firedoglake.com - 8/21/2008
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TPM's Josh Marshall is correct that "the national press is basically giving McCain a pass on the McCain campaign's double-talk about Obama's patriotism." McCain is not just questioning Obama's patriotism; he's lying about it.
But the national media are also giving McCain a free pass on the argument McCain admits, that his judgment in advocating the Iraq surge has been ...
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The Media Laps Up McCain’s Lies and Distortions and Begs for More
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... Scarecrow at Firedoglake has a fine piece about how the national media is allowing John McCain to get away with double talk and lies on the surge: ...
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