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...more often accused of being too manly than too feminine—Sarah Palin coyly and repeatedly played into many of her gender’s stereotypes. As her political blunders added up, she revealed her complete unpreparedness for politics at a national level and became Sen. John McCain??s greatest liability in his pursuit of the presidency...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno | Title: Forgetting Sarah Palin | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...those worried about the lack of humor in the oval office, McCain??s vice-presidential pick was a breath of fresh air. Indeed, Sarah Palin’s greatest contribution to the campaign was her evident willingness to take up the Bush comedy mantle. Her incoherent strings of folksy wisdom fell into the laps of impressionists and writers like a godsend. A President Palin would have been everything President Bush was and then some—pregnant teenagers with crazy names! Hunting mishaps! Negligible foreign policy experience! And when American voters said “no?...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: No, We Can’t (Laugh)! | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

...These accomplishments, along with his reputation as a war hero, will surround McCain??s name in the history books while the mistakes and failures of his latest presidential run will be reduced to footnotes, if not completely forgotten...

Author: By Loren Amor | Title: A Contender by Any Name | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

...might claim that McCain??s pandering to the far right and his increasingly negative and divisive campaign tactics sullied his reputation and clouded his accomplishments as a senator. However, presidential losers are rarely remembered for long, and the final act of McCain the candidate was a positive one—the concession speech in which he returned to form in calling for unity during challenging times. The lasting image of McCain in the public’s perception and in the history books will be one of a dignified and independent-minded senator driven by his conscience rather...

Author: By Loren Amor | Title: A Contender by Any Name | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

...online video games, including the racing game “Burnout Paradise” and role-playing game Second Life. Republican presidential candidate John McCain also had an avatar on Second Life, but Obama supporters playing Second Life painted virtual graffiti and virtually double-parked in front of McCain??s virtual apartment, according to Hillygus. Such advertising was less effective for McCain because his constituency was less likely to play video games, she said...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Presidential Campaigns Utilize Internet | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

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