Chicago Sun-Times: McCain Misleading Public in Role Ayers Played in Obama Political Career.

October 15th 2008 in Lies

“Obama said McCain–running ads featuring Ayers with Sarah Palin making him an issue on the stump–never said anything to his face. Ayers did not came up in the first two presidential debates. If McCain continues to insist that Obama launched his political career from Ayers’ Hyde Park living room, he is misleading the public by overplaying the size and significance of Ayers’ early support. Obama’s campaign really was launched when he got the backing of then state Sen. Alice Palmer (D-Chicago), who wanted him to replace her as she was planning a run for Congress. Palmer’s backing gave him entrée into local influential political circles.” [Chicago Sun-Times, 10/15/08: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/ayers_alone_did_not_launch_oba.html]

Washington Post Fact Checker: McCain’s Small Business Tax Claims Wrong.

“John McCain made two assertions on corporate taxes, one that small businesses pay 50 percent of the taxes and the other that U.S. corporations are among the highest taxed in the world. Both are wrong. All corporate income taxes–including giant corporations and the smallest of businesses–account for only about 14 percent of federal revenues raised [...]

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FactCheck.org: McCain Gets in Wrong on Imports.

“McCain described Colombia as the ‘largest agricultural importer of our products.’ Actually, Canada imports the most U.S. farm products, and Colombia is far down the list.” [FactCheck.org, 10/16/08: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_debate_no_3.html]

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