Republican presidential nominee John McCain, a self-proclaimed tell-it-like-it-is maverick, keeps saying his running mate, Sarah Palin, killed the federally funded Bridge to Nowhere when, in fact, she pulled her support only after the project became a political embarrassment. He accuses Democrat Barack Obama of calling Palin a pig, which did not happen. He says Obama would raise nearly everyone's taxes, when independent groups say 80 percent of families would get tax cuts instead.Even in a political culture accustomed to truth-stretching, McCain's skirting of facts has stood out this week. It has infuriated and flustered Obama's campaign, and campaign pros are watching to see how much voters disregard news reports noting factual holes in the claims.
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I notice that this is written by Charles Babington who was a Washington Post reporter for several years -- he's one of the few people at AP who has been critical of McCain this election cycle.
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The line "self-proclaimed tell-it-like-it-is maverick" is the most accurate description of McCain so far.
Babington has taken some hits against Obama as well --
I guess journalists doing their job and pointing out the inconsistancies is not OK. Amazing.