Politifact.com: Even Toned Down “Experiment with Socialism” Socialism Charge Is Wrong.

October 28th 2008 in Lies

“The McCain campaign went from tiptoeing around allegations that Obama is a socialist, to outright calling him one. Sen. John McCain’s campaign has seized on Sen. Barack Obama’s offhand remark that he wants to ’spread the wealth around’ to allege Obama is a socialist. So no, Obama’s tax increase on those making more than $250,000 would not represent a transformation of the U.S. system of government. His desire to ’spread the wealth’ through progressive taxation makes him no less a capitalist than McCain, or Lincoln. Palin’s allegation that Obama wants to ‘experiment with socialism’ seems designed less to inform than to inflame.” [Politifact.com: http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/oct/27/playing-dirty-s-word/]

Fact Check.org: McCain/RNC Ethics Ad Off the Mark.

An ad released jointly by the McCain-Palin campaign and the RNC claims Obama “rewards his friends with your tax dollars” and calls his actions “unethical.” Some of what the ad says is false or misleading. Here are the facts: The ad claims that Obama supporter and Chicago real estate developer Allison Davis received $20 million [...]

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Politifact.com: Sarah Palin is “Pants on Fire” Wrong — Barack Obama Would Not “Experiment With Socialism.”

“Sen. John McCain’s campaign has seized on Sen. Barack Obama’s offhand remark that he wants to “spread the wealth around” to allege Obama is a socialist. Even in the context of a heated presidential campaign, that’s a remarkably incendiary accusation. It’s become a standard part of the McCain campaign rhetoric, uttered by surrogates and candidates [...]

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