Paper That Was Basis For McCain Claim Of Obama-Raines Link Says He's "Exaggerating Wildly"
John McCain's claim in an ad yesterday that former Fannie Mae CEO Frank Raines is a leading adviser to Barack Obama is based largely on a Washington Post article reporting that Raines had "taken calls" from Obama's campaign "seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters."
The notion that that makes Raines a leading adviser to Obama himself, of course, is a pretty ridiculous stretch.
Now The Washington Post's very own fact-checker has declared that the McCain campaign is "exaggerating wildly," dismissing the Raines claim as "particularly dubious."
That's nice to hear. But we have to take issue with the notion that the McCain camp's assertion is "particularly dubious." In truth, when compared to some of the more ambitions and even epic falsehoods that we've heard from the McCain campaign in recent weeks, this latest act of deception sounds like an angel's hymn.















"exaggerating wildly"
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
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September 19, 2008 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nah, my grandkids say "itza lie" and that sounds about right to me. And sadly, now McCain has joined the lying and he tells as many whoppers as Palin does. Well almost. But alas, I must admit, Palin is the Queen of all lies.
September 21, 2008 12:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
What's a shorter word for "Exaggerating Wildly"?
Oh, yes! I remember now: LYING!
September 19, 2008 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
John Sidney McLiar
September 19, 2008 3:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lol man Mccain cant buy a break from his "base"
September 19, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
He cut off their barbecue and donut supply, so what can they do?
September 19, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
They're swinging from the tires.
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September 19, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Act like Journalists? Nah that would be to much to ask.
September 19, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Would they know how even if they wanted to?
September 19, 2008 1:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Obama camp released an email correspondence between Raines and Carly Fiorina where Carly emailed Raines and asked him point blank if it was true he was an adviser to Obama and Raines responded saying there was no truth to that.
So the McCain camp knew that the ad was false but still decided to air it.
September 19, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah... Carly Fiorina, the gift that keeps on giving.
And who is surprised by this given all of the other falsehoods that the McCain campaign has been propagating?
I'm glad that someone is calling them on SOMETHING...
http://thepajamapundit.com/
September 19, 2008 2:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
My, my: aren't we feeling our snark today!
September 19, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
That line sounds like the one from the Daily Show during the DNC:
"Every time Barack Obama speaks, an angel has an orgasm"
True quote!
September 19, 2008 2:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
I love the smell of desperation in the morning. Intrade needs to start taking bets on when McCain goes off (publicly) on his staff or curses during the debates. It's going to happen....
September 19, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or during a rally when Sarah says "the Palin-McCain Administration."
September 19, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
After that Empire Strikes Barack spoof from a few months back, I can't help but get the image in my head of Vader finally breaking, picking up the emperor guy, and throwing him into that pit in Return of the Jedi (right movie? Sorry, not a Star Wars expert by any stretch.). Substitute McCain for Vader (and remember how he always stands right behind Palin when she's talking) and Palin for the emperor and put them on a stage at a rally, add soundtrack, and you have a pretty funny visual.
September 19, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
McVader using the "C" word as he throws the Empress Palin into the pit. Yup.
September 19, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're teasing, right?
She's already said that.
September 19, 2008 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
And yet there are so many who think he's a man of honor and integrity and not the shell of a man who sold his soul to the worst elements of the Republican Party for a presidency he feels he was cheated out of eight years ago.
September 19, 2008 2:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Somebody needs to check the air pressure in the tire swing.
September 19, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe a McCain aide can do it... after all they've got all those cool "Obama Energy Plan" tire gauges laying around.
September 19, 2008 3:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
It can, again, truly be said that McCain is fullern shit than a christmas turkey.
Liars have to have too good a memory, and Geezers little grey cells ain't up to the task.
September 19, 2008 2:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
OT But listen up please:
TBogg, some friends of mine, Act Blue and I don't know who else has started a drive to send donations to Planned Parenthood in honor of Sarah Palin.
Here's the link to donate to PP in honor of someone:
https://secure.ga0.org/02/pp10000_inhonor
for the address to send the acknowledgment, use:
McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street
1st Floor
Arlington , VA 22202
This is spreading and it is looking like Sarah will receive thousands of thank yous from Planned Parenthood. It would be great if some of you would join in. This could make it into the media.
September 19, 2008 2:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Only do that if you've maxed your $2300 to Obama for the election cycle.
September 19, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just did. Great idea.
September 19, 2008 3:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
{{{MWAAH!}}}
September 19, 2008 3:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
damn it, tena, great minds think alike. i just finished donating and was gonna post it!
you rock, sistah in taos!
September 19, 2008 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks! I got an email from a friend this morning about it. It was damn fun to send $25 to PP in Sarah Palin's "honor."
Hee hee!
September 19, 2008 2:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thera - you can send as little as $10.
She still gets the card.
;)
September 19, 2008 2:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks!
September 19, 2008 2:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
DONE!
September 19, 2008 3:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain lying? Never! McCain is an honorable man. He was a POW. I know I am right. I have read about both his honor and POW status in all the papers.
September 19, 2008 2:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
I only sent $5. Can't afford more....and it is so worth it that McCain headquarters is going to get tons of thank you notes from Planned Parenthood!!!!!!!
This made my day!
September 19, 2008 2:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
$5! I'll do it!
Let them eat cake!
September 19, 2008 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
I misstated the minimum.
I'm not very sharp today. I didn't sleep well last night.
Ok, back to the subject - have y'all seen that damn vid clip Josh has up of McLame saying he "regrets the negativity" of the campaign? That lying old son of a bitch -
September 19, 2008 3:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, old John regrets the "negativity" only when he is getting a face full of truth from the good guys.
As long as they keep lying about Barack, we will keep telling the truth about McCain.
September 19, 2008 3:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think it was the most pathetic display of outright hypocrisy I've seen, maybe. (that's an awfully tough call after these last 8 years)
September 19, 2008 3:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thera - and renegademom, thanks.
This really could turn into something.
:)
September 19, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
O, and TheraP - Mr. Tena told me last night that he has maxxed out. I had no idea he had!
I've got a little ways to go.
I agree Obama comes first.
September 19, 2008 3:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Did everyone go home early today?
September 19, 2008 3:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good piece by Justin Fox about the credit/housing, Fannie/Freddie, and regulation/deregulation. It turns out it's all McCain's fault. Actually, Fox is joking but it's actually closer to the truth than McCain's claims that it's all because of Obama:
http://time-blog.com/curious_capitalist/2008/09/is_mccain_right_about_fannie_a.html
September 19, 2008 3:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
So sad, so sad. It didn't have to be this way. If only Obama had accepted John McCain's invitation to those town hall meetings, none of this would have occurred.
September 20, 2008 3:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
I normally don't do this but I just found this article about obama and fannie mae and i thought you might like to read it.
Barack Obama's Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Connection
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Lehman Brothers collapse is traced back to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two big mortgage banks that got a federal bailout a few weeks ago.
Freddie and Fannie used huge lobbying budgets and political contributions to keep regulators off their backs.
A group called the Center for Responsive Politics keeps track of which politicians get Fannie and Freddie political contributions. The top three U.S. senators getting big Fannie and Freddie political bucks were Democrats and No. 2 is Sen. Barack Obama.
Now remember, he's only been in the Senate four years, but he still managed to grab the No. 2 spot ahead of John Kerry — decades in the Senate — and Chris Dodd, who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.
Fannie and Freddie have been creations of the congressional Democrats and the Clinton White House, designed to make mortgages available to more people and, as it turns out, some people who couldn't afford them.
Fannie and Freddie have also been places for big Washington Democrats to go to work in the semi-private sector and pocket millions. The Clinton administration's White House Budget Director Franklin Raines ran Fannie and collected $50 million. Jamie Gorelick — Clinton Justice Department official — worked for Fannie and took home $26 million. Big Democrat Jim Johnson, recently on Obama's VP search committee, has hauled in millions from his Fannie Mae CEO job.
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and this came right from a reliable source.
so
September 20, 2008 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Right. John Gibson is a reliable source? Please troll elsewhere.
September 20, 2008 1:06 PM | Reply | Permalink