The Anti-Truth Campaign

The first line of this AP story says it all.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Friday running mate Sarah Palin has never asked for money for lawmakers' pet projects as Alaska governor when in fact she has sought nearly $200 million in earmarks this year.

They are running a campaign based on lies. Lies about their opponent's record. Lies about their own record. Lies on all things great and small.

And the Obama campaign responds by saying, b-but I'll offer real change! And anyway, McCain is old and out of touch!





The first ad is useless (does talking to the camera directly really work anymore?), the second ad would have been good three months ago but we're in a different phase of the campaign. Sen. McCain is lying about the record, lying about everything, actually, and the only antidote is to call this what it is. And then hit back with the truth, which is actually more shocking than the lies in this case.

Planned Parenthood does it:



And Defenders of Wildlife pivots.



I mean sheesh, if you wanted to go the "out of touch" route, how about the fact that just yesterday McCain called himself "divorced from everyday challenges"?

Ari Berman shows how it's done, you call these hacks liars, you call them dishonorable, you do it again and again.



I'm slightly fed up this morning.