Student Tells Why She Ripped McCain as He Listened

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 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." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Is Booed at Graduation Speech

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 The Arizona senator got heavily jeered during his commencement address for a New York university. One student banner read, "Our commencement is not your platform." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Bush More Right Than Wrong on Immigration

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 17, 2006 "It is good news that the public is finally hip to Bush's con, yet it is worrisome when surprisingly sensible proposals by the president on immigration are automatically rejected because of the source." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush’s Immigration Plan Pleases No One

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 That's the N Times' take If you want to read expert analysis on the politics and policies behind Bush's speech, check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper's article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marc Cooper: Bush’s Immigration Speech Is Bad Policy, Bad Politics

Marc Cooper / Truthdig May 16, 2006 One of the nation's leading experts on immigration policy writes that Bush's May 15 speech "had nothing to do with actual border policy and everything to do with domestic electoral politics." Instead of sending National Guard troops to the border, "Bush could have saved the taxpayers a load and sent a few battalions of Boy Scouts to do this job." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wag the Dog?

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 President Bush will deliver a rare (for him) television address, a Monday night talk on immigration reform. Is it too cynical to ask whether he's wagging the dog to distract attention from the NSA phone record issue? Is it possible to be too cynical about Bush's motives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Rips Into Rumsfeld’s Lies

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The Daily Show" host does to Rumsfeld exactly what CIA veteran Ray McGovern did last week: throw Rumsfeld's lies back in his face. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John McCain, Former Maverick

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Now the Arizona senator says it's "an honor" to speak at the college of Jerry Falwell's, the same man he once called an "agent of intolerance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McGovern: Rumsfeld Drama Evoked Soviet Era

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann Highlights McGovern, Rumsfeld

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coverage of Rumsfeld Speech Incident Has a Gap

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Was ‘Ready to Blow’ During Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 An aide to the president says that during Stephen Colbert's "tribute" on Sunday night, Bush "got that look that he's ready to blow." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )