This afternoon - Wednesday, May 30 - those on the official campaign’s e-mail list received an official request for campaign contributions, presumably from an individual (or individuals) from Senator McCain’s Finance Team, formally released under the Senator’s signature.
While these e-requests are not new, of course, this one seemed to use many of the best campaign techniques for […]
So how exactly did the words “flak” and “flack” enter the English language?
A trip to the Online Etymology Dictionary vindicates McCain’s spelling. According to the site:
flak
1938, from Ger. Flak, acronym for Fliegerabwehrkanone “airplane defense cannon.” Sense of “anti-aircraft fire” is 1940; metaphoric sense of “criticism” is c.1963 in Amer.Eng. “
But Obama’s staffer does deserve […]
Campaignia was very surprised about the sparring between Senators McCain and Obama on Friday. With the nation’s attention riveted on Memorial Day trips (and the concomitant high prices of gasoline), it did not seem to be an ideal time for engagement on any topic, let alone the war, for an election that won’t officially start for […]
The Straight Talk continues from Senator McCain on Iraq. On the official campaign site’s blog, E-Campaign Director Christian Ferry posted the following entry:
Posted at 6:42 PM on 5/1/2007 by christian_ferry
Surrender is NOT an Option!
John McCain today delivered this statement following the President’s veto of the Iraq spending bill:
“Today, with his veto, President Bush sent a […]
There is now another newly-launched, pro-McCain, new-media site, My McCain Blog, based in Pennsylvania. Its publisher, Ethan, has no fewer than three posts dated 4.30.2007:
In the first post, McCain calls for “league of democracies”, Ethan’s text accurately notes the parallels to one of Senator McCain’s political heroes, progressive Republican President Theodore Roosevelt: “This league of democracies would be […]