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McCain chides Republicans on immigrants: ‘What do you want to do with them?’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Sunday challenged Republican lawmakers who oppose a bipartisan agreement to give legal status to undocumented immigrants as a part of comprehensive immigration reform. “The are 11 million people living in the shadows, I believe that they deserve to come out of the shadows,” the Arizona…
McCain to Cavuto: ‘I thought you were the sexiest man alive’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says that China’s People’s Daily should have known that the Onion’s pick of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as the sexiest man alive was a joke because that title goes to Fox News host Neil Cavuto. Following a Fox News report on how the the satirical…
McCain on abortion: Republicans should ‘leave the issue alone’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Sunday said that former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney and other Republicans had made a mistake by trying to change abortion laws and that his party should “leave the issue alone.” During an interview on Fox News, host Chris Wallace noted that the presidential candidate who…
Maddow: Obama drew ‘line in sand’ over made-up right wing attacks on Rice
Wednesday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed President Barack Obama’s first press conference since the election and the “line in the sand” he drew regarding the possible nomination of Ambassador Susan Rice to the position of Secretary of State. Maddow opened the segment by discussing other…
Protester interrupts Senate to shout ‘abortion is sin’
Capitol Police removed a man from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he began shouting that abortion was a sin, according to the Associated Press. “Stop Obama,” the man yelled. “Three thousand babies die every single day! Abortion! Abortion! The shedding of innocent blood! [Inaudible.] Thank you John McCain. Abortion…
McCain: Republicans ‘have to fix our problems with the Hispanics’
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s newest high-profile supporter says it’s time for Republicans to “fix our problems with the Hispanics.” MSNBC’s Chuck Todd on Wednesday asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) if Arizona would be a swing state during the 2012 presidential election. “I think that if not this election cycle,…
WATCH LIVE: Sen. John McCain expected to endorse Mitt Romney
Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain is expected to endorse GOP hopeful Mitt Romney at an event in New Hampshire Wednesday. The event was scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. ET. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast Jan 4, 2012. …
McCain gets mad at Obama for Christmas shopping
Why does Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) hate Christmas? The Arizona senator slammed President Barack Obama on Thursday for buying Christmas gifts for his daughters instead of meeting with the House Republicans who are refusing to pass a payroll tax cut extension. “The four previous presidents I served under, including President…
Maxine Waters: Super ‘secret’ committee is ‘a bad deal’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) appeared on MSNBC Monday morning to express her major concerns over the “super committee” deficit reduction talks. The Congressional Black Caucus member, who has introduced a bill to strip power from the 12 person panel, called the entire committee “a bad deal.” “This super committee, this…
McCain faults Obama over Iran assassination plot
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that President Barack Obama could have prevented Iran’s “inept” plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States. “The thing that’s surprising about it is how ridiculously inept [the plot] was,” the former Republican presidential nominee told CBS’ Eric Hill. “I think the…
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