Special Reports
You hear a lot about John McCain's time in both Vietnam and Washington, D.C., but what about Arizona, the state he's represented for 25 years? New Times was covering McCain long before the national media fell for him, and here's a selection of stories - on topics ranging from John's shenanigans with Charlie Keating to Cindy's drug addiction to her family's sometimes shady business dealings. It's all Vintage McCain, and it's all right here, including our Greatest Hits.
Greatest Hits
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Statesman or Henchman?
He's already the state's GOP power broker. He'll soon be Arizona's senior senator. Will the volatile John McCain Rule by fear or respect?
By Amy SilvermanMarch 23, 1994United States Senator John McCain is live on KTUC-AM talk radio in Tucson. He's speaking with a caller named Rosemary, an... More >> -
Opiate for the Mrs.
When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom Gosinski
By Amy Silverman, Jeremy VoasSeptember 08, 1994You're U.S. Senator John McCain, and you've got a big problem. Your wife, Cindy, was addicted to prescription... More >> -
The Pampered Politician
Arizona Senator John McCain is ready for a presidential run — if the national press corps has anything to say about it
By Amy SilvermanMay 15, 1997Journalist Michael Lewis may be the supreme cynic in an age of press cynicism. His aloofness for political hoopla set the... More >>
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Not Always So Green
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Saving Private Interests
John McCain says he wants to save Spur Cross Ranch. Has he really gone Green, or is he just scrounging for greenbacks from a Cincinnati fat cat?
By Amy SilvermanAugust 06, 1998Almost 200 people are gathered at Scottsdale City Hall on a mid-July afternoon for what Mayor Sam Campana blissfully has... More >> -
Forest Chump
By Amy SilvermanNovember 12, 1998Spur Cross Ranch must've looked as good to John McCain as prickly-pear fruit does to a hungry javelina. Last year... More >> -
Legacy or Sham?
The Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution has been established in Mo Udall's name. Would he even like it?
By Amy SilvermanDecember 24, 1998I've been through legislation creating a dozen national parks, and there's always the same pattern. When you first... More >>
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Presidential Politics
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John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans
By Amy SilvermanOctober 16, 2008If you want to know what it's like to be a veteran in John McCain's home state, stop by the Justa Center in downtown... More >> -
As a working mom with a child with Down syndrome, Sarah Palin makes me shriek
By Amy SilvermanSeptember 11, 2008A couple of Fridays ago, I woke up, staggered into the kitchen for my morning Diet Coke, and found myself to the right of... More >> -
Sarah Palin can run on her record, proudly
By Sarah FenskeSeptember 11, 2008Let's talk about the Palin family! Forget the war in Iraq, the screwed-up economy, the $3.57-per-gallon gas. How about... More >> -
Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe
By Amy SilvermanAugust 07, 2008I once stood in John McCain's kitchen and watched Cindy cook eggs for their kids. It was still dark outside when I... More >>
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Military Maneuvers
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Is John McCain a War Hero?
The senator's five years as a prisoner of war have been widely viewed as heroic. But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor
By Amy SilvermanMarch 25, 1999Craig Willbanks wants you to know that John McCain--former prisoner of war, current senator, White House aspirant--is a... More >> -
Naval Gazing
Let's have a look at John McCain's military personnel file
By Amy SilvermanMarch 09, 2000By the time you read this, Super Tuesday will be history, and the pundits will be gumming the results. Democrat Bill... More >> -
Shot in the Arm
Anthrax vaccine opponents are finding more allies in Congress
By Laura LaughlinMarch 16, 2000Opponents of a controversial Pentagon program that is forcing all members of the military to be inoculated against... More >>
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Arizona Politics
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John McCain's Fame is Based on His POW Status, But He Has Abandoned Fellow Veterans
By Amy SilvermanOctober 16, 2008If you want to know what it's like to be a veteran in John McCain's home state, stop by the Justa Center in downtown... More >> -
Paranoia Reigns
Pissed at Joe's insanity, Senator John McCain makes it official: He endorses Saban.
By John DoughertyAugust 12, 2004If hundreds of angry phone calls and e-mails in response to my commentary on a harebrained MCSO raid in Ahwatukee are any... More >> -
Claire-Voyance
John McCain trounced Claire Sargent in the '92 Senate race. Now he's doing the same in book sales
By Amy SilvermanOctober 07, 1999Until this fall, the only thing that Republican John McCain and Democrat Claire Sargent had in common was the fact that... More >>
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The Way Back Machine
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The Government Knows What a Good Indian Is
By Tom FitzpatrickDecember 09, 1992This scene I am not likely to forget. Peter MacDonald, at one time the most honored and powerful Indian in North America,... More >> -
For Sale: One War Hero
By Tom FitzpatrickOctober 28, 1992You're John McCain, who put yourself up for sale from the first moment you were elected to Congress. You were sent there... More >> -
Yeah, and Baseball Used to Be Played on Grass
By Tom FitzpatrickOctober 21, 1992Steve the Bartender put up still another round. The group at the end of the bar, standing under the television set, were... More >>
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