"How many more times are McCain and Repugs going to repeat what is a thoroughly baseless charge?"

[jefferson_dem]

TIME: "How many more times are the McCain campaign and the Republicans going to repeat what is a thoroughly baseless charge?"
John Aravosis (DC) · 7/30/2008 10:50:00 AM ET · Link

From Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent for TIME:

This front-page account in the Washington Post is absolutely consistent with what I know, based on my reporting, about Obama's cancelled visit to Landstuhl. So how many more times are the McCain campaign and the Republicans going to repeat what is a thoroughly baseless charge?

The problem for McCain, as I noted below, is that if you're going to lie in an effort to defame your opponent, you'd better hope you don't get called on it. McCain and his staff and his surrogates have repeated this lie so many times, including airing a false TV commercial, that McCain can no longer blame it on a mis-speak or a staff screw-up. He said it himself. He approved a TV ad. McCain approved of a coordinated strategy to falsely slime Obama as un-American. That only works if the media is willing to play along. And clearly, now it isn't. McCain is going to have to go into major damage control on this one. But that may not be enough. The maverick has left the building. Whatever moron on McCain's staff came up with the bright idea to lie about Obama's patriotism, to use our troops as political props, is about to witness John McCain's fabled temper. Of course, in the end, McCain approved of this strategy and embraced it, so he has no one to blame but himself.

http://www.americablog.com/2008/07/time-how-many-more-times-are-mccain.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. Until every last lemming and dittohead have it memorized

[TwilightGardener]

3. Right--the lie has to reach critical mass--they're hoping the truth never does.

That's how you swiftboat.

[BOSSHOG]

8. I believe it was Mark Twain who said

"Always tell the truth and you will never have to remember anything." Too bad those with values don't realize how that would make their campaigning so much easier.

[treestar]

2. And why doesn't the librul media repeat over and over that

McSame followed the same rules, and also that he didn't go there when he went to London and Paris:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6546074

[Danieljay]

4. Until John McCain wins in November. I hate these bastards. n/t

[thereismore]

5. Until enough of it sticks. Then they'll find a new one. nt

[donco6]

6. Baseless, schmaseless - it's never mattered before.

They'll keep trumpeting it until the election is stolen.

[Thrill]

7. Problem is MSM doesn't call them on it. So it works with voters.