Skip Navigation

The Daily Dish - 2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan

Maverick©

By The Daily Dish
Jul 31 2008, 8:08 AM ET

by Chris Bodenner
McCain had a made-for-TV movie based on his life, yet Obama is the "celebrity candidate"?  CarlosBulosan:

Where was John McCain to decry celebrity status when Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California as a Republican? Where was John McCain when pop icon Sonny Bono, and actors Noble Willingham, Jerry Doyle, and Fred Grandy all ran for Congress as Republicans? Where was John McCain when Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson addressed the Republican National Convention? Where was John McCain to decry celebrity when former actor and Republican idol Ronald Reagan was elected to the Presidency not once but twice? ... John McCain isn't a packaged celebrity of course, he's a packaged war hero. There's a difference. Right?

He forgot Fred Thompson. 



Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Fact-Checking Claims on the Wonders of Pomegranate Juice Fact-Checking Claims on the Wonders of Pomegranate Juice
The Fake Magazines Used in Blade Runner Are Still Futuristic, Awesome Hey, Is That Really the Magazine From the Movie 'Blade Runner'?
Romney's Plan to Save Higher Ed: Let the Private Sector Handle It Romney's Plan to Save Higher Ed
The New Welfare State: Faster, Cheaper ... and Out of Control? The New Welfare State: Faster, Cheaper ... and Out of Control?
In 'Game of Thrones,' War Changes Everyone In 'Game of Thrones,' War Changes Everyone
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Where in the World? Part 3: A Google Earth Puzzle

May 25, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)