MCCAIN AD: Presidential Campaign Gets Caught Lying. Why Isn't It News?

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As the ad signature tag line says, " I'm John McCain and I've Approved This Message " which means HE approved flatout lies. Why has the media been so complacent at reporting these untruths especially since McCain " approved " the lying content of this ad? Where is Wolf Blistered, is he hiding from tackling this story?


" We talked yesterday about the new ad from the McCain campaign, which marked a new, dishonorable low in an already-embarrassing presidential campaign. The 30-second spot features one deceptive claim after another.

Reporters no doubt realize that the scurrilous ad is a work of fiction, but as Greg Sargent noted today, news outlets are simply unwilling to pass this information along to the public.

CNN has a piece here, The New York Times has one here, The Washington Post has write-ups here and here, and the Associated Press has one here.

The stories did dutifully note the Obama camp’s push-back against the ad. But not a single one of these reports told you that the ad is false.

McCain’s ad makes a stark assertion about the reason the trip was canceled: “Seems the Pentagon wouldn’t allow him to bring cameras.”

But there is no evidence whatsoever supporting this assertion. It’s false. That isn’t the reason the trip was canceled. Shouldn’t that be explicitly noted in stories about this?

Of course it should. It’s fine that the reporters sought out comment from the Obama campaign, but that’s the bare minimum. It creates a typical he-said/he-said story that pretends there are no objective truths at issue here. McCain launches an attack; Obama says the attack is false. Maybe reporters could help cut through the rhetoric and let voters know the truth?

Well, they could, except the truth has a liberal bias.

In case you missed it, here, once again, is the ad:


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The McCain campaign is airing an intentionally deceptive ad, hoping that a) voters won’t know the truth and can be easily misled; and b) the media won’t raise a fuss about the campaign lying to the public.

By refusing to do even the most basic level of fact checking, news outlets are encouraging the McCain campaign to engage in its most cynical and dishonorable tactics.

[darius15]

1. McCain is a liar...

I remember back when Hillary was in the race and McCain said he would run an honourable race.

I guess that when you're down in the polls, you go against your values, right McCain.


Obama may "lose a war to win a campaign" but McCain is"losing his values to win a campaign"

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2. Since McCain signed off on his lying AD saying " Im John McCain and I APPROVED THIS AD ", then why

hasn't the media asked Johnny to explain where he got his facts in the ad he is running against Obama since HE APPROVED THE AD? Maybe he should think twice about lending his name for a lying ad put forth by his campaign strategists.

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3. "hoping that voters won't know the truth."

That's funny. Conservatives target conservatives to vote for them, and conservatives don't give a fuck about the truth if it involves untruths about evil liberal democrats. So hope was not involved in this production.

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4. I guess McLAME & Co. assumes that the public at large just fell off the Apple Cart Of Reasoning.

[AndyA]

5. I'm guessing that you're asking your question out of frustration.

The reason it isn't news is that the media in this country is all owned by corporations that have interests beyond the scope of the news media. General Electric, for instance, owns broadcast and cable networks, as well as other companies that profit greatly from government contracts, military contracts, etc.

So, they have self interests to consider. Those government contracts no doubt are more lucrative than most of us imagine, so it's not much of a surprise to see that certain things are covered up not mentioned in the news in order to protect their own interests.

We don't have an honest, accurate, full disclosure media in this country. We have a right wing-based media that feeds us propaganda for daily consumption, and they perpetuate the rumor that the media is liberal.

The facts, of course, as always, bely these statements. But most Americans can't be bothered with facts. That's why we've had George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in charge the last 7.5 years. :(

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6. Frustration would be an understatement to put it mildly. I am quite aware of the

media's mixed dynamics of voluntary journalism. They in fact, by controlling the message (regardless of truths, lies or distortions ) have become political pawns in disseminating propaganda as willing partners for the task of pacifying the public-at-large from the truth.

[AndyA]

7. Gestapo tactics.

People seem to fall for them every time. :(

I understand your outrage, I'm there with you. ;)

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8. How they exploit the " weaknesses in human psychology."

"....In the 5th century, the Northern Wei Dynasty ruled Northern China. Pan Cung was a philosopher and an adviser to a Wei king. One day, Pan Cung asked the King: "If one man said that there were tigers in the street, would you believe it?" "Of course not," the king answered. Pan Cung continued "If two men said that there were tigers in the street, would you believe it then?" "No, I don't believe so" answered the King. "And what if three men said that there were tigers in the street – would you believe it then?" "Well," said the King, "that certainly gives authority to the view and I would believe it." Pan Cung is reported to have said, "No matter how many men repeat it, it is still a lie."



1500 years ago, Pan Chung found one of the weaknesses in human psychology.

In the 1930s another expression came about that today we see its controlling technique being applied by B*shCo. and McCain operatives. Different players, same tactics.

" If you repeat a lie often enough, it will be accepted as the truth - and, the bigger, the better. ".......Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Information (Propaganda)