Posted on 09/20/2008 7:48:57 PM PDT by reaganaut1
The wholesale descent into Swift Boat campaigning has been blocked — for now — by a federal judge in Virginia. But voters should not rest easy. A group calling itself The Real Truth About Obama is appealing the ruling.
The group aims to block federal regulations so it can spend unlimited money on a commercial smearing the Democratic nominee as a zealous proponent of any and all abortion on demand — “at any time during pregnancy, as many times as a woman wants one.”
If the group were to win on appeal, it would signal open season for countless stealth groups to flood the remaining weeks of the campaign with underhanded attack ads. The courts must uphold the law, heeding the Federal Election Commission’s warning of “serious harm to the public” if the attack group prevails.
Posing as a mere “issue advocacy” operation, the group’s ad attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position. It even employs an Obama-like voice pledging to make taxpayers pay for abortions, help minors conceal abortions from their parents, and legalize late-term abortions.
To spread these lies, the group wants an injunction against the election commission’s disclosure and spending rules, instituted after the Swift Boaters of 2004 were belatedly ruled in violation of election law.
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the group’s ad attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position...'Nuance':
Politician speak, usually by democrats, that use five dollars words strung ad infinitum in order to lie about, or hide, your true position on a subject.similar to: "I have a plan for 'that', see my website"
Only Democrat's are entitled to "nuanced positions". If Hussein supports a late term abortion bill, but later says that determining when life begins, that's a "nuanced position". If Sarah Palin, in fact, brought action on the "bridge to nowhere" to a halt, she's "lying", unless she also explains that she at one time supported the bill. No nuance allowed for evil Republicans.
True.
Because to the MSM all Democrat Pols have the IQ of Einstein and Stephen Hawking combined. As such they think in the abstract and speak in nuance (or French at home) -- as its the only way the dumb electorate could ever hope grasp their high ideals and goals. (yessa massa. youze be knowin what's best for us)
While republicans are inbred dolts who made their money by shear luck on the backs of the poor, or inherited it and can only count as high as their golf score. They only care about tax shelters and cocktail hour at 'the club'.
(Speaking of Cocktail Hour, is Fatso Kennedy still sucking air?) /s
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