In what is the latest attack of the divisive campaign being run by Barack Obama, John McCain is alleging that Obama has gone obscenely negative, by appearing in his commercials and speeches as a "young, black, Democrat."

"Barack Obama has played the elderly, white Republican Card and he...

Comedy writer, Steve Young, is asking for a senatorial condemnation of the Republican presidential candidate.

"There comes a point when people, or satirists, must take a stand, albeit one packed full of irony and farce," said award-winning TV comedy writer, Steve Young. "And that time has come with John McCain's...

(A forthcoming Steve Young documentary soon* to be released to theaters near you?)

As part of my media-culture thesis at the University of Levittown, I wanted to determine how much, if any, heavy doses of particular broadcasts affects the mental, emotional and physical health of the viewer or, in...

Right Wing Talk Show Hosts Who Were Invited to the White House for a Private Meeting with President Bush Just Prior to the 2006 Election Are Shocked!

"There were (FOX) commentators and pundits who were useful to the White House." Former Bush White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, Hardball, 7/24/08

SYOP 7/16/08) In an unprecedented legal move that should shakeup the dictionary industry, already under siege by critics and linguists, Satire--the word and its definition --has filed suit against The New Yorker for classifying its cartoon depiction of Barack and Michele Obama as satire.

"Words can no longer stand by...

Okay, it's a cartoon. Cartoons are supposed to be funny. I get that. But usually you at least get a caption underneath that tells you why it's funny. The New Yorker cartoon didn't even give us a "Git 'er done" or a "Wha-a-at?" or in this case, "Black People in...

(July 14, 2008 SYOP ) In a startling move that he hopes might energize his stumbling campaign, John McCain announced that he will no longer use advisers.

"I was spending more time separating myself from their comments than I was listening to their advice," said McCain, acting as his own...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Seeking to play down the effects of global warming, in October of 2007, Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to delete from congressional testimony references about the consequences of climate change on public health, a former senior EPA official claimed Tuesday.

What Did Jackson Actually Want To Cut Off Of Obama?

The brouhaha over Reverend Jesse Jackson's off-screen, hot-mike remarks referring to Barack Obama's comments to African-American families, has sent the political media into assumptive chaos. With the audio bleep and the printed letter replaced with some sort of typographical symbol,...

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Steveyoungonpolitics.com) - In a break with tradition, and in an attempt to counter Barack Obama's announcement to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Denver's 76,000 seat Invesco Field at Mile High, John McCain will accept the Republican presidential nomination on the Robert Street Bridge, a reinforced concrete multiple-arch bridge...