Clinton Regrets ‘White Americans’ Remark

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton tells Wolf Blitzer that Rep. Charles Rangel was "probably right" about her recent comment to USA Today. Clinton had argued that white voters seemed to prefer her lately. Rangel called that statement "the dumbest thing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Situation Rooms

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‘Daily Show’: Stephanopolous Sweet-Talks ‘Adorable’ McCain

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2008 Hey everyone, John McCain has his own controversial preacher on his team! And look, he's not wearing a flag pin on his lapel either! These points weren't driven home by media types like George Stephanopolous, whom Jon Stewart accuses of taking a ride on the "Sweet Talk Express" instead of giving McCain a proper grilling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dean to Superdelegates: Decide Now

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2008 Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is putting pressure on superdelegates to let their presidential preferences be known well before this summer's convention -- partly for logistical reasons, and also to let the healing begin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Slams Obama, CNN Slams Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2008 CNN's political panel takes Hillary Clinton to task over what Jeffrey Toobin calls her "ridiculous" and "embarrassing" attack on Barack Obama's comment that some Americans are bitter about federal mishandling of the economy. And when John McCain's criticism of the Obama comment comes up, Jack Cafferty nearly blows a gasket. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Choosing for Us

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2008 There's an ugly possibility out there: The Democratic race could be so close it would be decided by the 796 super delegates (governors, members of Congress and the like) and not the people who voted and caucused. Party Chairman Howard Dean says he will do everything possible to avoid such a turn of events and Democratic strategists mostly agree that it would be a disaster for the party, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the super delegate notion to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney Hazy on Torture Definition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2008 CNN's ubiquitous anchor Wolf Blitzer point-blanked Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney last weekend about what exactly constitutes torture and whether techniques like waterboarding are ever defensible, but Romney deferred to the popular national security rationale, implying that in "ticking time bomb" circumstances, a president may elect to use certain unpopular techniques. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul: U.S. Should Keep Its Nose Out of Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2007 When point-blanked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer about how he would handle the current situation in Pakistan, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul blasted US alignment with "military dictator" Pervez Musharraf and accused Washington of fostering unrest among anti-U factions in Pakistan by setting up a "puppet government" Rep Paul was on Thursday's "Situation Room" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Killed Benazir Bhutto?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2007 As Benazir Bhutto's body was laid to rest Friday, the mystery about her murder remained unresolved, and outbursts of violence rippled throughout Pakistan in reaction to her death. Members of her political party said security lapses made her an easy target, while an official of Pervez Musharraf's government claimed she sustained a fatal wound when she struck her head as she ducked inside her armored vehicle. Of course, al-Qaida is on the short list of suspects in Bhutto's assassination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal on the Democratic Debate Debacle

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Dec 19, 2007 Whither Dennis Kucinich? If the powers that be at CNN and a certain Iowa news outlet (attention: Des Moines Register) thought that elbowing Kucinich out of the most recent Democratic presidential debate would slip by unnoticed, Gore Vidal is more than ready to disabuse them of that notion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Carter Has Had Enough

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 Jimmy Carter was en fuego during a chat with Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, blasting the Bush administration for torturing people, the GOP candidates for racing to the fringe and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for refusing to commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Michael Moore and Stephen Colbert, Strange Bedfellows

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 You knew it was only a matter of time before the Michael Moore "SiCKO" publicity train rumbled into Colbert Station. In this clip, Stephen Colbert faces off with the dogged documentarian (via "satellite," thanks to the faux host's Blitzer-esque distancing technique) about the American healthcare system, only to discover that he and Moore share at least one thing: a pronounced dislike of CNN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )