Yesterday's USA Today paper had an article on the veracity of the prez candidates TV ads.
The non-partisan site, politiFact.com, rated the TV ads of both guys.
McCain scored 22 ads as "barely true". 23 as false. And 6 as "pants on fire" stuff, outrageous lies.
Obama's score, respectively, was 14, 18 and 1 (The latter an ad in Spanish that misrepresented McCain's view of immigration.)
The biggest whopper from the McCain camp was an ad titled "Education."
It purported to prove that Obama's vote in the Illinois senate for Sex Eduction for grade schoolers was anti-family, "teaching kindergartners about gay sex" and the like.
Actually, the Illinois law, like similar ones in other states, merely taught grades K-3 about "improper touching," so a child could recognize someone doing something to them they shouldn't be. And, as in other states with similar laws, any parent could have their child opt out of such teaching.
USAToday noted: "Veteran campaign watchers say they have never seen ads quite like some from Republican John McCain."
Which may be why the last SNL had a skit where an out-of-it John listens to pants-on-fire ads from his team, asks his female advisor if it's true, she assured him it was, and he steps to the mike and says: "I'm John McCain, and I approve this message."
The non-partisan site, politiFact.com, rated the TV ads of both guys.
McCain scored 22 ads as "barely true". 23 as false. And 6 as "pants on fire" stuff, outrageous lies.
Obama's score, respectively, was 14, 18 and 1 (The latter an ad in Spanish that misrepresented McCain's view of immigration.)
The biggest whopper from the McCain camp was an ad titled "Education."
It purported to prove that Obama's vote in the Illinois senate for Sex Eduction for grade schoolers was anti-family, "teaching kindergartners about gay sex" and the like.
Actually, the Illinois law, like similar ones in other states, merely taught grades K-3 about "improper touching," so a child could recognize someone doing something to them they shouldn't be. And, as in other states with similar laws, any parent could have their child opt out of such teaching.
USAToday noted: "Veteran campaign watchers say they have never seen ads quite like some from Republican John McCain."
Which may be why the last SNL had a skit where an out-of-it John listens to pants-on-fire ads from his team, asks his female advisor if it's true, she assured him it was, and he steps to the mike and says: "I'm John McCain, and I approve this message."