Campaign '08 in Rolling Stone

Posted Oct 30, 2008 8:30 AM

Issue 1065 — November 13, 2008

My Campaign Memories
From Mitt Romney as a Kmart shopper to Hillary Clinton as a horse, a few favorite moments from the trail by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1064 — October 30, 2008

Obama's Moment
The Democratic nominee for president talks about how George W. Bush screwed up, why John McCain turned ugly and what he's learned from Bill Clinton by Eric Bates

Block the Vote
Will the GOP's campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots determine the next president? by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & Greg Palast

Issue 1063 — October 16, 2008

Make-Believe Maverick
A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty by Tim Dickinson

The Return of Rove
John McCain has surrendered his campaign to the same political fearmonger who smeared him out of the race in 2000 by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1062 — October 2, 2008

Mad Dog Palin
The scariest thing about John McCain's running mate isn't how unqualified she is — it's what her candidacy says about America by Matt Taibbi

The Truth About Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin's credentials as a "reformer" are nothing but spin. Here's a guide to separating myth from fact. by Tim Dickinson

Issue 1061 — September 18, 2008

Obama On the Trail
He's delivering the same message Democrats always rely on. So why does it sound like a clarion call this time around? by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1060 — September 4, 2008

How Bush Destroyed the Republican Party
An examination of the radicals who hijacked the GOP — and wrecked the longest conservative ascendancy in U.S. history by Sean Wilentz

A Brief History of Bush's Flameout
A look back at the highlights and low points of "the longest sustained period of public disapproval" in the history of the American presidency

Issue 1059 — August 21, 2008

Candidates For Sale
What do Obama and McCain have in common? The same big donors, who will expect to have their way no matter who wins by Matt Taibbi

How the Democrats Can Blow It in Six Easy Steps
A blueprint for losing the most winnable presidential election in American history, from "Mike's Election Guide" by Michael Moore

Issue 1058 — August 7, 2008

Without a Prayer
John McCain can't stand sucking up to the Christian right. Is this the end of the GOP's unholy alliance? by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1056-1057 — July 10-July 24, 2008

A Conversation With Barack Obama
The Candidate Talks About The Youth Vote, What's On His iPod and His Top Three Priorities As President by Jann S. Wenner

Obama's Brain Trust
The candidate's handpicked team of top advisers has created a formidable grass-roots political machine. So why doesn't anyone know their names? by Tim Dickinson

Issue 1055 — June 26, 2008

Full Metal McCain
Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the one-time maverick has transformed himself into just another liberal-bashing fearmonger by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1053 — May 29, 2008

The Superdelegates
By trying to overturn Obama's victory, Hillary has helped make America a place where elections are decided by lawyers instead of voters by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1052 — May 15, 2008

Hillary's Bitter Victory
How the Democratic campaign turned into an absurd and acrimonious culture war that threatens to split the party in two by Matt Tabbi

Issue 1051 — May 1, 2008

The Queen of Pork
Nobody doles out taxpayer money like Hillary Clinton — or rakes in as much campaign cash from the companies she does favors for by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1050 — April 17, 2008

Investigating Bush
Henry Waxman's aggressive oversight offers Democrats a model for taking on a secret and corrupt administration by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1049 — April 3, 2008

Hillary's Flimsy Case
The myth of the "battleground" states, and other frequently asked questions from the campaign trail by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1048 — March 20, 2008

The Machinery of Hope
The myth of the "battleground" states, and other frequently asked questions from the campaign trail by Tim Dickinson

Barack Obama: A New Hope
Rolling Stone's Endorsement of Barack Obama for President by Jann S. Wenner

Issue 1047 — March 6, 2008

McCain Ressurected
The Arizona Senator has gone from laughingstock to presumptive nominee by campaigning for World War III. So why do conservatives fear him? by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1046 — February 21, 2008

The Chicken Doves
Elected to end the war, Democrats have surrendered to Bush on Iraq and betrayed the peace movement for their own political ends by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1045 — February 7, 2008

Blame Pedro
An ugly fit of immigrant-bashing has taken hold of the GOP, and Democrats are poised to reap the benefits by Tim Dickinson

Hillary Clinton: The New Nixon
Hillary has taken her strategy straight out of Tricky Dick's paranoid, press-bashing playbook by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1044 — January 24, 2008

Merchants of Trivia
Why do the media insist on reducing one of the most exciting presidential primary seasons in American history to a simple horse race? by Matt Taibbi

Issue 1042-1043 —
December 27, 2007 - January 10, 2008

Obama's Moment
Written off by the experts at the start of the campaign, Barack Obama is now surging in Iowa — proof that some things in politics are still not rigged by Matt Taibbi


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