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Transcript: John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday' - Choosing the President
foxnews.com — John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday'" /> Transcript: John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday' Sunday, October 19, 2008 COLUMBUS, OHIO— The following is a partial transcript of the Oct. 19, 2008, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace": "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" ... (more) Transcript: John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday' - Choosing ...
New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's Patriotism, Charge He Put "Hollywood ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain campaign and the RNC are pumping new robocalls into North Carolina that question Barack Obama's patriotism by charging that he and his fellow Dems put "Hollywood before America," another sign that Republicans are seriously worried about ... (more) New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's ...
Another GOP Senator Decries Ayers Robocalls
huffingtonpost.com — Oregon's Gordon Smith has become the fourth Republican Senator to disavow John McCain's robocalls linking Barack Obama to Bill Ayers. In a statement to the Huffington Post, Smith for Senate press secretary Lindsay Gilbride said: "They [the Ayers ... (more) Another GOP Senator Decries Ayers Robocalls
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McCain Defends “Ayers Robo-Calls” To FNC’s Chris Wallace
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Chris Wallace Gets Real
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Does McCain even understand the insinuations he is putting out there? Or does he understand all too well and want to win anyway. If he wins this way, he will be unable to be president of all Americans. He is delegitimizing his own presidency in advance: ...

Even Chris Wallace's Head is Spinning
Hoffmania! — McCain digs himself deeper and deeper and deeper into the Ayers pit, despite being told over and over that it ain't working. The man has crossed over into chronic. He's completely delusional. Ab. Solutely.

McCain And Ayers On Fox
Ace of Spades HQ — McCain And Ayers On Fox You want Ayers? He'll give you Ayers. A couple of things, yes it was cut by TPM and I found it at The Atlantic's Trig Palin Truther blog but it's good stuff (of course they don't see it that way). Interestingly, neither of the two liberal outlets seem to find any irony in the fact that Chris Wallace of FOX News (gasp!) actually goes after McCain. Anyone think Olberman, Gibson or Couric would go after Obama in that way? Hell no they wouldn't and haven't. It's also amusing that Wallace's critique of McCain is so stupid. Of course there's no comparison to what happened in South Carolina in 2000 to what's going on now. For the mentally ...

MCCAIN DEFENDS HIS ROBOCALLS ON FOX NEWS SUNDAY
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Slimy McCain Defends His Slimy Robocalls
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Issues, schmissues
WTF Is It Now?!? — Disregarding the polls, editorials, his past, and even condemnation from his own party, McSlime defends his swiftboating of Sen. Obama. From fark.com: McCain robocall: "Obama worked closely with Ayers." McCain, two seconds later: "I don't care about Ayers." Two more seconds later: "That call is accurate. We need to talk about Ayers, he's a terrorist." What a scumbag.

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