Wash Post's E. J. Dionne: McCain "running a disgraceful, dishonorable campaign"

[jackstraw45]

E.J. Dionne hits the nail on the head again....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/11/AR2008091102827.html

Tiptoeing Through the Mud

By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, September 12, 2008; Page A15

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- It has been hard to remember lately that the country is in the midst of one of the most consequential presidential elections of our lifetimes.

The campaign is a blur of flying pieces of junk, lipstick and gutter-style attacks. John McCain's deceptions about Barack Obama's views and Sarah Palin's flip-flopping suggest an unedifying scuffle over a city council seat.

The media bear a heavy responsibility because "balance" does not require giving equal time to truth and lies. So does McCain, who is running a disgraceful, dishonorable campaign of distraction and diversion.

But Obama bears responsibility, too: His task is to remind Americans that the stakes in this election are far higher than the matter of who said what and when about Palin. He isn't doing that.

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[AldebTX]

1. I SO Disagree

Obama is reminding them about the stakes of this election. The problem is the media would rather talk about lipstick. Obama's statements just don't make the news.

I watched the day after the lipstick on a pig comment was made. He incorporated what the REAL issues were into his stump speech. Besides Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann ....NO ONE covered it.

[Fire1]

2. andf for that reason,somebody in the Obama camp..........

better wake up and realize that nice guys finish last.

[jackstraw45]

3. Did you read the whole article?

I couldn't quote the whole thing for copyright reasons but this is towards the end:

"McCain has shown he wants the presidency so badly that he's willing to say anything, true or false, to win power. Obama can win by fighting for what he believes. What he can't do is wait for the media to call McCain out -- although they should -- or expect voters to know he'll fight for them when they are not yet sure that he's willing to stand up for himself. "