Comments on: McCain Goes Negative, and Dirty

By: Saddleback: The Cone of Silence, POW Honesty, and Pandering - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:15:26 +0000

[...] any misdeed McCain might commit? It has already been established this year that John McCain is an unethical liar by the manner in which he has run a Rove/Clinton style dirty campaign in which he has repeatedly [...]

By: McCain’s Straight Talk Express Crashes - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:19:45 +0000

[...] has crashed. I’m not writing metaphorically about John McCain’s decision to resort to a dishonest Rove-style campaign. A van literally hit the Straight Talk Express. There have been no injuries from the Straight Talk [...]

By: The Politics of Arugula - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:15:12 +0000

[...] had hoped for, John McCain has decided to engage in a dirty Rove/Clinton style campaign based upon distorting Obama’s positions, campaigning on irrelevant points, and resorting to the race card. The [...]

By: McCain’s Dirty Campaign Beginning to Backfire Against Him - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:31:14 +0000

[...] of us liberal bloggers have been critical of how McCain’s campaign has recently taken the low road in adopting dishonest Rove/Clinton style political attacks, along with dwelling on nonsense attacks [...]

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:27:06 +0000

One more thing:
“Pretend for a moment that a President McCain has decided to attack Iran and needs public support. Do you really want another president who finds it so easy to manufacture reasons to attack? Or would you rather have the facts, laid out clearly and honestly? And a calmer finger on the trigger that can start the next war?”

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:21:35 +0000

McCain’s vector has bothered me very much over the last few days. Obama really, really needs to call him on it. If he doesn’t, he’ll be swiftboated, but if he does he can point out how dishonest “Honest John” has become. We’ve had enough presidents making things up about their enemies so they can be attacked, thank you!
Obama needs to pick one example. The meme that Obama’s cancelation of his troop visit would be a great one, because it has so many facets, each showing the Rovian approach (i.e. lie until it hurts then blame someone else).
Obama could get affidavits or statements from every one of his press corps to prove that his version is correct. Paint John with the brush he’s handed you, Barak: it’s a gift. Here are some suggestions. After pointing out all of the inaccuracies:
“This goes well beyond the normal cruft generated by third parties. John McCain himself endorsed this ad and repeated the charges on national television… personally.”
“I thought I knew John McCain. I thought he was an honest man… I thought I knew at least that much about him.”
“I would like to point out that I tried to avoid bringing our wounded soldiers into this. It was John McCain who decided that they made a pretty good political football.”
“You of the press corps: I don’t mean to tell you how to do your jobs. I really don’t. But, please, when you quote anything that’s been debunked, please include the correction in your reporting. All I can do is ask and hope that you’ll do the right thing.”