McCain jokes with Leno about campaign
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday the public is yearning to hear the truth from politicians, and he didn't spare his troubled campaign from a critical self-appraisal.
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When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last month, it drew 1.5 million viewers, about 400,000 more than its average for a night. (Related story: Stewart's America offers textbook laughs)But Stewart says that his banter with Kerry was only "mildly entertaining" and that his show faces a problem "when we tiptoe up to the line of respectability and sincerity."The problem with real-life candidates on a fake news show, Stewart says, is that they resort to their stump speech, and "I'm trying to be funny but also thinking about making news with a newsmaker."During Kerry's appearance, Stewart suggested that his energy policy include fueling cars with "Twinkies, fast food. We are the fattest people in the world. ... Liposuction right into the car.""That would probably be very efficient," Kerry replied.Stewart joked about Kerry's wife, Teresa, who inherited a ketchup fortune from her late husband, Sen. John Heinz: "Is it true that every time I use ketchup your wife gets a nickel?" "Would that it were," Kerry said. "But use the ketchup a lot anyway."Stewart has made much of his invitation to President Bush, which so far has been turned down.During the GOP convention, The Daily Show took out a newspaper ad, inviting Bush and advising, "Attire: Presidential casual."Bush was asked to check one of three boxes:&#8226; I will attend alone.&#8226; I will attend with my vice president.&#8226; I am unaware of your existence. He was asked to respond "along with a list of pre-approved questions no later than Nov. 2."Last year, Sen. John Edwards, who eventually became Kerry's running mate, announced his own decision to run for president on The Daily Show."I think that's why he lost," Stewart says.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 10 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney used a Fox News debate Thursday night to accuse Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) of being overly pessimistic about the nation's economy in advance of a Michigan primary that has become a must-win for Romney.
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Republican John McCain on Thursday rejected a Fox News Channel request to stop airing a television ad that includes footage of the presidential candidate at a debate sponsored by the cable network.
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John McCainâs campaign is putting his "tied up" remark to use in a television spot that it says is to begin running in New Hampshire.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney's stance on abortion Wednesday.
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Excerpts of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on his first-place finish in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain took one look at a nursing school's training mannequin and asked if the dummy's name was Hillary.
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As a maverick Republican and Vietnam war soulmate of Democratic challenger John Kerry, Senator John McCain is walking a thin political line in this year's presidential election and apparently relishing every moment.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain is defending his outreach to conservative Christians, arguing that his effort is not political pandering to win the GOP nomination.
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While his competition debates, the actor/senator will jump into the race from Jay Leno's couch
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Have you heard the one about the presidential candidate who told such great jokes the American people elected him?
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Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year. Although the maverick Arizona senator hasn't been shy about taking both campaigns to task, Democrat John Kerry sounded out McCain as a possible running mate and President Bush will showcase him on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
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Tired of the sarcastic headlines, John McCain puts his campaign bus on eBay.
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After proving his campaign was alive and kicking, the Senator talks to TIME about Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and how McCain is the true purveyor of real change.
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Republican John McCain shared a meal Wednesday night with more than the typical political colleague. He dined with Tony Soprano.
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 30 -- Life, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, is full of anecdotes. And for years to come, he's sure to retell with pride the one that began about 3 p.m. Wednesday.