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Don’t Lie to Letterman, McCain

Hellmut, September 25, 2008May 17, 2011

From Andrew:
“You may get away with lying to the rest of us, but this man is powerful enough to expose you – and ridicule you. Here’s another surreal moment in a campaign where pop cultural figures are standing up to raw lies and power as effectively as the MSM. More effectively, in fact:”

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Comments (6)

  1. Seth R. says:
    September 25, 2008 at 9:03 am

    I’m utterly bewildered by this behavior. Not upset, not negative or anything. Just confused.

    What’s he doing?

    Reply
  2. Hellmut says:
    September 25, 2008 at 10:24 am

    I suspect that he doesn’t know himself.

    Reply
  3. Craig says:
    September 25, 2008 at 10:31 am

    He’s panicking.

    He realises his VP pick is going to cost him the election (even more so than before), he won’t let her talk to anyone in the media, he’s afraid to be interviewed himself in a setting where he can’t control the interview, so he makes up a panicked, transparent lie.

    Reply
  4. Seth R. says:
    September 25, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Sen. Reid apparently called on both candidates to stay out of it and let Congress do its job without turning this into a big Presidential photo-op.

    Reply
  5. Seth R. says:
    September 26, 2008 at 6:28 am

    And now the entire negotiation has apparently blown up as both sides got sidetracked with posturing for the upcoming presidential election.

    Nice going John.

    Reply
  6. Craig says:
    September 26, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    I loved John Stewart’s analysis of the situation on last night’s Daily Show.

    Reply

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