Much has already been written about the new, vicious anti-Obama ad, released by the McCain campaign itself, that accuses Obama of promoting sex education to kindergartners. On its face, the ad can't be taken seriously. I mean, kindergartners? Who does that? It reminds me of Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski: "Eight-year-olds, dude."
But, of course, there is always a kernel of truth in the best attack ads -- after all, an ad entirely based on lies gets ripped up in the press far more easily than one in which caveats must be tossed around. In this case, a piece of legislation that went through the Illinois Senate, one that was not authored by Obama, and never became law, would have mandated teaching kids in kindergarten to look out for sexual predators. It would have explained the concepts of "good touches" and "bad touches." It would have given children the knowledge they need to guard against some of the most terrible monsters out there. And if parents had a problem with the lesson, they would have had every right to pull their kids out of the class.
So, given that -- and to turn a phrase often bandied about by that Great American Sean Hannity -- America has the right to ask, "Why are John McCain and Sarah Palin enabling pederasts?" After all, if they're against this legislation, then who are they looking out for, exactly? Who benefits? In this case, the primary beneficiaries appear to be molestation enthusiasts. Clearly, McCain and Palin are going after that all-important pedophile vote. There is no other explanation.
Unfair? Maybe, ace, maybe. But when you come out fists flying, don't protest when the other guy punches you in the mouth.
This kind of manipulating lie has familiar echoes in linking al Quaida to Iraq during the war build-up. Certainly the ad itself is disgusting but what is also disgusting is how the Republican party, busy exporting democracy to other nations, continues to undermine it here at home through lies intended to manipulate.
John McCain doesn't want to protect your children.
He's against teaching kids how to avoid molesters.
But Barack Obama supported a bill that would teach
young children to avoid bad people and stay safe.
Protect your children. Vote Barack Obama for President.
Race, gender, religion, abortion, guns, glasses, and lapel pins can divide a country.
But children?
Children and molestation?
When so many have suffered from the perversions of adults?
When a some seem more concerned with a pervert's rights than the child's?
A Senator introducing legislation which proves he is as concerned about our kids as he is his own?
And mccain is going to drag those efforts through the outhouse?
I believe the old boy just messed up the church's money. Never a good thing.
McCain's sure pimping for the paedophiles (again)
where, oh where, are the 527s when you need them?
PLEASE do something. What you say on the stump is just words that impact very little. Ads fight back. Stump speeches (or for that matter, debates) win debater points but lose elections. You've got to reach out - and hard - for the Fox News voters.
LOL, almost sounds like a criminal consipiracy. Only the mafia couldn't possibly be that stupid.
Act. At the core of this bill is a computer system that enables
law enforcement to track and document the trading of child pornography in real time.
This system allows the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforces and other
authorized law enforcement officers throughout the country to quickly determine
who the worst offenders are in a given area. The statistics below illustrate how
law enforcement is facing literally thousands of new leads every day. The PROTECT
Our Children Act will create oversight, accountability and cooperation among the
many agencies working to stop this problem and give them the resources, forensic
labs and US attorneys to prosecute these cases successfully. This system
has resulted in a 96% conviction rate without a child ever having to take the stand;
the images, videos and narratives justifying the heinous abuse of children stand
for themselves.
There are several senators who have yet to sign off on this bill. One notable absence
is John McCain.
I am outraged that McCain would use Obama's support of something that is
desperately needed for our nation's children and distort it so blatantly. How he can fail to support Senate Bill 1738 is deplorable.
In an interview with Time, McCain refused to
define the word "honor." Now I know why. Men of honor support our children.
I hope you will join me in supporting our children, our future, in
this next election by supporting true change.
It just doesn't make sense that they would want to protect pedophiles, and yet...
Kid touchers of the world are thanking McCain for his interest in the issue.