http://econ4obama.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-falsehood-from-mccain.html
During the debate, McCain said many, many things that were untrue about the economy and his and Obama's economic proposals. Here's one I hadn't heard before:
Right now, because of previous agreements, some made by President Clinton, the goods and products that we send to Colombia, ( Read more... )

Blue Star Families for Obama has released a moving rebuttal to Cindy McCain's attacks:

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Their website is pretty awesome, too!

So I was talking to someone at work today and she was saying she didn't like Obama, so I asked why, and asked her to name three things she didn't like, hoping maybe I could maybe get her to think better of him ( Read more... )

Remember to always check any smears you come across against, and report anything new, to Fight The SmearsI'm going to put a signature at the end of each and every post, email, letter, text message, etc. etc. etc. of mine from now until John McCain apologizes for, and puts an end to, his swiftboat politics. I am writing now to ask that everyone does ( Read more... )

I just got an email consisting of a Jeff Jacoby column. The thrust of this piece (sent to me by a cousin who happens to be extreeeemely conservative) is that the Community Reinvestment Act was to blame for the economic meltdown--and since the Democrats are responsible for this law, the Democratic party is completely to blame for the whole thing. I ( Read more... )

My mom sent me some Palin spam the other day... I replied with a link to the Snopes page. (Link) I don't really expect it to do any good... Does anyone else have replies that they send to people to try to prompt them to think about who they're voting for before it's too late ( Read more... )

I don't think I've seen this up here. Sorry if it's already been posted.

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I especially love how they'd play a Tucker Bounds quote, then call him out for lying. Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good.

Available for download / streaming audio -- Minnesota Public Radio aired Truth-Telling in the Media and the Fall Elections, a discussion panel hosted by UMN's Humphrey Institute during the RNC.

Guests included:

• Kathleen Hall Jamieson: Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and author of several books, ( Read more... )

From CNN

* Story Highlights
* New details emerge on Gov. Sarah Palin's foreign travels
* Campaign now says she didn't visit troops in Iraq, only the border
* Questions surround the crowd size of a McCain-Palin event in Virginia
* John McCain gets grilled on "The View" while defending Palin

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I'll call himJohnMcBush'sThirdFourthPalinFifthSixTermThereGoesTheSupremeCourtAndCreationismIsScience-Same, wants to continue and expand upon the policy of lowering taxes on the rest of us a little, and cutting taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, especially the wealthiest .1% of Americans, a loooooot moreThe other candidate, I'll call him ( Read more... )