McCain Ad: Obama A Liar And A Hypocrite (VIDEO)

McCain Ad: Obama A Liar And A Hypocrite (VIDEO)

The McCain campaign launched an ad on Tuesday that accuses Barack Obama of being a hypocrite and a liar -- charges that seem quaint compared with the attacks launched against the Illinois Democrat on Monday.

The spot, titled "Hypo," plays off the factchecking reports that McCain's campaign has, at earlier times in this election, belittled. Noting that Obama is asking Missouri law enforcement to target misleading ads against him, the ad's narrator calls it hypocritical for the Illinois Democrat to be running untruthful ads of his own. The ad does use the line "Who is Barack Obama?" -- a question that, at a McCain rally Monday, led one audience member to answer "Terrorist!"

On Monday, McCain and Sarah Palin were raising questions about Obama's association to "terrorist pals" like Bill Ayers. By comparison, a tit-for-tat over who is the biggest liar seems somewhat mild. In actuality, it is just an indication of how vile this race has become and how words like "liar" no longer strike such a profound political chord.

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