It was sloppy wording on my part to say the smears are all coming from the McCain campaign. I have no knowledge that that is the case. It serves their purposes just as well if this stuff starts elsewhere.

>I've been kind of following all this, and honestly from what I can dig up, it seems to me that a lot of the smears against Obama revolve around the growth of viral emails and blogs. Where these things start is anybody's guess. Whether this stuff is started by the actual McCain folks or by ultra right folks who hate the thought of Obama in the presidency is for someone else to prove. But the truth is, I can find almost nothing that is directly traceable to McCain or his staff.
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>I disagree that it's all being invented by Obama and his camp though (unless of course, they started the virals themselves - unlikely). It seems to be coming from out of the cloud somewhere, and Obama is responding to it.
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>>Prove what? That there are more smears coming from the McCain campaign than the Obama campaign? I really don't know how anyone would "prove" that.
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>>>OK, Mike, I'm tired of this garbage. PROVE IT, pal. Prove your nonsense. That's all I ask - prove it.
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>>>>>There is no muslim smear campaign and no black smear campaign. If there is, it is less vocal then the anti-McCain campaign.
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>>>>In several years of reading your posts this is the first time I have thought you are living in a dream world.
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>>>>>I'd post about a REAL smear campaign against Obama that is starting some place that may REALLY hurt him. I won't though, even though it is starting in the highschools and my daughter has heard it numerous times. If I posted it here, I can just imagine what the result would be. People like Mike don't see anything but that he is a victim. I would be accused of starting the smear campaign. Get ready folks. The sh_it is gonna hit the fan if the media ever gets a hold of it. My daughter came home and told me what they are now calling Obama. You won't like it one bit. It's difficult to fight it though without it being brought out.
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>>>>Coyness does not become you. I'm sure we can handle it.