Klein Says...
"The McCain camp has decided that its candidate can't win honorably, on the issues, so it has resorted to transparent and phony diversions," writes Time's Joe Klein. The resultant lies "have ranged from the annoying to the sleazy, and the problem is in both degree and kind. His campaign has been a ceaseless assault on his opponent's character and policies, featuring a consistent -- and witting -- disdain for the truth.
The McCain team's "persistence in repeating demonstrably false charges is something new in presidential politics.
"Ever since [Obama's Iraq-European tour], McCain's campaign has been a series of snide and demeaning ads accompanied by the daily gush of untruths that have now been widely documented and exposed. The strategy is an obvious attempt to camouflage the current unpopularity of his Republican brand, the insubstantiality of his vice-presidential choice, and his agreement on most issues -- especially economic matters -- with an exceedingly unpopular President.
"The good news is that the vile times may be ending. The coming debates will decide this race, and it isn't easy to tell lies when your opponent is standing right next to you. The Wall Street collapse demands a more sober campaign as well. But these dreadful weeks should not be forgotten.
"John McCain has raised serious questions about whether he has the character to lead the nation. He has defaced his beloved military code of honor. He has run a dirty campaign."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 18, 2008 at 10:05 AM
comment #1
Dr. Smith
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JEEEE-sus Christ.
I agree with Klein, but it seems every election year the GOP runs an aggressive, dirty campaign filled with lies and smear tactics...and then the Dems bitch and whine about how it isn't fair and how it SHOULD be.
Posted by Dr. Smith
at September 18, 2008 12:25 PM
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Richardson
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Smith - yeah, and the Republicans fall back on "the media is attacking us". Sometimes they are right, and sometimes the Dems are right to cry foul. In this case, it seems like the consensus has gotten a lot further than *just* the Democrats saying it. I mean, even Karl Rove agrees.
Posted by Richardson
at September 18, 2008 12:33 PM
comment #3
qwiggles
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Sarah Palin quote of the day:
"Well, it was an unfair attack on the verbiage that Senator McCain chose to use because the fundamentals, as he was having to explain afterwards, he means our workforce, he means the ingenuity of the American people."
Verbiage? Maybe she is another Quayle.
Posted by qwiggles
at September 18, 2008 1:38 PM
comment #4
Jake
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Sarah Palin story/video of the day:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=9030139
Check out the reaction of the Palin aide at roughly the 2:25 mark.
Posted by Jake
at September 18, 2008 2:01 PM
comment #5
DarthCorleone
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Thanks for the link, Jake. Along with her use of personal email to conduct state business, it's yet another example of the laughable "transparency" in government that Palin will bring to Washington that I heard her stumping on just this morning.
Posted by DarthCorleone
at September 18, 2008 2:11 PM
comment #6
Bonifer
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some useful language to break it down for the people who know in their hearts that he is Alzheimers and she is the Disasta from Alaska
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-bonifer/letter-to-the-undecideds_b_127292.html
Posted by Bonifer
at September 18, 2008 2:32 PM
comment #7
MDOC
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I can't even imagine what the reponse would be if Obama's email was hacked. The hacker's quote "I read though the emails... ALL OF THEM... before I posted, and what I concluded was anticlimactic, there was nothing there, nothing incriminating, nothing that would derail her campaign as I had hoped" is actually the first positive thing I've seen reported on Palin in weeks.
Politics aside, It's a slippery slope here. Everyone is cheering because it's Palin but how far are we from stalkarrazi scum hacking celebrity emails for pics?
I hope they send the kid to Guantanamo. I hope McCain can be persuaded to reverse his stance on waterboarding. I'm sure Palin's in favor of it.
Posted by MDOC
at September 18, 2008 8:02 PM
comment #8
janee
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at May 18, 2011 3:10 AM