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 Stories About: ethanol AND John McCain AND politics
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Is there no end to it?
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David Roberts |
05 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| First McCain panders to middle-class drivers, now he's pandering to Ron Steenblick! |
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| Topics: ethanol, John McCain, politics (all these topics) |
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Masters of their domain
Politicians and the art of deception |
biodiversivist |
08 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Compare this video (posted by David) of Hillary squirming while she tells a whopper with the video below of McCain being brutally honest (via a comment by greyflcn in same post). Refreshing. We human beings are masters of deception, and of detection of said deception -- the result of an evolutionary arms race: Update: I didn't realize that this is old footage before his flip flop. Update: Compare his demeanor in the above clip to his demeanor in the clip b ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, elections, energy, ethanol, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Profiles in straight-talkin' courage
McCain flip-flops on ethanol |
David Roberts |
17 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain tries to explain his flagrant flip-flop on ethanol: (via Hugg) |
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| Topics: elections, energy, ethanol, John McCain, politics (all these topics) |
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McCain's crooked talk express
Flip flops on ethanol |
David Roberts |
01 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Today, Charlie Pierce wrote this: Someone please show me a single act of public political courage undertaken by John McCain since he won the New Hampshire primary in 2000 that he hasn't hedged, trimmed, or walked back completely. The Bush campaign trashed his wife and daughter, and he's spent the years since trying to get a job as the pool boy in Crawford. He gave a brave speech about the danger of political preachers, but he'd walk on his knees across broken gla ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, ethanol, John McCain, politics (all these topics) |
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