Crosswords Big On Obama; Blank On McCain

Crosswords Big On Obama; Blank On McCain

  Crossword puzzles in three of the big newspapers - The New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times - have repeatedly used "OBAMA" as an answer.

  They've yet to use "MCCAIN"

  Quote: According to the puzzle database maintained by Cruciverb.com, ever since that game-changing day in 2005, OBAMA has appeared regularly as an answer in New York Times crossword puzzles. With its wonderfully convenient alternating series of commonly used vowels and consonants, OBAMA has been the answer to the clues “Senator who wrote ‘Dreams From My Father,’” “Future senator who delivered the 2004 Democratic convention keynote address” and “Presidential candidate born in Hawaii.”

But what about MCCAIN? Shockingly, not once has MCCAIN been an answer in a crossword in the New York Times, The Washington Post or the Los Angeles Times. No MCCAIN, no JOHNMCCAIN, no SENATORMCCAIN, not even his most recent sobriquet, the presidential-sounding JOHNSMCCAINIII.

  Damn liberal media bias.

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