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TPMtv: McCain's Patriotism Two-Step
Talking Points Memo —
Does John McCain question Obama's patriotism? Of course not! Why, McCain told us so himself! Though McCain has said frequently that Obama would rather lose a war than lose a presidential campaign and that Obama's Iraq policies are driven by "ambition." A newsworthy contradiction? Not if you're John McCain. We take a look at McCain's Patriotism Two-Step -- and the media's general failure to hold him accountable for it -- in today's episode of TPMtv ....
Full-size video at TPMtv.com.
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McCain's Patriotism Two-Step, On Video!
TPM Election Central —
I'm the narrator of this new TPMtv episode, which is all about McCain's Patriotism Two-Step -- the glaring contradiction between McCain's claim that he isn't questioning Obama's patriotism, and the things he's actually saying about Obama -- and the media's general failure to call him on it:
It's really worth a watch: Peerless TPM video editor Ben Craw did a great job digging up examples of pundits saying again and again that McCain really doesn't want to be running such a nasty and vicious campaign against Obama, even though he himself has repeatedly accused Obama of treason and his own ...
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