Scott Horton Interviews Tim Dickinson
Scott Horton,
October 14, 2008
Tim Dickinson, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, discusses his article “Make-Believe Maverick,” the early shaping of John McCain’s personality and the McCain “brand,” his similar lineage and “daddy complex” to that of Bush Jr., his not-so-heroic behavior as a POW, how his family connections kept him flying, his choice of Sarah Palin for vice president and how he slept his way to the top.
MP3 here. (31:46)
Tim Dickinson was an editor at Mother Jones from 1998 to 2005 and is now a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. He is the author of Rollingstone.com’s political blog, National Affairs Daily.
Claus-Erik Hamle
October 15th, 2008 at 12:58 am
Obama said that Iran should be barred from importing gasoline. That´s a Declaration of War, the same as HR 362 and SR 580 which were shelved for now.
Does Obama really long for the US to go back to 1932 ? And there is still ZERO evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program. ZERO EVIDENCE !!!
Scott Horton
October 15th, 2008 at 7:35 am
“Sometimes I think it takes a Great Depression…” -Gary Hart
Tim
October 15th, 2008 at 7:56 am
“And there is still ZERO evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program. ZERO EVIDENCE !!!”
They have never needed evidence, or even the least bit of logic for their arguments. I am not an Obama supporter either. However, it is amusing to watch the republicans disintegrate before our eyes, and knowing it is all their own fault.
8Ball
October 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Who cares what candidate gets elected to whatever office? The USG, in general, is following a flawed model that will only lead to a dead-end. I emphasize the “dead” part.
MCayrow
October 17th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Dear Scott,
As yourself, I am not an Obama fan – but I will say this: of all the people, McCain was the last person I would expect to be in favor of wars – since; he saw with his own eyes how nasty war could be in his much-glorified POW years. However, thanks to this interview – I no longer wonder why he is.
As far as the Democratic and Republican parties concerned, in my opinion – this country is too big to have a simplistic system as the current two parties system.
the legendary Bill
October 17th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
McCain mentioned a $3million earmark for a planetarium projection screen system..Of course we spend about that much every hour in Iraq-a bombing, invasion and occupation that he voted for..It also turns out that the “Joe the Plumber” that he pulled out of his ass makes about 40k a year and would benefit more fm Sen. Obama’s plan..And on and on…His domestic policies don’t make sense because he’s too busy planning the incineration of millions of innocent Persians-yeah, that’s pro-Life!
Orville H. Larson
October 20th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Mad Bomber McInsane is a temperamentally unstable, Israel Lobby-controlled hack. And yes, a man with his substandard flying record undoubtedly benefited from having a flag officer old man!
Steve Breault
October 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I Thought I knew who to vote for, Just to preserve the check & balance system of American government. But after reading Tims Rolling Stone article, All I want to do is start over. If Tim is right..Were Screwed..No matter what! Where has common sense gone???