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Shorter Washington Post: McCain is Lying
Obsidian Wings — ... Good for the Post -- this is what the press should do. No one's asking the media to pick sides -- we're just asking them to call BS to (1) create incentives to tell the truth and (2) inform a busy public who doesn't always have time to investigate the truth. If the Obama campaign does something similar, the Post should slap it on page A1 too. ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — ... The Wall Street Journal [image] Extends Reach With Ads USA Today [image] Quest to Find a Running Mate Sends His Researchers on the Road The New York Times [image] Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Stood Apart The New York Times [image] Makes Strong Push for Latino Voters Miami Herald [image] Continues Hectic Victory Tour The Washington Post [image] [image] State of the Race Obama, McCain Target Rival Missouri Turf St. Louis Post-Dispatch [image] McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence The Washington Post [image] Campaigns Try to Get ...

Cutting the legs out from under McCain’s Landstuhl smear
Political Animal — ... reality. As far as the public was concerned, McCain was making an attack; Obama said the attack is false. Who’s right? It’s apparently the media’s job to pass along press releases, not report the news. But I’m pleased to note that some outlets have been responsible about this. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell told viewers this week that the McCain campaign attack “literally is not true.” The NYT ran a decent story yesterday, and the WaPo has a very good front-page item today. For four days, Sen. John McCain and his ...

Translating your liberal media on McCain
Martini Revolution — “McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence” = “John McCain is Lying his ass off” McCain’s latest attack ad accuses Obama of trying to turn a visit to troops into a media circus — despite the fact that Obama planned to visit troops in Germany unaccompanied by reporters, cameras, or campaign staff. So how does the press report the untruthfulness of McCain’s scurrilous attacks? McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence For four days, Sen. John McCain and his allies have accused Sen. Barack Obama of ...

alicublog — ... dismisses the Washington Post's "McCain's Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence" story: of course treasonous Obama would treasonously deny he treasonably dissed the troops for treasonous treason, but "Obama's inconsistent reasons for not going are as lacking in supporting evidence as McCain's assertion," Hays reasons. I wish that trick really worked, if only for my own sake: I could go around demanding people prove they don't owe me two grand, and never have to work again.

Hullabaloo — ... and the press occasionally does push back on their falsehoods on a case-by-case basis. Let's see how they handle this one. Because right now we have a press narrative entirely focused on Obama, whether or not he's "ready," whether or not he's "presumptuous," whether or not he's "equipped to lead." It's high time there was a bit of focus on McCain, and the truly nasty, racially coded campaign he is now running. ...

All purpose McCain.
Upper Left — Straight talk via The Carpetbagger Report... “I don’t know what we’re talking about.” Well, he's got the issues covered. While I'm at it, here's the bottom line in headlines... McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks EvidenceWhatcha' think? Worst campaign ever? Or worst candidate?

All out race for the stoopid. . .
Martini Revolution — ... two days ago, striving for absolute stupid, comes a little closer to her goal today. Brushing off news that the McCain camp has systematically lied about the reasons for Obama’s cancellation of his visit to Landsthal Hospital, our plucky little numbskull opines: ...

As John McCain attacks, will he pay a price?
Top of the Ticket — ... , which asserted that Obama cancelled a planned visit with wounded troops while he was in Germany during his recent overseas trip because the media could not accompany him, earned a scathing rebuke from the Washingon Post. The lead to the front-page piece said bluntly that McCain and his allies had pressed that case "despite no evidence that the charge is true." ...

Friday McBush Bashing
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Advisors Claim McCain Lacks Free Will
Obsidian Wings — ... get the networks to pay attention. Some old McCain hands are dismayed. John Weaver, the former staff member who helped run the old McCain operation, argues that this campaign does not do justice to the man. The current advisers say they have no choice. They didn’t choose the circumstances of this race. Their job is to cope with them." Compelled? No choice? I don't think so. For one thing, there are lots of ways in which McCain could campaign without lying or impugning his opponent's patriotism. Some of them might even win. If ...