Endless Pajama Lark (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} scratchtasia) wrote,@ 2008-09-13 18:29:00 |
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John McCain and Sarah Palin, Serial Liars
Jeez, every time I turn around there's something else that McCain-Palin is lying about. I mean, I've just seen these in the last hour alone:
I realize that just about all political campaigns involve a certain amount of spin, but McCain seems to be lying about everything. Couple this with the Karl Rove tactics of his recent commercials and you've got one of the ugliest and most untruthful campaigns in modern history. McCain once seemed to possess some admirable traits, but now he has completed his transformation into another George W. Bush, another Dick Cheney. Pathetic. Pathetic and sad.
But wait! There's more!
Campaign of Lies Disgraces McCain (St. Petersburg Times): "McCain's straight talk has become a toxic mix of lies and double-speak. It is leaving a permanent stain on his reputation for integrity, and it is a short-term strategy that eventually will backfire with the very types of independent-thinking voters that were so attracted to him."
McCain Barbs Stirring Outcry as Distortions (New York Times): "Harsh advertisements and negative attacks are a staple of presidential campaigns, but Senator John McCain has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth in attacking Senator Barack Obama's record and positions."
McCain Skewered on 'The View' (Salon)
McCain Issues A Challenge: 'Nobody Can Name' An Issue I Have Flip-Flopped On (Think Progress)
Debate Flashback: McCain Blasts Mayors and Governors as Unprepared for President (Crooks and Liars)
Will Public Believe McCain 'Doublespeak'--Or the Press? (AP)
Jeez, every time I turn around there's something else that McCain-Palin is lying about. I mean, I've just seen these in the last hour alone:
- Report: Palin Did Not Visit Iraq (Washington Post): "Aides to Gov. Sarah Palin are scrambling to explain details of her only trip outside North America--which, according to a new report, did not include Iraq, as the McCain-Palin campaign had initially claimed. The campaign also said she had been to Ireland; that turned out to have been a refueling stop."
- McCain-Palin Crowd-Size Estimates Not Backed by Officials (Bloomberg): "In recent days, journalists attending the rallies have been raising questions about the crowd estimates with the campaign. In a story on Sept. 11 about Palin's attraction for some Virginia women voters, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher estimated the crowd to be 8,000, not the 23,000 cited by the campaign." The McCain-Palin campaign has attributed numbers to fire marshals and the Secret Service, who deny that they supplied any such information to the campaign.
- And from the Washington Post's "Fact Check" column, McCain gets "four Pinocchios" (that's as many as you can get) for claiming that Palin didn't take any earmarks as governor of Alaska. The facts are spelled out there.
I realize that just about all political campaigns involve a certain amount of spin, but McCain seems to be lying about everything. Couple this with the Karl Rove tactics of his recent commercials and you've got one of the ugliest and most untruthful campaigns in modern history. McCain once seemed to possess some admirable traits, but now he has completed his transformation into another George W. Bush, another Dick Cheney. Pathetic. Pathetic and sad.
But wait! There's more!
Campaign of Lies Disgraces McCain (St. Petersburg Times): "McCain's straight talk has become a toxic mix of lies and double-speak. It is leaving a permanent stain on his reputation for integrity, and it is a short-term strategy that eventually will backfire with the very types of independent-thinking voters that were so attracted to him."
McCain Barbs Stirring Outcry as Distortions (New York Times): "Harsh advertisements and negative attacks are a staple of presidential campaigns, but Senator John McCain has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth in attacking Senator Barack Obama's record and positions."
McCain Skewered on 'The View' (Salon)
McCain Issues A Challenge: 'Nobody Can Name' An Issue I Have Flip-Flopped On (Think Progress)
Debate Flashback: McCain Blasts Mayors and Governors as Unprepared for President (Crooks and Liars)
Will Public Believe McCain 'Doublespeak'--Or the Press? (AP)
