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« Previous EntriesMcCain’s Perverse Obama Education Ad
Thursday, September 11th, 2008The McCain campaign released the following ad in response to Obama’s challenge to focus on education. The ad has your requisite out of context headlines, followed by the claim that Obama’s sole education accolade is comprehensive sex education to children in kindergarten. It ends with a picture of Obama beside the words “Learning about sex”…”before [...]
Phony Outrage: Lipstick on a Pig
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008The McCain campaign has sparked phony sexist outrage over an otherwise innocuous remark by Barack Obama.
In Lebanon, VA, Barack Obama made the following comment:
“Let’s just list this for a second. John McCain says he’s about change, too, and so I guess his whole angle is ‘Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health [...]
FactCheck.Org: Palin’s Speech Full of Crap
Saturday, September 6th, 2008FactCheck.org picked apart Sarah Palin’s speech. Needless to say, it’s a bunch of malarkey.
They also found holes in the speeches given by Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.
Get the full analysis here:
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/gop_convention_spin_part_ii.html
Summary:
Sarah Palin’s much-awaited speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night may have shown she could play the role of attack dog, but [...]
Jon Stewart Slams Palin Coverage Hypocrisy
Thursday, September 4th, 2008On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart lit up Karl Rove, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Dick Morris, Nancy Pfotenhauer (McCain Staffer), and Sarah Palin for their hypocrisy on views such as experience, teen pregnancy, and sexism.
He highlighted Karl Rove’s downing of Tim Kaine’s experience as a mayor and governor and subsequent lavishing of Sarah Palin’s [...]
FactCheck.org Blasts Lieberman and Thompson
Thursday, September 4th, 2008FactCheck.org has a new article ‘GOP Convention Spin‘.
In it they blast both Lieberman and Thompson for resorting to the same false Republican talking points:
* Lieberman said Obama hadn’t “reached across party lines” to accomplish “anything significant,” though Obama has teamed with GOP Sens. Tom Coburn and Richard Lugar to pass laws enhancing government transparency [...]
Just the Facts
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Newest edition of Just the Facts, the video that basically recaps the major headlines on FactCheck.org.
Obama takes a pretty small bump, but they hammer McCain’s vicious lies pretty hard.
Obama Slams Garbage Corsi Book with ‘Unfit for Publication’
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The Obama campaign today released Unfit for Publication, a 40 page PDF that debunks the outlandish claims in sleazemeister Jerome Corsi’s book, ‘Obama Nation’. It’s a quick read, check it out.
Obama Ad Slams McCain for Bashing ‘Buy American’ Provisions
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008In a new radio ad Barack Obama slams John McCain’s stance on ‘Buy American’ requirements to government spending.
A page from Democrats.org, has citations to back it up:
Air Force Tanker Deal to Outsource Tens of Thousands of Defense Jobs. According to reports, McCain consistently weighed in against a Boeing contract that would have resulted in the [...]
‘Low Road Express’ – New Fact Check site launched
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Obama campaign just launched a new fact check site that highlights the inaccuracies in John McCain’s campaign ads.
It even includes a video of McCain’s promise to run a respectful campaign.
Just the Facts
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I love these, they basically recap the major headlines of FactCheck.org.
McCain gets hit hard, more than once, for his false and misleading ads.
