That Didn't Take Long

We just updated the Lie Counter after only six hours since it launched to 52. At this rate, we may need to add a placeholder or two before Election Day.

Here's the bullet point:

Salon: New McCain Ad Is False In Any Language. "It turns out John McCain can lie in Spanish, too. McCain's campaign is running a Spanish-language TV ad in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico that blames Barack Obama for the failure last year of a sweeping immigration reform bill. 'Obama and his Congressional allies say they are on the side of immigrants. But are they?' the ad asks. 'The press reports that their efforts were 'poison pills' that made immigration reform fail.' ... Obama may not have been as involved in drafting the immigration legislation as McCain once was (though McCain was on the campaign trail for most of 2007, and wasn't as involved as he once was, either). And yes, he may have backed some amendments that supporters disliked. But it was McCain who abandoned his own legislation after the Republican base rose up against it, and it was McCain (and the White House) who were unable to convince allies on their side of the aisle to change their minds about the bill. Blaming Obama for the failure of immigration reform is simply wrong, no matter what language you do it in." [Salon, 9/15/08]

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When all you have to run on is lies, it's pretty obvious you won't be able to accomplish anything. Who would trust McCain?

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SandyH on September 15, 2008 at 01:59 PM

Can't you see? The republicans are trying to stop the loss of congressional seats. Because they know they must maintain their filibuster shield in the senate for any hope of gaining power in 2012!

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davidual on September 15, 2008 at 06:24 PM

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