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Why McCain's Lying is Such a Big Issue

Quote from Rolling Stone article about McCain's 2000 campaign by David Foster Wallace:

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Stonewalling Troopergate is Dishonerable John McCain!!!

Sending a team of lawyers into Alaska to block subpoenas of witnesses for an ongoing investigation started by eight republicans and four democrats prior to Sarah Palin's appointment as VP called Troopergate that she herself vowed to allow to go forward is in a word - dishonerable John McCain!!!

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Go all out on mccain's loss of honor (dishonest campaign)

McCain had pledged to run an honorable campaign - instead he's run the most dishonest campaign i've ever seen. this needs to be made loud and clear. language like the following needs to be used:

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Ad about McCain's lack of honor in campaign

McCain Won’t Define Honor
Voiceover: When Time Magazine asked John McCain if he would define “honor,” McCain responded, “No, I’m not going to define it.”
McCain on FCS: Flip-flop or fib?
--Army Times
Why is telling lies an acceptable political tactic for Republicans?
--The Star, Kansas City, MO
Ad on Sex Education Distorts Obama Policy
--New York Times

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Potential New Ad: Where's the HONOR?

Here's the potential text for an advertisement that I'd LOVE to see the Obama campaign run. It's focused on the out-and-out lies that have been coming from the McCain camp this week and justifiably attacks McCain's greatest strength (Swift-boat style): his HONOR. Because after all, where's the honor in lying?

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Honor

McCain's criticizes Obama for publishing 2 memoirs, McCain's published 5! And mentioned it in his memoirs, but cannot define it in person, suspect.

TIME: There's a theme that recurs in your books and your speeches,[....]honor. I wonder if you could define honor for us?
McCain: Read it in my books.
TIME: I've read your books.
McCain: No, I'm not going to define it.

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