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McCain accuses Obama of getting ‘testy’ over patriotism charges
Political Animal — ... staffers actually sent the quote around to reporters to make sure it got a lot of play in the media. * And this week, McCain said Obama wants the U.S. to fail in Iraq because of his personal “ambition.” This isn’t about “judgment,” it’s about arguing that Obama is against America’s interests. That, by definition, is an attack on his patriotism, and even McCain, as confused as he is, knows it. Greg Sargent recommends the media start calling McCain on it. These facts deserve to be ...

Obama Whines Again That McCain Is Questioning His Patriotism; the MSM Heartily Agrees
Ace of Spades HQ — ... it appears to be not just winnable, but rather difficult to lose, but damnit, Obama is still going to do his level-best to lose it. And largely because he's captive to a revanchist left who craves defeat in Iraq like a heroin addict craves his next injection. He is elevating his personal political needs far, far above the national interest. I'd say he's doing a rather good job of questioning his patriotism without any need of help from McCain. Like clockwork, TPM claims that the media is giving McCain a "pass" on all this terrible patriotism-questioning: This bears ...

McCain’s Free Media Pass
Firedoglake — ... 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. ...

The Media Laps Up McCain’s Lies and Distortions and Begs for More
Comments from Left Field — ... That TPM piece Scarecrow mentions (actually written by Greg Sargent, not Josh Marshall) is also worth reading. Here is a snip: ...