It wasn’t easy to get caught on video making a campaign gaffe in 2007, but John McCain pulled it off. The strange history of an impromptu song that helped derail his presidential ambitions. Plus, how Democratic Socialists in Phoenix are responding to Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory.
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John McCainJohn McCain didn't write 'Bomb Iran.' This writer says his joke helped launder Trump's violent wordsThe United States' brief but intense incident with Iran prompted reconsideration of previous tensions, including one of the most embarrassing moments in the second presidential campaign of former Arizona Senator John McCain. -
Stacy PearsonOn KJZZ's SOAPBOX, The Show turns over the the mic to listeners. In the latest series, listeners tell their own true stories on the theme of Misbehaving. Here's a doozy from Phoenix political consultant Stacy Pearson. -
Tim Agne/KJZZLawmakers in Nevada this year debated a bill that would have authorized the Legislature to evaluate and review excessive water use fees and other water conservation efforts on turf and tree canopy. -
Mark Brodie/KJZZWhen The Larder & The Delta, a well-known Phoenix restaurant, announced that it would be closing, Valley chef Adam Allison, who won the Food Network show "Chopped," took to social media. -
DSA PhoenixNew York City finalized the tally of votes in last Tuesday’s primary election for mayor. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani decisively defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. -
Gage Skidmore/CC BY 2.0Unlike other stratospherically-successful franchises like "Star Wars" or the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the "Mission: Impossible" movies are almost entirely defined by one actor: Tom Cruise.
