The McCain campaign debuted this new ad yesterday, called "Folks," which highlights Barack Obama's National Journal ranking as "the most liberal Senator." From johnmccain.com:
Despite Barack Obama's protests, the truth is very clear that Barack Obama is the most liberal member of the United States Senate. The ad will be televised nationally.
But, how clear is it, and just where did that "folks are lying" quote, used throughout the ad seemingly as Obama's lame response to the ranking, actually come from? From Oliver Burkeman's campaign blog at guardian.co.uk:
the "folks are lying" quote isn't taken from Obama's response to the National Journal ranking at all. (It actually comes from his response to the National Right To Life Committee over "born-alive infant" laws in Illinois.)
And here's what Charles Green of the National Journal had to say about the magazine's rankings.
Finally, here's what The New York Times wrote about the campaigns this morning.
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