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- AmericanElitist, on 09/12/2008, -5/+81Lying sob. I thnk they think if they lie on a TV appearance and then are only called out later in the papers it's a win for them and they will have deceived enough people to offset any that they might upset.
- kcpistol, on 09/12/2008, -5/+52You've got to be kidding! Didn't request earmarks? I'm listening for the right-wing explanation of this, I suppose it again depends upon what the meaning of "is" is.
- thelif, on 09/13/2008, -4/+49Usual Republican response:
a)Blame media bias.
b)Blame Obama campaign.
c)Shift focus to something unrelated. - inactive, on 09/12/2008, -3/+46McCain seems to have a habit of saying false things
- seanherman, on 09/12/2008, -3/+40additional evidence --
Palin's take on earmarks evolving
SET-ASIDES: She sought them as mayor, cut back as governor.
By ERIKA BOLSTAD
ebolstad@adn.com
Published: September 5th, 2008 02:52 AM
http://www.adn.com/politics/story/516743.html
"Unlike McCain, though, Palin has not been a purist on earmarks. As Alaska governor, she sought and obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks for the state, and as mayor of Wasilla, she hired lobbyist and former Stevens staffer Steve Silver to steer federal money to her town. Some of her own earmark projects even landed on McCain's list of questionable congressional pork barrel spending when she served as mayor from 1996 to 2002." - bongfarmer, on 09/12/2008, -3/+26Once Palin starts having real interviews the campaigns done. Just to many unendurable things they can question her on
VP debate will be fun - lionfamlee, on 09/13/2008, -4/+27Is this guy just making crap up along the way. I used to think very highly of McCain.
- cadmiumpaint, on 09/13/2008, -2/+25corrected: Vote Republican if you hate America
- Diggnabbit, on 09/13/2008, -1/+22★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★
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★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★ - anubis2night, on 09/13/2008, -3/+22I'm surprised the republicans haven't marked this article as possibly inaccurate, given it only links to the facts and no links to McCains side of the argument. Oh wait there's no side to McCains claims.
- meechmouse, on 09/13/2008, -2/+18A "mistake"?!? Driving over the curb is a mistake. Putting fabric softener in at the beginning of a wash cycle is a mistake. Lying is something totally different. So he didn't lie? Did Palin make a "mistake" when she put on the T-shirt in 2006 advocating the Bridge to Nowhere? Maybe she was standing out in a T-shirt storm and that one just happened to fall over her head? Or when she stated that the war in Iraq was a mission from God? Puhlease with the bull.
- Shady77, on 09/13/2008, -3/+18Man, it is a good time to be a writer for Jon Stewart. McCain is writing all the jokes himself!
- rowjimmy, on 09/13/2008, -2/+17while that certainly may be true, it doesn't really respond to the blatant lie told by McCain... then again, simply attacking the other guy instead of responding seems to be your modus operandi on this site...
- cwright213, on 09/13/2008, -3/+16So Palin didn't fire her chef? What? The chef cooks in the Legislative lounge? Wake up people, this election shouldn't even be this close. Would this be the first time a VP pick gets a President elected? all this ***** make my head hurt.
- kingofinternet, on 09/13/2008, -1/+13'the democrats are desperate,' 'the wheels have come off,' etc.
laughable. mccain's vp pick was meant to invigorate his campaign but they've been on a permanent defensive ever since. and when they attack, they just make ***** up. talk about desperate. talk about the wheels falling off the 'straight talk express'. - bjornski, on 09/13/2008, -2/+14HURRY! SWITCH TOPICS, QUAD!
I'm sensing a new trend. "But...but...but... OBAMA!" - MadMax3000, on 09/13/2008, -12/+24★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★
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★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★ - CCoe, on 09/13/2008, -5/+17Did you get the memo? All conservative lapdogs are to report every truthful negative story about McCain as inaccurate, not as spam. Do you want to be cut? No? Then do your ***** job, sheep.
- spamly, on 09/12/2008, -4/+15"Archeology is the search for fact... not truth. If it's truth you're looking for, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall."
As we're speaking of something ancient (McCain), I thought the quote would work... or not. - deleo, on 09/13/2008, -4/+15I just wish that John McCain could look at himself in a mirror right now and say "Wow, I went on national TV and lied to the American people today", because that is exactly what he did. We just had a President for 8 years who continually lied to us. Do we want another one?
- canyonview, on 09/13/2008, -1/+12Watching John McCain these days makes me cringe. He sounds old and out of touch. Very sad.
- deleo, on 09/13/2008, -1/+11If he just keeps lying then maybe people will start to believe him. It works all of the time.
- diggproof, on 09/13/2008, -3/+13McCain's got lies like he has wrinkles on his ass
- thelif, on 09/13/2008, -0/+9Yes, let's not address the lie and talk about something else. That's response C you just chose.
- mfontain, on 09/13/2008, -1/+10Why is it that the whenever an inconvenient fact comes up about republicans, the only defense ever offered is to point a finger at the other party and claim they do it too? It would be slightly better if the pointing was accompanied by any sort of evidence. It would be a lot better if any sort of factual evidence was presented to defend their candidate. And it would be truly awesome if, when negative information that happens to be true comes to light, they could simply say "Yes, that is a negative to consider. On balance, I still believe our candidate is better for such and such a reason, but I am willing to admit when they are in the wrong." Instead, all I ever seem to hear is "I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you......" If you ever want to sway anybodys opinion, try presenting a well though out, reasoned argument instead of this grade school crap.
P.S. Presenting facts, even when they make a candidate look bad, is NOT bashing them. Calling them names, making false claims, or offering negative opinions without reasons, THAT is bashing somebody. - cadmiumpaint, on 09/13/2008, -3/+11McCain is a disgrace
he got P.O.W.ned by the View. - stillasleep00, on 09/13/2008, -4/+12★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★
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★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★ - tattertech, on 09/13/2008, -2/+10So you're mad he helped the Bradley program?
Clearly you're saying you don't want our troops to have the best equipment possible.
***** traitor. - inactive, on 09/13/2008, -3/+11Why does John McCain hate America?
Every time he lies, he disrespects our troops, and if you hate our troops, you hate America. - CandidateZero, on 09/13/2008, -1/+8"Sarah Palin is the founder of America." Equally as false as the earmarks claim.
Really though, the GOP are just scientists testing the hypothesis that the US public will believe anything if told it enough. I'm eager to see what exciting new ground they'll break on this front during the next few months. - unradical, on 09/13/2008, -2/+9This is getting ridiculous.
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★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°°•.★°•.★ - tattertech, on 09/13/2008, -1/+8You know, I really used to like McCain. Not necessarily all of his policies but overall he seemed like someone really interested in bringing his ideals to Washington. And he lost to Rove's tricks against Bush. He railed against those tactics.
And now, he uses those same tactics to get the nomination. And continues those tactics to get to the Presidential office.
Clearly we should all vote for someone who within a few years turns against everything he claims he used to believe in. - revisrev, on 09/13/2008, -1/+8At least you didn't say "death tax." That would've given you away.
The fact of the matter is that we are deep in debt. You can cut funding to a number of government programs, but no matter which one you cut you're going to get more people complaining than happy with you. I think 2mil is a respectable amount for the estate tax. I think a cut to $500,000 is a bad idea. Can I get a source on that claim? Not that I don't believe you, just that I hadn't heard it.
BTW, Obama will be cutting middle class taxes deeper than John McCain according to their respective economic plans. - spaceman84, on 09/13/2008, -2/+8Actually, he has campaign employees do it for him.
- ErickStevenson, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6Laughable is that you actually believe those polls...
- IphtashuFitz, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6Give them time. By tomorrow morning I'm sure it'll be buried as inaccurate.
- BioCanadian, on 09/13/2008, -5/+11The Republicans haven't noticed it yet??? That's ok, we can digg 'em down if they try. Obama people unite and take back this election...ENOUGH already.
- senseofit, on 09/13/2008, -3/+9First of all, too much time has been spent by the media focusing on Sarah Palin, and not enough time on the important issues that matter in this election and focusing between Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama and McCain are running for President, not Palin. If McCain wins, he is the President, not Palin. How often do we ever hear from or see any Vice President? Next is experience. Has the general public learned from past experience? McCain is slightly ahead in the polls. A lot of people are saying that they are choosing McCain because he has much more experience than Obama. Everytime this country makes this choice based upon this factor, the same result occurs. In 1960, Richard Nixon made a deal about having much more experience than John Kennedy, who only had a few years as a Senator. However, Kennedy won the election and went on to become one of the most admired Presidents. 8 years later, Nixon did win the White House. We all know how Nixon's Presidency ended. In 1988, George HW Bush ran a very dirty campaign with a lot of smear tactics and lies, very much like John McCain is. Everyone ran and voted for him, using the preference of his "experience". Four years later, we were strapped with an outrageous deficit, a country of un-employment, poverty, and hardship. I remember George HW Bush's big show and speeches and promises during his 1988 run, but once he got into office, it was a completely different story. To me, voting for McCain is voting against a tax break for 95% of this country, the ones who really need it, and is voting against saving the economy, and is voting against healthcare coverage.
- Dumbledorito, on 09/13/2008, -2/+8Given his string of gaffes, this is beyond "mistake" into either "clueless or delusional" territory.
And I don't quite get the "your god Obama" stuff from what I presume are Republicans. I've been sitting through years of "Bush is doing God's work" and "God put Bush in the right place at the right time" malarky, so I find it odd that you'd accuse the opposing side of worshipping a presidential hopeful. - aaronirwin31, on 09/13/2008, -1/+7Well, it's not that anyone wants higher taxes, but tell me, how exactly would you like for the next administration to pay off the $9 TRILLION DOLLAR debt taken out in our name? Why are you not upset about the size of the debt forcing us to increase government revenue? Who did this to you? Who put you in this position?
- Matt2k, on 09/13/2008, -2/+8Racists contribute to every campaign. Especially Ralph Nader's. It's crazy. Racists totally wield ultimate control. They have a lobbyist group and everything.
- ironhide, on 09/13/2008, -2/+8If you think this was a "mistake'" you are deluded.
- ryan899, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6University of Chicago? One of the best universities in the world asking for some money? Some schools just might deserve it, and this is one of them.
- NyteStarNyne, on 09/13/2008, -0/+5You know, if the MSM actually made a big deal about this stuff instead of tabloid *****, both campaigns would be a lot more honest with the statements and ads they put out. Not everyone is going to drop what they're doing and research the facts about each ad that comes out, and it should be the media that keeps us up to date on the facts rather than parroting any and everything.
- jshooter1377, on 09/13/2008, -2/+7McCain would suck hard at a game of *****.
- ironhide, on 09/13/2008, -3/+8Chaoskeeper89, please tell me how a state senator is responsible for crime levels in a single city?
- ErickStevenson, on 09/13/2008, -2/+7What happened? Can't come up with anything to defend McCAin anymore?
- jaxcs, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6@Archimboldo
According to you, Obama made 740 million in earmark requests in the past 3 years. But the article states that Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in 2 years. This is even after her reduction in earmarks. So what exactly is your point?
You seem to be under a delusion that Alaska no longer accepts earmarks but it continues to lead in earmarks per capita. Get your facts straight. - DarthSupero, on 09/13/2008, -2/+7Well, aren't we deluded.
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