Congressman: McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred'

MSNBC | Oct. 13, 2008 (News Report)
OP candidate calls remarks comparing him to a segregationist ‘shocking’

epublican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, fended off comments Saturday comparing him to a well-known segregationist and attempted to pivot back toward policy differences.

Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George ... Full Story »

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Topics: Presidential Election 2008
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Posted by: Posted by Kelly Garrett - Oct 13, 2008 - 9:42 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kelly Garrett (review), Roland F. Hirsch (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
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Edited by: Kelly Garrett - Oct 13, 2008 - 9:42 AM PDT

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 by Kelly Garrett - Oct. 13, 2008
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 14, 2008

This news analysis has modest journalistic merit. As usual with the AP, they do their best to promote their party. Lewis's hate-filled comments about McCain were far worse than anything Republicans have said about Obama, yet most of the article is devoted to justifying Lewis. In addition the author of the article constantly injects his own prejudices, and interpretations of McCain. Finally, the last paragraphs about the prayer at the campaign event are biased; the pastor quoted is quite temperate compared to many of those at Obama events, yet they are not mentioned at all.

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