John McCain

7 Tips for Living a Really Long Life (from a Really, Really Old Illinois Woman)

Mayetta Epps-Miller of East St. Louis died on New Year's Eve. She was 111 years old. That made her the oldest person living in Illinois, and also one of our nation's elite supercentenarians, (meaning she was at least 110 and a superhero).  Epps was born in April of 1901. It's hard to get your h ... More >>

No MO Money For a Former Bellwether

Once upon a time, Missouri was the bellwether of the Presidential elections. You could always count on us to pick the winner. Remember 2008 when Barack Obama rallied beneath the Arch and even John McCain paid a few visits here? Oh, those glorious days. But then, by just .1 percent of the popular vot ... More >>

Missouri's 2012 Primary Election Would Be Very Telling If It Weren't Officially Meaningless

​A couple of weeks ago, Huffington Post blogger Will Bower wrote, "This February 7th, 2012, I'll be paying closer attention to Missouri's primary results and asking myself 'What if Missourians had been able to go first this time 'round?'" Bower, an outspoken crusader for election reform, proposed ... More >>

Bill Randles: Unknown Polls Almost as Well as Peter Kinder Against Governor Nixon

The whole "pantless party" thing is not helping Peter Kinder with McCain voters, Public Policy Polling finds.​Governor Jay Nixon would basically stomp the crap out of his likely Republican challenger, Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, if the 2012 gubernatorial election had been held this week.In fact, ac ... More >>

Blink-182' Comeback Album: Build Your Own Title Pun

​Blink-182 has a new song coming out, "Up All Night," and for fans of the band from the early aughts this is nothing so much as an eerie reminder that they probably bought "What's My Age Again?" on a cassingle inside a Tower Records while complaining about a big 98 Degrees display and, I don't ... More >>

John McCain: University of Missouri Shouldn't Get Federal Stimulus Money To Freeze Rat Sperm

Image viaMizzou scientists splurged taxpayer dollars on rat sperm.​During the 2008 presidential election, John McCain simply could not shut up about earmarks. Even though the wasteful "pork" spending makes up just a tiny fraction of the federal budget, the aging senator from Arizona seemed to thin ... More >>

Senator Kit Bond Gets Frothy Over 'Terrorists' and 'Rights'

John McCain managed quite a feat this week: He somehow got both Glenn Beck and John Stewart to agree with each other. The issue? How flat-out wrong the Arizona senator is when he says that U.S.-born people merely suspected of being terrorists should be denied their Miranda rights. Agree with McCain ... More >>

David Plouffe on the Audacious Presidential Campaign of 2008

​ ​During a flight leg in April, [campaign press secretary Robert] Gibbs tried to have a heart-to-heart with Obama. "Are you having any fun at all?" he asked him. "None," Obama flatly replied. "Do you see any way we can make it more fun?" Gibbs replied. "No." So writes President Obama' ... More >>

Elephant Down: Republicans are Leaving Their Party in Droves, Especially in the Midwest

flickr.com/photos/amanda kay riley It is hardly breaking news to note that Republicans here and across the country have been shedding their party like a chrysalis for quite some time now. But what is extraordinary is the sheer volume of the desertion. A new Gallup Poll shows that the precipiti ... More >>

Warming Trend: Why do Mexicans heat up their cars for so damn long?

Election '08 Photos: From August to Election Night

Unreal checks in with an outstanding older worker, dusts off our Commontary feature, catches up with an olfactorily obsessed blogger and solicits your cougar questions

Election 2008: Bet on It

Has Watching SNL Become a Civic Duty?

On Election Day, Lose the Obama Shirt

Interview Outtakes: Henry Rollins Talks Politics

Rap the Vote

8 p.m. Monday, November 3. FUBAR, 3108 Locust Street.

Extreme Makeover: RFT readers sound off on Sarah "The Clotheshorse" Palin

Love the War, Neglect the Warrior: His fame's based on his POW status, but Senator John McCain's made a point of voting against fellow veterans

Drink of the Week: Long Strange Tripel

Newstead Tower Public House
4353 Manchester Avenue
314-535-7771

Café Osage is only open for breakfast and lunch. Who needs dinner?

Review Preview: Café Osage

McCain's Last (And Only) Hope

Louis C.K. Chews Up Sarah Palin

Unreal Live-Blogs the Final Presidential Debate

The Final Debate: Joe the Plumber Replaces Joe Six Pack

Last Night: Fashionable and Undecided, Voters Sound Off

That One Was "Cold as Ice"

Two of a Kind: Clayton High grad Sean Quinn and poker buddy/baseball stat head Nate Silver crunch the Electoral College numbers on FiveThirtyEight.com

On tour for Narrow Stairs, Chris Walla and Death Cab for Cutie bring musical gems and political smarts to the Fabulous Fox

Political Fringe: The Marginal Parties at the Veep Debate

Scenes from a Campus: People We Saw at Washington University During the Debate

From our friends at Drunk History: A Cautionary Tale

FiveThirtyEight.com's Sean Quinn Previews Tonight's VP Debate

'Fight McCain, Have Sex': Free Condoms Go Quickly at Debate

Further Notes on the Vice-Presidential Debate

Catfight: Why are Mexicans catty toward the Catalans?

Last Night: Tim Lane's Abandoned Cars at Subterranean Books

Barbecue Is Not a Crime: Free the Middletown 28!

Missouri Congresswoman joins the Palin 'Truth Squad'

Over the Weekend: Arch Rivalry, John McCain, Lil Wayne, Gay Cowboys, East Loop Block Party, Body Painting, Gateway Cup

Hot Damn! McCain's Pick of Palin Sets Bill for VP Debate in St. Louis

McCain Ad That Says 'Hot Chicks Dig Obama' Includes Two FOX2 Reporters

Sen. John McCain Gives Lambert a Wave

Interview: The Songwriting Trio Behind Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies

Richard Thompson

8 p.m. Monday, February 11. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

Shortwaving Radio

Proposed legislation by the U.S. Senate aims to deter the spreading radio empire. Good luck.

Primary Color

Following the greenbacks as Missouri gears up for Super Tuesday

RIM SHOTS

Tuning in to Alan Greenspan and local radio commercials

Short Cuts