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St. Pete Times eviscerates McCain and his campaign strategy of "lies and distortions" and Obama campaign fights back with a new ad
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — The St. Petersburg Times blasts the new Karl Rove version of John McCain. Just blasts him. This is one brutal editorial -- and it is exactly on point: ...

McCain’s Smear Campaign
The Democratic Daily — ... The Straight Talk Express has taken a nasty turn into the gutter. Sen. John McCain has resorted to lies and distortions in what sounds like an increasingly desperate attempt to slow down Sen. Barack Obama by raising questions about his patriotism. Instead of taking the Democrat down a few notches, these baseless attacks are raising more questions about the Republican’s campaign and his ability to control his temper. ...

From 'straight talk' to smear campaign
WTF Is It Now?!? — A feisty editorial in the St. Petersburg Times righteously slams the putrid, Rovian McCain campaign: The Straight Talk Express has taken a nasty turn into the gutter. John McCain has resorted to lies and distortions in what sounds like an increasingly ...

Fool Us Three Times, We All Lose
Balloon Juice — ... caught. And yet, from that single Senate speech sprang the shoot that eventually grew into the sturdy tree of John McCain’s media image. You have to admit it was a neat trick: Happily accepting the naughty goodies while they were being handed out, but then winning brownie points for admitting he took them – after the world had already found out he took them. But that’s precisely what McCain did. He’s never looked back since. The St. Petersburg Times: Virtually all candidates, including Obama, distort ...

Obama and Reality Team Up to Fight McCain Lies
Daily Kos — ... from the McCain campaign. Par for the course. But there are two positive things happening here. First, more and more the media is calling McCain out for his decision to take the low road...via ...

CBS Scolds McCain for 'Infamous' Ad; Empathizes with Obama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... With images of a St. Petersburg Times and a New York Times editorial on screen -- “From 'straight talk' to smear campaign” and “ ...

How low can Senator Small go?
The Reaction — ... ,” by John Aravosis (AMERICAblog); “ From ‘Straight Talk’ to Smear Campaign” (St. Petersburg Times); “ ...