tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344655463026618501.post9142400848798981125..comments2023-10-12T08:46:12.991-04:00Comments on 84RULES: Governor Palin Attacks Obama-Ayers Connection, Obama Campaign Responds With Misleading Smears84ruleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03114981487959612297noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344655463026618501.post-51293346361030125992008-10-06T14:53:00.000-04:002008-10-06T14:53:00.000-04:00Yes, Steve, they are slimy. And if I recall right...Yes, Steve, they are slimy. And if I recall right, Barack Obama put out a television ad mocking certain McCain advisors for being lobbyists while his own campaign employs lobbyists and employs people who were a part of the Fannie/Freddie meltdown. (e.g. Franklin Raines, Jimmy Johnson, Jamie gorelick, et. al.) Barack and his supporters should not be throwing stones from within these glass houses.<BR/><BR/>But as to your comment about McCain in the Keating Five, I used the term "exonorated" because that was the term used by the <I>New York times</I> and also used by Robert S. Bennett, the Democrat Lawyer who investigated the Keating Five and recommended that no action be taken against McCain or Glenn.<BR/><BR/>Having said this, I understand how you think it is "so convenient" that facts like that get swept under the rug, especially by Obama supporters like Rahm Emanuel.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could take it upon yourself to remind Rahm Emanuel and others in the Obama campaign of these facts.84ruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114981487959612297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344655463026618501.post-41133714219744817372008-10-06T13:33:00.000-04:002008-10-06T13:33:00.000-04:00Sigh. Guilt-by-association smears are slimy. The P...Sigh. Guilt-by-association smears are slimy. <BR/><BR/>The Pharisees smeared Jesus by pointing out that he was keeping the company of prostitues, sinners, tax-collectors.<BR/><BR/>Who anybody is friendly with is an irrelevant distraction and is character assasination.<BR/><BR/>What is important is specific actions, especially actions taken in the context of public service.<BR/><BR/>John McCain was not censured by the Senate Ethics Committee, true. But he was NOT EXONERATED by that body. He was, in fact, reprimanded. How convenient that this fact gets swept under the rug by McCain supporters.<BR/><BR/>"Exercising questionable judgement" is the phrase, and it's an exceedingly valid point for discussion, particularly when McCain brags about being "exonerated" in this affair. <BR/><BR/>I think we need officials who don't "exercise questionable judgement" in their official capacities.SteveMDFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023680327735781469noreply@blogger.com