RSS Letters to the Editor Updated: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:01 pm PDT
This is no way to campaign for office
Americans are entitled to serious debate about serious issues in campaigns as important as this one. However, McCain and his supporters have adopted Karl Rovian unethical tactics and are using smears, misinterpretations and outright lies, and are proposing gimmicky or simplistic solutions to problems in hopes of gaining an advantage over Obama. A small sampling:
— We recently received an e-mail containing shameful nonsense implying that Obama is a tool of Islam. I’m told that the Internet is full of such lies and worse.
— Casual comments by Obama about how he looks different from the usual politician immediately led to accusations that he was using the “race card” to make points with blacks.
— McCain has been pushing ideas that are questionable at best, for example, a reduction in gas taxes or more offshore oil drilling.
— We recently received an e-mail containing shameful nonsense implying that Obama is a tool of Islam. I’m told that the Internet is full of such lies and worse.
— Casual comments by Obama about how he looks different from the usual politician immediately led to accusations that he was using the “race card” to make points with blacks.
— McCain has been pushing ideas that are questionable at best, for example, a reduction in gas taxes or more offshore oil drilling.
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