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McCain Ad: Obama "Dangerously Unprepared" To Be President
huffingtonpost.com - 8/27/2008
McCain Ad: Obama "Dangerously Unprepared" To Be President
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John McCain's new ad hits Barack Obama with a specific and harsh assault on Iran policy. Watch: The AP, for its part, calls the ad misleading : The ad is misleading because it states that Obama said Iran is "tiny" and "doesn't pose a serious threat" without noting that Obama was comparing the threat Iran poses today to the Soviet Union, the nuclear-armed adversary of the U.S. ...

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'Tiny'
Political Animal — 'TINY'.... I'll give the McCain campaign credit for one thing: these guys are among the most accomplished liars in a generation. Sure, some shameless charlatans have come and gone over the last few decades, but when it comes to genuine, almost pathological, dishonesty, the McCain campaign is setting the bar very high (or low, depending on one's perspective). This morning, for example, the presumptive Republican nominee released a new ad , called, "Tiny." Whether this is a real ad, or just ...

McCain’s Tiny Ad – Steven Benen Calls Them on Their Dishonesty
Angry Bear — Rachel Weiner does two things. First, she provides a transcript of the latest lie from Team McCain: ANNCR: Iran. Radical Islamic government. Known sponsors of terrorism. Developing nuclear capabilities to "generate power" but threatening to eliminate Israel. Obama says Iran is a "tiny" country, "doesn't pose a serious threat". Terrorism, destroying Israel, those aren't "serious threats"? Obama -- dangerously unprepared to be president. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message. She also shows why this is misleading. But ...

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