Senator John McCain has cancelled his scheduled appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight, after announcing that he will put his presidential campaign on hold to return to Senate and work on a plan to help the economy.

Liberal MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann will appear on the show in McCain’s place.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy shared a laugh as they held up an apron reading, “Kiss The Candidate,” during an appearance on The Rachael Ray Show this morning. Senator McCain whipped up a batch of his BBQ ribs especially for the show. Read the rest of this entry »

Cindy McCain felt a little “attacked” following her appearance on The View last Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

So this is the controversial Madonna backdrop video that has McCain’s croonies in a tissy.

An advisor to Republican presidential candidate John McCain blasted a popular Saturday Night Live sketch poking fun at GOP VP hopeful Sarah Palin as “sexist” in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

John and Cindy McCain talked politics with the ladies of The View on Friday. And while “becoming a slave again” was a big cause of concern for Whoopi, the fate of Roe vs. Wade and a woman’s right to choose was a focal point of discussion. Read the rest of this entry »

Have we learned nothing from the Hilton/Spears/Obama “Celebrity” ad fallout?

John McCain has made a habit of using music and celebrity images without permission in a number of ads throughout his presidential campaign-but it now seems that the Arizona senator has graduated to the unauthorized use of network newscasters instead. Read the rest of this entry »

Not everyone is warming up to Madame Barracuda. Hollywood hunk Matt Damon offers up some harsh words for uber-conservative VP hopeful Sarah Palin in a new interview with the Associated Press. The Bourne Identity star calls Palin’s appointment as Senator John McCain’s running mate a “disaster” and the chance that she could become President a “terrifying possibility.”

“I think there’s a really good chance Sarah Palin could become president, and I think that’s a really scary thing….I don’t understand why more people aren’t talking about how absurd it is,” Matt told the AP on Wednesday.

(Right on, Matt! Smart and handsome-What a combination!) Read the rest of this entry »

In case you missed it, Meghan McCain stopped by The View on Tueday. The 23-year-old First Daughter hopeful is presently promoting her children’s book My Dad, John McCain.

She seems like a really nice young woman.

Barack Obama took a dig at Republican presidential rival during a speech Tuesday, comparing John McCain to George W. Bush with the comment “You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”

Thanks to that barb, the Obama camp is underfire from critics who see the comment as a sexist potshot at Senator McCain’s VP pick, Governor Sarah Palin. Read the rest of this entry »