| The_vagabond7 said: I totally agree with sql that full disclosure is better than no disclosure. If he has ties, let people know the extent of them. Unfortunately this is politics, and we both know that just letting the public know that he has ties to this man isn't the McCain camps goal. The goal isn't disclosure, it's fear mongering. And they aren't going to give facts, they are going to make insinuations, and run ads that have pictures of Obama with bombs strapped to his chest. I'm all for giving the public information, I'm very much against trying to scare the public into liking you. |
Vagabond is seeing the main intent here.
Do you think the McCain camp would give a shit about this at all if the guy hadn't been charged with terrorism charges? NO! They don't give a shit about the funding he gave to educational groups. They give a shit about whether or not they can scare people into thinking Obama is a secret Muslim extremist who will blow up Washington.
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