Posted by Dave on 10/10/08 at 04:17:27 pm
Categories: Campaign 2008

John McCain has chosen to go after Michelle Obama:

The McCain campaign is now broadening their attack on Obama's past association with William Ayers to include Michelle Obama -- even though McCain has repeatedly said spouses should be off limits during the campaign.

The attack? Bernardine Dohrn, Ayers' wife and fellow former Weatherman, went to work in 1984 for the major Chicago-based national law firm of Sidley & Austin, and three years later, Michelle joined the mega-firm as well.

That's the entire attack. We wish we were joking. But we aren't.

Hmm... how does that compare to what John McCain said a few months ago:

In a statement back in June, the McCain campaign said: "Senator McCain agrees with Senator Obama that spouses should not be an issue in this campaign, and he has stated that position frequently."

So does that mean that John McCain would be okay if the Obama campaign started talking about John McCain's first wife? Or talking about Cindy McCain (John's current wife) and her drug addictions? Somehow I do not think that John McCain would be okay with that.

John McCain has taken this campaign to a brand new, and despicable, level. He and his campaign have attempted to brand Obama as a friend of terrorists. He and his campaign have attempted to blame Obama, via ACORN, for both the current economic crisis and voter fraud. He and his campaign have used language that is drenched with racial undertones. And now he and his campaign have decided to go after Michelle Obama.

Eight years ago John McCain's primary campaign got destroyed by evil campaign tactics by the Bush campaign, attacking Cindy for being a drug addict and attacking the McCains' adopted daughter as an illegitimate child. They, of all people, should know how evil a dirty and sleazy campaign is. The John McCain and his campaign are doing everything that they can to make this dirtier and sleazier.

John McCain should be ashamed.

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