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Putting lipstick on a rig McCain visits an oil rig, repeats call for more offshore drilling	Kate Sheppard	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Hurricane Dolly blew away John McCain's planned visit to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last month, but the senator made another go at it today. On a Chevron-operated rig 150 miles off the coast of Louisiana, McCain reiterated his call for more offshore drilling and bashed his opponent for not being enthusiastic enough about oil exploration. 'Sen. Obama opposes new drilling,' said McCain (who himself opposed new offshore drilling until this summer). 'He has said ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Gas impasse Obama campaign's attempts to get gas ads at the pump foiled	Kate Sheppard	07 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Barack Obama's campaign wanted to bring the energy ad wars directly to the pump, but their attempts have been foiled. The campaign wanted to run an ad on the mini TV screens that appear on some gas pumps, pointing out that John McCain voted against higher fuel-economy standards and renewable energy, and that Obama is calling for a $1,000 energy rebate and measures to move toward energy independence. The campaign intended to roll out the ad at gas stations in Tam ...
Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

The energy-ad arms race Presidential candidates keep the energy ads a-comin'	Kate Sheppard	06 Aug 2008	Gristmill
John McCain put out this new ad yesterday, 'Broken,' in which he's portrayed as the 'original maverick' and pledges to 'battle Big Oil.' (Someone might want to pass the message along to his donors.) Barack Obama responded with this new ad yesterday, challenging the premise that McCain has been a 'maverick' on energy and other issues: ' And today McCain issued another ad repeating the celebrity allegation (this time minus Britney and Paris) and alleging tha ...
Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Offshore thing McCain compares Obama to Britney and Paris in new energy ad	Kate Sheppard	30 Jul 2008	Gristmill
In the ongoing energy ad battle, John McCain released another television ad today on the subject. Or at least it purports to be about energy. The ad juxtaposes video of Obama at his recent speech in Berlin with photos of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, and alleges that while he might be celebrated the world over, he's not ready to lead on energy concerns. 'He's the biggest celebrity in the world. But is he ready to lead?' the ad asks. 'With gas prices soaring, Ba ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Pump up the volume Obama responds to McCain's 'Pump' ad with call for higher mileage standards and renewables	Kate Sheppard	30 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama released a new television ad on energy prices yesterday -- a direct response to John McCain's recent ad blaming Obama for high gas prices. 'Have you seen John McCain's TV ad?' the Obama ad asks. 'John McCain is blaming Barack Obama for gas prices. The same old politics.' 'Barack Obama thinks high gas prices deserve serious answers, and a serious plan: Crack down on oil speculators, raise mileage standards, and f ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics)

Trouble in paradise? McCain criticized during Florida trip for opposing funding for Everglades restoration	Kate Sheppard	09 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Visiting the Everglades has become de rigueur for presidential candidates hoping to shore up environmental cred in Florida, the nation's most populous swing state. But Republican presidential candidate John McCain's trip to the wetlands on Friday seemed to generate only bad publicity. Last year McCain opposed legislation that included funding for Everglades restoration and urged colleagues to let Bush's veto of the bill stand. And last week he didn't do a particul ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Florida, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Plane dealer McCain asks Obama to plane-pool to joint town-hall meetings	Kate Sheppard	04 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Now that Barack Obama has the Democratic presidential nomination in the bag, John McCain says he wants to get the general election rolling. This morning, McCain invited Obama to join him for 10 town-hall-style meetings throughout the summer. In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, McCain said the 'old-fashioned, traditional town-hall meeting' would 'change the debate in America.' McCain says he'd like to ride-share (might one call this 'plane-pooling'? ...
Topics: Barack Obama, John McCain, Muckraker, politics, news, elections, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama wins enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination Obama claims nomination, but Clinton says she's not going anywhere yet	Kate Sheppard	03 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Photo: wfiupublicradio Barack Obama secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, passing the threshold of 2,118 needed to become the party's candidate. 'Because you chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations, tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another -- a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,' Obama said in his victory s ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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