Shading -- or ignoring -- truth on the campaign trail

Los Angeles Times by Cathleen Decker | Sep. 14, 2008 (News Report)

For weeks, John McCain and his campaign have made claims contradicted by reality: Barack Obama favors sex education for kindergartners and insulted Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; Palin sold her state plane on EBay and turned down federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."

Obama has argued that McCain doesn't understand voter concern about the foundering economy and -- attention, Michigan voters -- has refused to support loan guarantees for the auto industry. Full Story »

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Stephan Laurent-Faesi
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 by Stephan Laurent-Faesi - Oct. 1, 2008

While presenting a rather balanced viewpoint and stating clearly the conclusion that "Political innocents may wonder why a candidate like McCain, whose campaign is premised on what he calls 'straight talk' -- and to a lesser extent Obama -- have veered from the flat truth. The answer is simple: because it works", this article is too terse, and indeed is not examining at all the role of mainstream media in propagating those lies.

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