One of my favorite people in Pensacola is Nancy Fetterman, widow of Adm. Jack Fetterman. Nancy and Jack were close to Sen. John McCain. She shared this story about the late senator….
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Mack, Nelson Rally Local Supporters
Both candidates for Florida’s U.S. Senate race made their way to Pensacola this week en route to Election Day. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) started off the week with a visit to Dharma…
Mitt’s Pancake Pep Rally
Most of the folks attending this morning’s Mitt Romney rally in Pensacola seemed a lot like Romney. They were polished and sharp and dashing. Flashing aggressively friendly smiles, the Saturday morning crowd…
John McCain and the ‘Best Chance’ Breakfast
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney dips into town tomorrow morning for breakfast, he’ll be bringing along Sen. John McCain. The Arizona senator snagged the party’s nomination from Romney in 2008, but…
Oops, McCain liked ACORN in 2006
Blogger Marc Ambinder digs up a pretty damning video, given McCain’s current line of attack on Barack Obama. In 2006, McCain told members of ACORN, UNITE HERE, SEIU, and PAW that they…
Pensacola and John McCain
“McCain reported to Pensacola in August 1958, having graduated 894th in a class of 899. He was raffish and rebellious, more interested in history than engineering. He elected aviation, something his father,…
Oops, McCain campaign mgr. paid by Freddie Mac
New York Times reports McCain campaign manager Rick Davis’s firm has been paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month by Freddie Mac. On Sunday, John McCain claimed…
Why no anti-immigration talk?
For the first half of this year and much of last, illegal immigrants were a big issue for Republicans. Some believe Sheriff Wendell Hall can credit his raids on undocumented workers as…
McCain Facebook page
John McCain has a Facebook page (here). Gender: Male Birthday: August 29, 1936 Political Views: Conservative Religious Views: North Phoenix Baptist Church Interests:Sports, Hiking, Fishing, Boxing, Basketball, Football, Baseball, History Favorite Movies:…
McCain/John Rich concert now free
The first press release for the GOP-sponsored John Rich (of Big & Rich) concert in Panama City on Friday would cost $10 per ticket. Now it’s free. According to the News Herald,…
McCain likes music, too
The big Internet myth being spread last week was that only reason Barack Obama had such a big crowd in Berlin (200,000 plus) was that there was a rock concert tied to…
McCain not getting Bush dollars
St. Petersburg Times reports that of the top 55 George W. Bush donors only 20 have made big contributions to Sen. John McCain’s campaign. Is it the economy or a lack of…
McCain goes to church
Sen. John McCain went to church again on Sunday – his time with his wife. Expect more news coverage of McCain’s church attendance. He has got to win over the conservative Religious…
Miller for Lt. Gov.
Here’s the new rumor. If John McCain gets elected president, he will appoint Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to the Attorney General spot. Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp will become governor. Then our Congressman…
McCain dumps pastors
You would know it if the only TV news you watched was FOX News, but Sen. John McCain has problems with ministers, too. McCain on Thursday rejected the endorsements of two prominent…
Will Crist be McCain’s VP? or me?
Gov. Charlie Crist is actively seeking to Sen. John McCain’s running mate. He will not give up the governorship unless he is elected vice president. With McCain’s age and health in question,…
McCain freed Cuba
Trying to get Cuban Americans to remember his role in the Spanish-American War, Sen. John McCain used the anniversary of Cuban independence from Spain to shore up support among traditionally Republican Cuban-American…
McCain, Vietnam and Iraq
There is a very interesting article on GOP presidential hopeful, John McCain. It is well-written and worth taking the time to read – McCain Doctrines The lesson McCain and other conservatives took…
Bye, Bye Rudy
Guiliani insiders are saying that the former New York City mayor will pull out of the GOP presidential race and throw his support to Sen. John McCain. Rudy had counted on the…
McCain: Bad Press
To help readers prepare for the Jan. 29 presidential primary, I’ve pulled this articles from the alternative newsweeklies on John McCain. 1989: Phoenix New Times: McCain: The Most Reprehensible Of The Keating…