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CNN airs McCain ad attacking Obama over troop funding vote, but ignores McCain's own record

Summary: CNN aired clips of what correspondent Jim Acosta called a "new ad from John McCain" that "makes one of the most explosive charges of the campaign, accusing Barack Obama of endangering American soldiers by voting to cut off funds for the war." Despite mentioning that Obama said in the September 26 presidential debate that "he opposed that bill because it lacked a timeline for troop withdrawal," Acosta failed to note Obama also pointed out that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Posted by wolf kotenberg

At what time did McCain end his campaign suspension ?

Posted Saturday September 27, 2008 7:37:40 PM EDT / Flag this comment

Posted by m_mccain2016 in reply to wolf kotenberg

3 seconds after making the announcement that he was suspending his campaign.

No I take that back, my friend who works at a bar said that while McCain was making the announcement on one of the TV's in the bar, the TV next to it was playing the McCain ad (Mavericks). So apparently McCain is such a maverick that he no longer exists in the same reality we do.

Posted Sunday September 28, 2008 8:33:47 AM EDT / Flag this comment

Posted by djasper2761

I saw this ad this afternoon. It mad me laugh and then I thought to myself: "How shameless. Evidently, there is nothing mickey c won't say to win". mickey c lost the debate BIG TIME and he is pulling out all the stops.

Posted Saturday September 27, 2008 7:39:02 PM EDT / Flag this comment

Posted by wolf kotenberg

And furthermore, where was Mccain when they voted for the GI Bill ?

Posted Saturday September 27, 2008 7:39:36 PM EDT / Flag this comment

Posted by djasper2761 in reply to wolf kotenberg

Not being a GI, I would not know about that. I do recall a friend (GI Nam) telling me something about this way before mickey c was on the radar. I do know Obama did not ultimately vote to cut off funding for the troops. This would be political suicide. Right?

Posted Saturday September 27, 2008 7:43:18 PM EDT / Flag this comment