Obama On Olberman: " They’re not telling the truth." (Full Transcript & Video)

[kpete]

They’re not telling the truth. You know, I mean, it’s — I think we’ve all gotten accustomed to being able to spin things in politics. But when you’ve got somebody who was for a project being presented as being against it, then that, you know, stretches the bounds of spin into new areas.

And you know, as far as John McCain is concerned, you know, I think that Senator McCain has, on occasion, broken with his party, but this notion that, as he said at his convention, that he would tell the lobbyists that they’re not going to be running Washington anymore, who is he going to tell, his campaign chairman, Charlie Black, his campaign manager, Rick Davis, two of the largest corporate lobbyists in Washington with client lists that extend into every major industry?

You know, there is just a sense that they’re making these assertions that ignore the facts of their campaigns and their past history. And I think people should be troubled by that.

Full Transcript & Video:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/08/obama-on-countdown-mccainpalin-stretching-the-bounds-of-spin/#more-32631

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1. AP headline: Obama accuses Republican rivals of dishonesty

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Obama.html

This is for everybody complaining that Obama didn't say "lie" when talking about this on Olbermann's show.

[jkshaw]

2. And Keith tried very hard

to get him to use it!

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3. Good thing he didn't, or that would be the headline and McCain would be playing the victim.

[JimWis]

5. I agree

I have seen it before, Obama got a little defensive, don't remember the details, and it came right back from the republicans the next day. That's how the repugs work, foul the waters so that it becomes a dirty political battle and voters get turned off about voting, from both sides. Obama chooses to take the high road, not fall for their tactics, and let the repugs hang themselves. And they will, just wait. Barack knows what's he's doing.

[Dark]

4. Just fucking call them liars!

This will lose us the election, again. We need to call them on their bullshit, and in no uncertain terms. When they lie, they arent just "not telling the truth," they're lying and he should call them on it.

If he isn't careful, especially with his moving to the center, he'll start to lose some of the support he's gathered.

Please Obama, go on the offensive. Nail them.