation game, judging by this Daily Mail article about John McCain's first wife, Carol, which, despite reporter Sharon Churcher's "tsk-tsk" tone about McCain's possible philandering and his eventual wife-swap (enter Cindy, beer heiress, pictured), also allows that Carol McCain still cares about her ex-husband and supports him in his political ventures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Makes McCain Tick?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 Will the real John McCain stand up? Actually, I don't expect him to, now that he is the Republican presidential candidate, pandering to the irrationalities that drive his party. Nor is it likely that the fawning mass media will pressure him to the point of clarity. But I remain genuinely confused as to what makes him tick. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )