This morning on Morning Joe (MSNBC), John McCain was asked point-blank to respond to criticism that his ad characterizing Obama's support of Sex Education for Kindergartners (remember: Obama wants to teach sex ed before reading?) is a distortion of Obama's position - to say the least. McCain continued his lie, saying that the ad is factually correct.
This ad has been debunked as a lie widely by the media and watchdog groups; see here and here and here. Its not the lie that surprises me - I have long ago lost any respect I may have had for McCain as an honorable man - what gets me is how McCain can repeat the lie with a straight face, on national TV and just get a nod and "thank you" from the hosts of the program. That's what Joe Scarborough did... nodded and thanked the senator and moved on.
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I think McCain was indeed an honorable man, a politician with a backbone, once, but political campaigns have a way of making their contestants shed ethics like hair off a Pomeranian. No doubt as he struggles to get to sleep each night McCain tells himself the ends justify the means, that lies and obfuscation and pandering now will give him the chance to do good in future. But that's a sad, dangerous, and corrupting road to choose. Which is why he probably wakes up gnawing on a mouthful of pillow in the middle of the night.
I agree - and, believe it or not so does Richard Cohen, one of the very serious people who once held water for McCain constantly. People are catching on.
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