Mccain Lies

Major Newspapers, Networks Don't Dig Deep When Covering McCain

Jim Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is not enough to report what a candidate says. When he lies, distorts, or smears, he should be held accountable in print or on the air.

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McCain's "Absolute Truth" Claim Taken Apart

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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John McCain told the Des Moines Register this week that he always tells "100 percent absolute truth," even in campaign ads. There's one big problem wi...

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Author Of Pro-McCain Book: McCain Has Lost Me

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have been a longtime admirer of John McCain. During the 2000 Republican presidential primaries I publicly defended McCain against the pro-Bush Repub...

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Sarah Palin, by the Numbers

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Palin may lie, but numbers don't. Her record speaks for itself: 2007: the year in which Sarah Palin first obtained a passport (Source) 312: th...

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McCain Forgets That He Railed Against His Own Pork

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the campaign trail, Sen. John McCain frequently decries earmarks and pork-barrel legislation, proudly bragging that he has never requested a single...

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Why Did "Straight-Talk" McCain Lie About Jack Abramoff?

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before launching his probe into Abramoff, McCain claimed that he had never heard of or met Abramoff. This claim certainly stretches credulity.

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Who is Barack Obama? Atticus Finch.

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 05.25.2011

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So who does Barack remind me of? He's a civil rights lawyer who taught Constitutional law and is bringing up two girls the right way. When bullies gather, he stands up for what's right, he stands up for the rule of law, he stands up.

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Political Lies and American Democracy

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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One function of a free press in a self-governing society is to tell the truth, which is why those who embrace a strategy of political lying make a concerted effort to denigrate the credibility of the press.

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How Obama Should Respond to McCain's Lying (Part II)

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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The strategy of tying a culture of lying to failed policies tears asunder the connections McCain-Palin lies are making with the electorate.

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Karl Rove: McCain's Ads Have Gone Too Far (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Karl Rove is saying your political ads have gone too far, you know you must be doing something dishonest. The former Bush chief strategist, appe...

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McCain Is No Longer A Knight-Errant, But An Errant Knight

Bart Motes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark McKinnon quit the McCain campaign when Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination because of his respect for Senator Obama. Now we know why he felt the need to do so.

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McGamble

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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The McCain campaign, in running TV ads which defy prior political standards, is gambling that the traditional rules governing what is permissible in p...

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Friday Talking Points [47] -- Our First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Surprise! It's our first anniversary column! But before we get to that, I have to pass on this information, in the hopes nobody will get stung by a v...

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MSNBC: Today's Campaign News... McCain's Slash And Burn Campaign Backfiring

MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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If there's a common theme today, it's the press taking McCain's campaign to task for running a series of ads distorting Obama's record and positions. ...

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Palin And McCain Denounce Earmarks, Ignoring Palin's $200 Million Worth Requested This Year

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, equated lawmakers' requests for fundin...

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August 21, 2008: The Day John McCain's Campaign Died

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

There has been an amazing confluence of events, and If McCain survives the last 24 hours, I'm not sure what it will take to stop him.

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Hannity Freaks on McCain-Edwards Sex Link

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Hannity lost control of himself and his show on Tuesday night, after co-host Alan Colmes compared John Edwards' infidelity to John McCain's affai...

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McCain Lies About Oil Drilling and the Media Yawns

Joseph Romm | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't see how there is any serious prospect for solving our energy security problem or our climate problem if the traditional media doesn't do any policing whatsoever of statements by major politicians.

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