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McCain Loses Fox News: Megyn Kelly Rips McCain Flack For Claiming Obama Would Raise Middle Class Taxes
On Fox News today, host Megyn Kelly called out McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds for the campaign’s lies about Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) tax proposals. “I want to hold you accountable for what McCain is doing,” said Kelly. “Has your candidate gone too far, has he stretched the truth with the voters?”
Bounds initially attempted to dismiss her question, claiming that McCain has simply “gone to great lengths to discuss Barack Obama’s record.” “It is true that during a struggling economy, he proposes raising taxes,” declared Bounds.
“Not on the middle class,” shot back Kelly, noting that “virtually every independent analyst” has said that the McCain campaign is lying:
KELLY: But you guys have suggested he’s going to raise taxes on the middle class and virtually every independent analyst who took a look at that claim said that’s not true. He’ll raise it on people making $200,000 or $250,000, but not the middle class.
Bounds tried to push back by saying that Obama had voted to raise taxes in the past, but Kelly kept pushing Bounds to admit the McCain campaign was lying. “If that’s false, why would John McCain do that, Tucker? Why wouldn’t he just level with the voters?” asked Kelly: ............
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One of my favorite writers, John Scalzi, really got to the heart of the matter today . . . about lies and how this is truly the mud to which the right wing campaigners have led us. He's usually very on top of political essay, when he chooses to practice that talent.
You can read it here. And the comments are special, since so many kool-aid swigging righties read his blog.
i haven't read it yet rick, but i will.
i know people still are believing the mccain/palin lies. they ARE out and out lies. they are either believing them or ignoring the fact that so very many of his ads are LIES.
but on the other hand some conservatives and some conservative publications have come out and SAID mccain/palin campaign was dishonorable.
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