Don't worry...McCain promised to run a clean campaign focused on the issues. He will put a stop to this.

/don't hold your breath

what would politics be without billionaires wanting to protect the status quo power structure?

"Swift" "Boaters" for "Truth".

Note all three of those are in quotes.
These guys ain't too swift.
They're not on boats.
And they sure as hell ain't telling the truth.

At this point, I severely doubt they can lie more than McCain. I also expect to eat those words. I've pretty much lost hope for this country. McCain will be the next president, because we're all too farking stupid to stop his massive array of bullshiat.

If they come with William Ayers, Obama supporters will come with Charles Keating.

Unlike William Ayers, Charles Keating is a name boomers and GenXers know all too well.

The McCain people aren't even bothering to pretend anymore:

While the media is slowly starting to call the McCain campaign on their dishonest tactics, McCain's staff boasts that they don't care. As a McCain spokesman told the Politico, "We're running a campaign to win. And we're not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it."

Link (new window)

From TFA:

"In April, Simmons, a corporate tycoon who had spent heavily on the Swift boat campaign, began holding meetings with other Swift boat donors to discuss renewing their effort for 2008-- meetings that included input from Bush's former strategist, Karl Rove."

Not that there was much room for question, but I think this puts to rest the lie we heard in 2004 that Bush had nothing to do with SBVFT! Get ready for the new lie that McCain has nothing to do with this latest group of liars.

GAT_00: t this point, I severely doubt they can lie more than McCain.

QFT!

"Dishonest and dishonorable" ~ John McCain

I'm sure Mac won't let them derail his Straight Talk Express^TM

thatvoiceguy: The McCain people aren't even bothering to pretend anymore:

While the media is slowly starting to call the McCain campaign on their dishonest tactics, McCain's staff boasts that they don't care. As a McCain spokesman told the Politico, "We're running a campaign to win. And we're not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it."


This

Whatever. At this point, it won't matter if it says "I'm John McCain and I approve this message" at the end/start or not.

It's basically all nothing but lies coming out of the McCain campaign these days.

Turns out Palin wasn't even ever in Iraq. (new window)

After the "comprehensive sex education for kindergartners" crap, I've about lost all semblance of trying to be moderate. Obama supported teaching kids to protect themselves from pedophiles, and McCain makes it look like Obama's trying to steal their innocence. fark him.

John McCain is a filthy liar, and he can rot in Hell.

GhostFish: Turns out Palin wasn't even ever in Iraq.

If only there was some sort of counter thing going that they could use to shame her into going to Iraq.

yeeeeeee hawwwww, this fall is going to be trainwreck after trainwreck for the next two months. This is going to hilarious, and by the end of it, everyone will lose faith in this country.

The Swift Boaters are like MoveOn.org except they served America in the Armed Forces. The MoveOn.org founders served brie with a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

/Hmmm, brie...

soy_bomb: The Swift Boaters are like MoveOn.org except they served America in the Armed Forces. The MoveOn.org founders served brie with a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

After all, nothing says elite like a french name for a wine variety.

Hobodeluxe: what would politics be without billionaires wanting to protect the status quo power structure?

No, see, T. Boone wants to shake things up! Haven't you seen his commercials? He wants wind power, and cars that run on natural gas and stuff! He'll save every one of us! And for only the small price of humongous tax breaks and incentives for himself!

The majority of Americans don't even know if or how John Kerry responded to the Swift Boaters for Truth.


/John McCain called the first ad they put out dishonorable and dishonest.

soy_bomb: The Swift Boaters are like MoveOn.org except they served America in the Armed Forces. The MoveOn.org founders served brie with a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

/Hmmm, brie...


So serving in the Armed Forces means you won't lie?



Approves of your lemming-like qualities

If I weren't such a cheap, liberal bastard, I'd so sponsor Jeremy Bates.

I'm voting for the 72 year old cancer patient running with the inexperienced governor, who wants to go to war with Russia.

What could go wrong?

McCain lie? No.
Palin lie? No.
Swiftboaters lie? No. Say it ain't so!

They stole the elections of 2000, 2004, so what is different about 2008? Proof that god must love the mendacious.

Jeremy Bates: Seriously though, I've noticed lately that a lot of posters are suddenly starting to post things that sound eerily similar to mind. Almost as if they've given up hope on restoring America and have decided that it isn't worth it.

I just can't get my head around the fact that the current administration enjoys an embarrassing approval rating of less than 28 per cent, yet McCain, Dubya's lapdog, still poses a serious threat to Obama and has, as of now, the same chances of winning the election as Obama does.

This translates into an interesting paradox: We hate the status quo, so let's have more of the same.

How farked up is that?

The GOP has nothing they can win with...except this. With America being so profoundly DumbDown after decades of Republican attacks on Public Education, they could just win with a play like this.

God(or whoever) help US.

lawsucks: McCain lie? No.
Palin lie? No.
Swiftboaters lie? No. Say it ain't so!

They stole the elections of 2000, 2004, so what is different about 2008? Proof that god must love the mendacious.

God is a kid with an ant farm..... and has no plan.

Old news, everyone needs to keep up ... including the cub reporters at the Post (they can no longer afford to pay for experience).

In fact, a large portion of last month's unemployment figures were caused by newsroom layoffs. Well, that and the fallout caused to small business by the increase in the federal minimum wage.

kuhns_m: 'm voting for the 72 year old cancer patient running with the inexperienced governor, who wants to go to war with Russia.

What could go wrong?

Interesting that you would include this lie in a thread about "swift boating" an opponent.

The sad thing is not that these ads are created, the sad thing is that these ads are believed. Especially by those who don't inform themselves, but see the TV as the source off all truths, those with the the disability of not being able to detect bias/blatant lies.

In my opinion, the US would be better off with Obama, McCain would only make the country sink further, on all levels. And his crazy-ass sidekick couldn't care less if we all went to hell.

Sad to see that good ideas and a solid base can so easily be overthrown by false promises and lies.

/But I live on the other side of the pond, so what do I know...

kuhns_m: I'm voting for the 72 year old cancer patient running with the inexperienced governor, who wants to go to war with Russia.

What could go wrong?

Frome Alaska Russia does look pretty easy to invade.

This should be too easy.

Ad:

Text/Voice Over: Who has benifited most in the past 8 years?

Cut to image of oil rigs

Text/Voice Over: Who is running John McCains campaign?

List all the former oil lobbyists in John McCains campaign

Text/Voice Over: Is that change? or Just more of the same?

Optional cut to Obama and his "They think we're stupid" line.

end

soy_bomb: The Swift Boaters are like MoveOn.org except they served America in the Armed Forces. The MoveOn.org founders served brie with a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

The Swift Boaters are liars that deserve to have their vet benefits yanked.

The Move On folks are the folks trying to take down the Republican Elite Hegemony. That's REAL heroism. Not this "I got drafted so worship me" crap. A real patriot tries to improve this country, not hide behind some medals.

Can we thrown these anti-democracy group leaders into ass rape prison pls?thx

smoyerjx: Old news, everyone needs to keep up ... including the cub reporters at the Post (they can no longer afford to pay for experience).

In fact, a large portion of last month's unemployment figures were caused by newsroom layoffs. Well, that and the fallout caused to small business by the increase in the federal minimum wage.

Fail. Mosk and Cillizza (authors of TFA) are not "cub" reporters. Last month's unemployment was NOT caused in large portion by newsroom layoffs - they represent a small percentage of lyoffs as a whole.

It's almost like you people enjoy getting caught in lies.

PC LOAD LETTER:

The Move On folks are the folks trying to take down the Republican Elite Hegemony. That's REAL heroism. Not this "I got drafted so worship me" crap. A real patriot tries to improve this country, not hide behind some medals.

As a vet I approve this message.

Where are the libel lawsuits when you need them? Obama is a lawyer, he knows the line has been crossed, even with the huge burden of proof required to get a libel conviction against a public figure.

American Issues Project is organized as a qualified 501(c)4 under Internal Revenue Service guidelines. As such an entity, AIP must use 60 percent of all its funding to make issues-based appeals but can use the remaining 40 percent to directly advocate for or against the election of a candidate. Any money spent for express advocacy must be reported through the Federal Election Commission, meaning that donors to the group will eventually have their identities revealed.

This should be good.

jerry2a: Don't worry...McCain promised to run a clean campaign focused on the issues. He will put a stop to this.

/don't hold your breath

The thing about McCain, though, is that he decided he'd rather lose his integrity than lose an election.

1) He and his campaign have lied repeatedly about his VP candidate accepting earmarks. The simple fact is, as governor of Alaska, she sought and accepted more earmarks per capita than almost any other governor.

2) He and his campaign have slanderously accused Obama of voting for comprehensive sex education for kindergarten students. In fact, Obama is only in favor of teaching children how to avoid sexual predators, and the difference between "good touch" and "bad touch."

The list goes on and on. McCain has dishonored his uniform, and is running the sleaziest campaign since the one Bush ran against him in 2000. It's like McCain decided winning was so important to him he'd just sacrifice his honor nad turn into a Bush clone. It's a shame. The man used to be respectable

I trust the folks who blessed us twice with George W. Bush to be studied and sober assessors of character and qualifications.

SherKhan: I trust the folks who blessed us twice with George W. Bush to be studied and sober assessors of character and qualifications.

Glad to see you coming around!

haemaker: If they come with William Ayers, Obama supporters will come with Charles Keating.

Unlike William Ayers, Charles Keating is a name boomers and GenXers know all too well.
Not to defend the guy but wasn't McCain cleared of any wrong doing?

deadpo3t: Not to defend the guy but wasn't McCain cleared of any wrong doing?

Two national war heroes, one a Republican POW and one a Democratic astronaut, got the whitewash from their fellow senators.

deadpo3t: haemaker: If they come with William Ayers, Obama supporters will come with Charles Keating.

Unlike William Ayers, Charles Keating is a name boomers and GenXers know all too well.
Not to defend the guy but wasn't McCain cleared of any wrong doing?

Won't matter. Start telling people McCain was associated with Keaton, and the old folks will remember the houses and money they HAD and will get riled up again.

Keep bringing it up and make the repubs defend it til they are blue and it'll make them look even more like idiots.

Keaton and the S&L scandal was waaaaay worse than a preacher and Ayers.

It is absolutely amazing that the Dems are losing another gimme. It's fail of epic proportions. If they can't win with a gimme like this election then they shouldn't be in leadership positions to begin with.

The DNC should counter Chris LaCivita with Virginia Senator Jim Webb. Webb beat his man George Allen to become Senator.

Funny how the best the GOP can do is attack their opponent. Their own candidate has nothing to run on.*


*other than Obama's message

cabbyman: It is absolutely amazing that the Dems are losing another gimme. It's fail of epic proportions. If they can't win with a gimme like this election then they shouldn't be in leadership positions to begin with.

There's a lot of time until Election Day. If they do lose, I do agree. That's still a big "if".

jayhawk88: No, see, T. Boone wants to shake things up! Haven't you seen his commercials? He wants wind power, and cars that run on natural gas and stuff! He'll save every one of us! And for only the small price of humongous tax breaks and incentives for himself!

And if along the way he just happens to seize the rights to water that will be sold to Dallas, well, that's just business.

cabbyman: It is absolutely amazing that the Dems are losing another gimme. It's fail of epic proportions. If they can't win with a gimme like this election then they shouldn't be in leadership positions to begin with.

I've found that the stupid people in life greatly outnumber the smart ones. And the stupid ones breed at an exponential rate.

And the stupid people fall for the "Obama wants to teach kids the Kama Sutra" lines. Because they're stupid.

PC LOAD LETTER: soy_bomb: The Swift Boaters are like MoveOn.org except they served America in the Armed Forces. The MoveOn.org founders served brie with a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

The Swift Boaters are liars that deserve to have their vet benefits yanked.

The Move On folks are the folks trying to take down the Republican Elite Hegemony. That's REAL heroism. Not this "I got drafted so worship me" crap. A real patriot tries to improve this country, not hide behind some medals.

Oh so Swift Boaters telling the truth about a SOS showboater who faked wounds and beat a trail out of Nam in a few days over two months is lying but the Macaca left telling all kinds of lies about a Veteran and a sitting Governor are heros.
The McCain and Palen will release anything that isn't already out there but Kerry never released anything private even for the million Dollars T Boone put up.
That money was never in danger of being lost.
Please swallow the cool aid if you will but don't call real heroes names .

These guys are jackasses.

But you have to remember that McCain lead has shrunk consistently over the last week during the pedophile ad and the lipstick thing. McCain didn't score any points with that shiat. Now the race is a dead heat again.

A lot of places refused to run the Ayers ad so if they make anything similar, I'm sure the same thing will happen with these if they are equally as retarded. There's still a month a half to go with the debates still ahead which by all indications are in the bag for Obama.

Shadowknight: cabbyman: It is absolutely amazing that the Dems are losing another gimme. It's fail of epic proportions. If they can't win with a gimme like this election then they shouldn't be in leadership positions to begin with.

I've found that the stupid people in life greatly outnumber the smart ones. And the stupid ones breed at an exponential rate.

And the stupid people fall for the "Obama wants to teach kids the Kama Sutra" lines. Because they're stupid.


Yup. And when things go bad again, oh blimey, they wouldn't know how that could have happened, and they'll be equally loud and stupid, waiting for the next charlatan to promise something he won't do, and they'll vote for him, too.

larry00:
The McCain and Palen will release anything that isn't already out there.

Still waiting on Palen's tax records to confirm she spent tens of thousands of dollars in state money to stay at home.

Oh, in case you forgot those Swift Boat Veterans never even served with Kerry. Not a single one of them. And all of them were on the Republican payroll. Assholes, down to the last one. A hero isn't someone who denigrates another person's service.