Ethics

Congressman Lies About "Real Americans"

By Ed Brayton

I'm getting so tired of this relentless crap from the McCain campaign about "real Americans" I could vomit blood. Here's yet another example, and there's a bonus; not only did a McCain warm up act say that liberals hate "real Americans," he did so while accusing the Democrats of engaging in class warfare AND while discussing how important it was not to say something dumb that the media might quote:

He yielded the microphone to Representative Robin Hayes, who prefaced his comments by saying it was important to "make sure we don't say something stupid, make sure we don't say something we don't mean." Republicans, he reminded the crowd, were kind people. Plus, he added, the liberal media had shown itself eager to distort such remarks. With the crowd duly chastened and put on best behavior, he accused Obama of "inciting class warfare" and said that "liberals hate real Americans that work and achieve and believe in God."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).