McCain Booed at Rally for Calling Obama ‘Decent’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2008 Looks like John McCain is attempting to put a lid on the hostility directed at his rival, Barack Obama, during McCain-Palin rallies, but some of the Republican presidential candidate's supporters aren't happy with this suggested change of tone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Sticks With Terrorist Claim Despite Media Criticism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2008 "Americans need to ask themselves if they’ve ever befriended an unrepentant terrorist," says McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds The AP called similar remarks by running mate Sarah Palin "racially tinged" and Time said the claim was "simply wrong," but the McCain campaign shows no signs of backing down from its new strategy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Battle for Michigan

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 If he carries Michigan, many routes to victory are open for Barack Obama. Without Michigan, he's got a big problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FBI Coming to a Public Location Near You

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2008 The Justice Department was dotting the i's and crossing the t's on Friday on a new set of rules designed to help FBI agents zero in on potential national security threats within the U.S., allowing them to gather information in public places -- and even conduct interviews -- without identifying themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wooing Those Reagan Democrats

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Whoever wins two of the three big, aging and economically stressed Rust Belt states is likely to be the next president. Obama comes to them with all the potential and all the liabilities he showed during the primaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pollsters Probe the Big Bigot Bloc

Satire by Andy Borowitz Sep 8, 2008 The racists of America are definitely not in the undecided column in the Obama-McCain contest, according to this tongue-in-cheek report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: For Many, America Still ‘Isn’t Ready’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 Barack Obama has a problem: According to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, one in six voters thinks he's just too black -- for America, that is. It's the political equivalent of "I'm not racist, but my friend is" and, sadly, it may have something to do with the competitive nature of the campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Race-Baiting Scoundrels

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 5, 2008 I'm confident that Sen. Lindsey Graham and the rest of John McCain's front-line surrogates know full well what messages they're sending about Barack Obama and race. On the off chance that they -- or, more likely, some of the white voters they're trying to reach -- don't know text from subtext from context, here's a deconstruction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Humor 101

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2008 We all know about this week's Controversial Satire Attempt by that wicked, bad New Yorker magazine, which critics can now bash for being wicked instead of just elitist. (Boring!) That particular faux pas rocked the ever-intertwined worlds of politics and publishing and seemed to prove that poking fun at a certain presumptive presidential nominee can be a precarious enterprise, if not an absolute no-no. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

AMA Apologizes for Once Excluding Blacks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2008 The American Medical Association has finally apologized for once excluding black doctors from membership. The discriminatory policies ended in the 1960s, but it has taken almost 50 years for the group to formally apologize for its institutional racism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Backlash to Fox’s Smearing of Michelle Obama

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2008 The Brave New Films team has launched an initiative against Fox News for its treatment of Michelle Obama, whom Fox has described as Barack Obama's "baby mama," in addition to using other race-baiting terms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elegy

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Dig deeper