Africa Is a Country

John McCain 'prints his soul on Zimbabwe Dollars'

John McCain 'prints his soul on Zimbabwe Dollars'

By
Sean Jacobs

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Jon Stewart, on last night’s “The Daily Show,” unpacks the maverick politics of John McCain, who is engaged in a tough re-election bid against a Tea Party candidate in Arizona and has been flip-flopping on his positions to gain traction with that crowd. To make his point Stewart throws in a Zimbabwe reference to make his point. Watch for yourself. It comes with about one minute left in the clip. With apologies to my Zimbabwean peoples, but Stewart could not have said it better.

Further Reading

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