Thursday, September 11, 2008

One of the slimiest ads ever

One of the slimiest ads ever has been released by the McCain-Palin campaign, telling one of the most base lies ever. Please read the Fact Check finding and then look at the great You Tube video. Here is the first part of the Fact Check item, their link, then the video link.

"Off Base on Sex EdSeptember 10, 2008

A McCain campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" was a bill to teach sex ed to kindergarten kids. Don't believe it.

Summary

A McCain-Palin campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" in the area of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." But the claim is simply false, and it dates back to Alan Keyes' failed race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004.
Obama, contrary to the ad's insinuation, does not support explicit sex education for kindergarteners. And the bill, which would have allowed only "age appropriate" material and a no-questions-asked opt-out policy for parents, was not his accomplishment to claim in any case, since he was not even a cosponsor – and the bill never left the state Senate.
In addition, the ad quotes unflattering assessments of the Illinois senator's record on education but leaves out sometimes equally harsh criticism directed at McCain in the same forums."

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/off_base_on_sex_ed.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk
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