TW: The Fembot and McCain brought Ayers/Wright out of their slimebox over the weekend. Obama figured a little counter-punch would not hurt. Rolling Stone has a great piece puncturing the McCain as Maverick mythology. There is a ton of stuff flying around. I am going to merely post the links for those interested.
The Rolling Stone- McCain "the faux maverick"
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/1
Obama wants folks to remember McCain was very cosy with Charles Keating of the S&L crisis
http://keatingeconomics.com/
The Economist asks- "Do we really have to go there"
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/10/obama_to_remember_keating_five.cfm
This pathetically fawning Bill Kristol (he hearts him the fembot something fierce ) infomercial/commentary piece this morning from the NYT that has really gotten the mud brawl going (just like he wanted it to)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/opinion/06kristol.html?hp
Update: McCain speaks with new theme- "Obama as the Manchurian Candidate"- sad really that our system encourages this behavior
http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/10/mccains_manchurian_candidate_a.html
Barbara Walters tries to rein in Hasselbeck's smearing routine but fails on the View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTtjwuvG0AY
Update II: Conservapedia appears to be a insidious attempt at cloning wikipedia. Viewing two of its bios gives you a taste of the alternate universe in which some conservatives appear to inhabit. When Obama's bio starts with "allegedly born in Hawaii" you know you are headed to some dark places. Shockingly the fembot's bio is somewhat hagiographic.
http://www.conservapedia.com/Barack_Obama
http://www.conservapedia.com/Sarah_Palin
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