. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Furnishes a look at the role of the media in John McCain's rise to political prominence, revealing how the media shapes the political debate and how the media has consistently supported McCain." . . . "Free ride John McCain and the media"@en . "Free Ride"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "We live in a gotcha media culture that revels in exposing the foibles and hypocrisies of our politicians. But one politician manages to escape this treatment, getting the benefit of the doubt and a positive spin for nearly everything he does: John McCain. Indeed, even during his temporary decline in popularity in 2007, the media continued to support him by lamenting his fate rather than criticizing the flip flops and politicking that undermined his popular image as a maverick. David Brock and Paul Waldman show how the media has enabled McCain's rise from the Keating Five scandal to the underdog hero of the 2000 primaries to his roller-coaster run for the 2008 nomination. They illuminate how the press falls for McCain's \"straight talk\" and how the Arizona senator gets away with inconsistencies and misrepresentations for which the media skewers other politicians. This is a fascinating study of how the media shape the political debate, and an essential book for every political junkie. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en . "Biography" . . "Biography"@en . "Free ride : John McCain and the media" . . . . . . "Mass media Political aspects United States." . . "Income tax." . . "Elementary school teaching." . . "United States Politics and government 2001-" . . "Economics Study and teaching Aids and devices." . . "2001 - 2009" . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political." . . "Press and politics United States." . . "Since 2001" . . "United States Congress Senate Biography." . . "États-Unis" . . "United States" . . "Lesson planning." . . "Presidential candidates United States Biography." . . "Presse et politique États-Unis." . . "Legislators United States Biography." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Government Legislative Branch." . . "McCain, John 1936-" . . . . "Massenmedien." . . "Internet (Computer network) in education." . .