I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I understand that for the conservative demographic, John McCain says a lot of things that are appealing, especially in regard to social issues. However, one thing I cannot understand is how a so-called 'Christian' candidate can run the most despicable and dishonest campaign in recorded history and still retain the adoration of people supposedly voting on a moral basis? Look, I'm a democrat, and a Christian, and tend to be more liberal, all of the qualities John Kerry claimed to have. Yet I felt that John Kerry was a dishonest, arrogant, greater-than-thou type of individual, and I couldn't support him in good conscience.Why is it different for other people? I mean, you know McCain's campaign is bad when Karl Rove, notorious for running filthy campaigns and using questionable tactics, said that McCain's campaign had 'gone too far' in some of their ads against Barack Obama. This is coming from the same man who used to use racist ads in southern states to try and sway people into voting for George Bush in the primaries. But just how dishonest has McCain been?
Enough is Enough.
(I am only going to discuss some of the more offensive lies from the McCain campaign, for a more comprehensive list, go here)
McCain loves to talk about how much he hates lobbyists. Bullshit. Pardon my language, but it is and there's no nice way of saying it. Please go here. The truth is that McCain has more lobbyists and former lobbyists running his campaign than any other candidate, democrat or republican, in the last year. His top 7 advisers are all former lobbyists.
I am so sick of hearing about Sarah Palin's opposition to the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' The truth is, Sarah Palin supported the bridge - when the government was footing the $200 million bill. She only opposed the bill when congress voted against government funding for the project and Palin and Alaska were forced to finance it themselves.
Recently, on 'The View,' John McCain vehemently insisted that Sarah Palin didn't accept any earmarks while governor of Alaska. Actually, she requested $198 million worth of earmarks, the most money per capita of any state.
John McCain and Sarah Palin both claim that Alaska provides 20% of the energy resources for America. Recent figures totaling America's energy resource providers list Alaska as supplying just over 3%.
McCain blasted Obama for his 'lipstick on a pig' statement, claiming it was a sexist attack on Sarah Palin. However, on Monday, September 15, McCain stated publicly that Obama's comment was innocent and didn't refer to, nor was it an attack on Sarah Palin. This statement comes after a national ad approved by McCain that accuses Obama of using the term in reference to Palin.
A recent McCain ad claims that Obama wants to teach children in schools about sex before teaching them how to read. Actually, Obama does plan on revamping sex education in schools, but for the younger kids, including kindergarteners, he wants to implement a new program that would warn kids about the dangers of sexual predators on and off-line. The program would teach children how to look for inappropriate behavior from adults and how to protect themselves from becoming victims of abuse.
I will not go into detail, because it isn't worth it, but 3 new McCain ads ALL make false claims and misrepresentations about Obama's tax policies. Check it out here.
McCain claims that wind, solar, and water power are the energy sources of the future. However, during his 25+ years in the government he has voted against every bill he came across that would have provided government funding for alternative energy sources research and proliferation, including, you guessed it, wind, solar and water power. Also, his new energy plan contains no funding or means for increasing research or implementation of alternative energy sources.
It is despicable.
Look, I know that words get twisted and facts and quotes get misused in campaigns. Obama has done it. Bush did it a lot. Kerry and Clinton and Gore and every other politician have done it. The difference is that McCain flat out lies. I'm not talking about misquotes, I'm not talking about 'convenient presentations' of facts. I'm talking about flat out lies. He is campaigning strictly to win and in the process he is compromising the well being and integrity of the American public and the future of this country.
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If only we both were older, my friend. We'd be much more jaded.
In my opinion, the reason why these "lies" seem justified is public opinion polls in months leading up to the election. If you got rid of those, got rid of the headlines saying "candidate X leading candidate Y in polls," candidates would have no idea of how well they're doing, and would be forced to stick with advocating their policy... which is what's best for all of us.
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