War Room

Quote of the day

We are having trouble over here figuring out these newfangled internets. We have, however, posted a letter via Pony Express to the Obama campaign asking if they might enlist the services of Father Pfleger on our behalf to help us in setting up our webcams.

That's the response an unnamed aide to John McCain gave to Politico's Jonathan Martin regarding a speech Barack Obama delivered on Monday. In the speech, Obama seemed to draw a distinction between himself and McCain based on age and relative tech-savvy.

Posted in: 2008 Election, John McCain, Barack Obama

McCain-Palin rallies turning ugly
The Republicans' turn to the negative is prompting some crowd reactions that could backfire on the candidates.
McCain has his own unsavory links
In the 1980s, the Republican presidential nominee sat on the board of a group that was involved in Iran-Contra and had ties to neo-Nazis.
Quote of the day
Back in 1991, John McCain offered a prescient take on his involvement in the Keating Five scandal.
Rudy gets a smackdown
Obama campaign spokesman slams him for invoking Ayers.

Current Salon Politics Stories

Salon Politics Blogs

Recent Posts

McCain has his own unsavory links
In the 1980s, the Republican presidential nominee sat on the board of a group that was involved in Iran-Contra and had ties to neo-Nazis.
Quote of the day
Back in 1991, John McCain offered a prescient take on his involvement in the Keating Five scandal.
Rudy gets a smackdown
Obama campaign spokesman slams him for invoking Ayers.
Previous Posts…

War Room RSS Feed

Posts by date

October 2008
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031

About War Room

War Room is written and edited by Alex Koppelman, with contributions from Salon reporters around the country.