Shading -- or ignoring -- truth on the campaign trail

[liberal N proud]

By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 14, 2008
For weeks, John McCain and his campaign have made claims contradicted by reality: Barack Obama favors sex education for kindergartners and insulted Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; Palin sold her state plane on EBay and turned down federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."

Obama has argued that McCain doesn't understand voter concern about the foundering economy and -- attention, Michigan voters -- has refused to support loan guarantees for the auto industry.

If any of those statements rings true, then a campaign adage has proved itself again: Repeat something often enough, and it becomes real, even when it isn't.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/campaign08/newsletter/la-na-truth14-2008sep14,0,2835354.story

[Skwmom]

1. Shading or ignoring the truth? How about calling it what it is? LYING!