George McGovern

AFL-CIO's Trumka Slams George McGovern

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 3, 2009

AFL-CIO slams 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern's attack on card check legislation. more >>

McGovern Wants to Feed Children in Haiti

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 16, 2009

The former presidential candidate wants to make Haiti the centerpiece of his program. more >>

Report: No Evidence of FBI Involvement in Eagleton Leak During 1972 Presidential Election

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - December 29, 2008

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reviewed documents to determine the FBI had no file on Eagleton's health. more >>

George McGovern: Barack Obama Is a 'Second Lincoln'

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - December 23, 2008

McGovern's new biography on Abraham Lincoln is out today. more >>

The Nobel Prize of Agriculture Goes to McGovern and Dole

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - October 21, 2008

Sen. Charles Grassley says the World Food Prize is to be the equivalent of the Nobel Prize. more >>

Convention Observations: McGovern, Danny Diaz, Carville, and the Food Stand Guy

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - August 27, 2008

My observations from Day 2 of the Democratic Convention. more >>

George McGovern's Loser Legacy Serves Him Ill

By John Mashek - A Capital View - July 16, 2007

A sizable group of primarily old political junkies gathered in Washington last weekend to celebrate the 85th birthday of George McGovern.. more >>

Honoring the First Antiwar Candidate

Washington Whispers - June 17, 2007

George McGovern, now there was a real antiwar candidate. And in what some think is a historical deja vu moment, the man who famously opposed the Vietnam War is to be feted by many in the current antiwar movement to mark his 85th birthday and the 35th anniversary of his Democratic presidential nomination. more >>

Out Loud

Washington Whispers - March 11, 2007

"I've gotten to the point where I think just about anyone would be better than Bush." . more >>