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Top 10 Lies, Non-truths, Half-truths, Stretches, Reaches and Fibs Proving McCain Will Say Anything to Be President

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Brett Ashley McKenzie

This is a compilation of statements and allegations made by McCain or campaign surrogates that have been refuted, supported by the proof that they are mostly, partially, or completely false.

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ABC Poll: 60 Percent Say Ayers Not Legitimate Campaign Issue

ABC News | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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More challenges for John McCain: Likely voters overwhelmingly reject his effort to make an issue of Barack Obama's association with 1960s radical Will...

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Robo Rove and Willie Horton Redux

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Deepak Chopra

Instead of erupting in outrage and secretly dreading that a smear campaign will undo Barack Obama's lead in the polls, I return to the basics.

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Get Your War On: White Man's Burden (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Comedy

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The white guys breaks down and confesses he's not made of stone, he's made of glass. The really thin kind. ...

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McCain's Other Plumber

John K. Wilson | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

McCain claims, "I think not only a repudiation but an apology for ever having anything to do with an unrepentant terrorist is due the American people." We're waiting for our apology, Senator McCain.

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John Lewis is Right

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Paula Gordon

Are there any sentient creatures in any known universe who believe that William Ayers is relevant to anything but John McCain's desperation and bad ju...

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Sam Stein

Wave Of McCain Robocalls Reported, Some May Violate State Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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The McCain-Palin campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a massive robocall campaign on Thursday designed to alarm voters about Barack...

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A Domestic Terrorist's Take On The Debates

Jeff Chang | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Chang

I wrote the Afterword for Bill Ayers' new book and I was honored that he asked. He has earned the respect of the best education leaders in the country, liberals and conservatives alike.

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It's Going to Take a Lot More Than Joe the Plumber

Mary Lyon | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

I'd still like to like John McCain, especially since I once did - to some degree anyway. But with every day on this marathon, in every speech, and every debate, I'm less motivated to do so.

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McCain Undone By Affect And Temperament
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

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The Media Consortium

Special Debate Edition In the much-anticipated final presidential debate of the 2008 campaign season, the man who landed the greatest number of punch...

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Days of Rage

Thomas Frank | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

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Thomas Frank

On the first night of the Republican convention, back in September, the theme was "Service." Speaker after speaker mounted the rostrum to tell about t...

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Creating Karma

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

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Michael Sigman

John McCain and Sarah Palin have sunk to a new low. So where's John Lennon's instant karma when we need it most?

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For Some Extra Excitement, Try Visiting The Right-Wing Blogosphere

Bob Vanderet | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

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Bob Vanderet

I have traveled to an alternative universe, and you can, too. Just go RealClearPolitics.com and scroll down to the lower right-hand and click on "Reader Articles". Here, you will enter the world of the right-wing blogosphere.

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7 Days in America: Will McCain Put Reputation First at Wednesday's Debate? w/ Mellman, Huffington, Conason & Green

Mark Green | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Mark Green

Your recent personal attacks on Barack Obama are so beyond the pale for presidential politics that you now face a fateful choice by the Wednesday debate -- will you pull back from the abyss of sleazy slander or risk losing not only the election but also your reputation and honor?

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A Noble Loser vs. A Dirty Winner

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Deepak Chopra

Going dirty without the underlying basis to win means going down in history as a dirty loser.

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Why is McCain Holding Back on Wright?

Lea Lane | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Lea Lane

"I am begging you, sir. I am begging you." That was the plea of McCain supporter James T. Harris, an African-American radio host, asking McCain to go after Obama's Reverend Wright connection.

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John McCain, Joe McCarthy and a Code of Honor

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Martin Nolan

Today, amid economic trauma which he does not seem to understand, McCain has conjured up the Stygian gloom of ultraconservatism's darkest hour.

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Erratic Is Not Enough

Michael Showalter | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Michael Showalter

Believe it or not: this Ayers thing is gaining momentum. The collective attention span for any one issue is two weeks and Obama's two weeks are up. It's pulp fiction but who doesn't love a good read?

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John McCain's Terrorist Connections

John K. Wilson | Posted 11.09.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

In fact, McCain is the candidate for president who has close, direct, and recent connections to boldly "unrepentant terrorists," men who committed and have been convicted of acts far worse than those committed by Bill Ayers.

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Alaskan Independence Party: The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

If McCarthy-era guilt-by-association is once again a valid political consideration, Palin, it would seem, has more to lose than Obama.

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Palin Drops Ayers Reference From Stump Speech

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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After attacking Barack Obama's association with William Ayers for several days running, including yesterday, Sarah Palin made no mention of Ayers in h...

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Seth Colter Walls

McCain Trumpets Endorsement From Figure Of Foundation That Established Ayers Board

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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On Wednesday morning, John McCain's campaign released a list of 100 former ambassadors endorsing the GOP presidential nominee. Second on the list, th...

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McCain Fizzles as Obama Sizzles

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

In the course of the debate, McCain was outclassed, outgunned and outrun, time and time and time again. Obama's performance was so commanding that he barely noticed a petulant McCain.

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Jason Linkins

Robert Gibbs Confronts Hannity Over Anti-Semite Guest

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media

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UPDATE: Robert Gibbs Selected Press Secretary You got to give credit to the American people, who managed to get through an entire evening of debat...

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Et Tu, Senator McCain?

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

What's most troubling about the McCain camp's desperate decision to attack on Sen. Obama is that they understand the nastiness, the pettiness, the just-plain-wrongness of what they're doing.

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