Comments on: New McCain Ad: Obama Favors Sex-Ed For Kindergartners

[robertseattl]

In the GOP World:
Facts = Yellow Journalism.
Lies = OK if you are Popular

[grammamillie]

Why is John McCain helping men who want to have *** with boys and girls?

[robertseattl]

The John McCain of 2000 was an honorable man.

The John McCain of 2008 is a shame.

It is sad.

[J Snow]

Sarah Palin cheats her Alaskan constituents by padding her expense accounts:

The offical residence and office of Alaska%u2019s Governor are in Juneau, the state capital, but governor Palin has preferred working out of a satellite office in Anchorage (550 West 7th Avenue), a short drive from her Wasilla home. Quite understandable, and better for the family.

But Mrs. Palin has still been claiming Juneau as her "work station," and claiming a "per diem" travel and housing allowance for staying in her own home, sleeping in her own bed. 19 months in office; 312 per diems, $17,000 for sleeping in her own bed.

Most governments at any level and most U.S. corporations it would be considered fraud and grounds for dismissal if not legal action.

There are other items of interest in Governor Palin%u2019s travel documents, the most curious (and spurious) are those charging the State for her family%u2019s travel "on official business."

I guess the old saying holds true, "There is honor among Republican thieves."

[camper320]

Obama supported "age appropriate" ***-education for children as a means of teaching them what was proper or inproper touching, as well as to protect them against pedophiles. McCain and Palin should be ashamed of their gutter tactics. The Obama campaign should sue them for libel.

[cheekygal-2009]

I didn''t think this campaign season could match the filth and lies of the past campaigns where Bush et al told so many lies about McCain and spread rumors that the ignorant believed. If people want McCain this time around they should have put him in office last time he ran and maybe over four thousand of our children and thousands upon thousands of Iraqis would be alive today. MAYBE, but then McCain is another Bush so if elected we will have more foreclosures, people losing their jobs overseas, no health-care etc. Do you Americans care? Apparently not as many simply will not vote for a black man and would rather see the United States crumble further and go the way of the Roman Empire. We are on that slippery slope! Please wake up America and don''t buy into McCain''s campaign lies. Investigate and see out the truth for yourselves. God is once again being used for evil purposes and this time by Palin and McCain. GOD HELP US!!!

[unsatified amex customer]

I am outraged by the political maneuvers that the McCain campaign is using. This might be the most despicable political ad I have ever seen. My friend said, "People should absolutely vote their interests, but NOBODY should accept something that crosses the line as the aforementioned ad does. With this ad, John McCain and his camp have shown they have absolutely no moral compass. The ad twists an effort to protect children from predators into something sick. It is disgusting, deceitful, manipulative and dangerous. While some people think this type of education should be left to parents, the fact is many young children are victimized by family members. So, the question is, what kind of parent doesn%u2019t want their child or grandchild (or any others who might not benefit from having a loving and/or educated family at home) to know how to be safe, to know what is inappropriate from people they%u2019re otherwise taught to trust? Shame on anyone who puts out this kind of trash%u2026 and shame on anyone who is so desperate to believe in their candidate that they can%u2019t both acknowledge this kind of thing as the outrageous filth it is AND call their candidate out on its inappropriateness." And I further feel that using ugly piercing sarcasm and perjured statements are as unacceptable as using our children in political ads. I am so disappointed that potential leaders in our country could sink to this low level. I am a female independent...but oh so Democratic this year.

[camper320]

Obama supported "age appropriate" ***-education for children as a means of teaching them what was proper or inproper touching, as well as to protect them against pedophiles. McCain and Palin should be ashamed of their gutter tactics. The Obama campaign should sue them for libel.

[camper320]

Obama supported "age appropriate" ***-education for children as a means of teaching them what was proper or inproper touching, as well as to protect them against pedophiles. McCain and Palin should be ashamed of their gutter tactics. The Obama campaign should sue them for libel.

[mattcat25]

Republicans intrinsically seem to hold an obscure, distorted and perverse view on sexuality.

[timberagain]

john43218: Did you read the article at all? The McCain ad is lying to you! They''re hoping you just read their misleading headlines.

"Obama supported provided information to children on what to watch for when with an adult they don''t know, such as inappropriate advances or touching."

The truth is QUITE THE OPPOSITE of McCain''s lying ad. MC CAIN IS A LIAR!

[phdiva-2009]

CBS: SHAME ON YOU FOR USING THIS MISLEADING SALACIOUS TITLE FOR THIS STORY. YOUR REPEATING/ENDORSING MCCAIN''S ATTACK ON OBAMA. DO YOUR JOB AND REPORT THE NEWS, DON''T TRY TO SLANT IT.

The media needs to challenge McCain about how misleading and demeaning this ad is.

This is the most offensive presidential attack in history, worse than Willie Horton, worse than swiftboating. Calling somebody a pedophile is worse than calling them a coward. Let''s not ignore the racial implications of this ad. They are invoking the "black man as sexual predator and threat to white women" stereotype with the image of Obama with a photograph of little white girls. In some images, it seems that they have actually darkened Obama''s skin. Even the movement of his photograph over the school images is designed to make him look like he''s physically moving, and thus stalking the children.

I expect the media to stop running scared from McCain and Palin and do some actual reporting and truth-telling here.

I expect the Obama campaign to come out with something stronger than a printed statement. They need to sue for libel, demand the withdrawal of the ad, and demand an apology to Obama and his family.

This is a new political low and the victims are not only the Obama family, but American children. I''m shocked by how vicious this is.

Americans who vote for the McCain Palin ticket and its non-existent economic plan deserve to lose their houses.

[missglo]

MCcains acts as if they are in the Kindergarten with these Nick picking comments. Every day, we can be assured that some Silly finger-pointing message. Will come out. And the sad part is, the News Media is repoting it. Could we as Americans has dropped this Low?

[whatithink1]

I have LOST all respect for John McCain. How he can equate teaching children to recognize inapropriate touching with *** education is BEYOND ME.

The GOP is evil.

How sad. Let''s just hope that voters will see through this.

[ubrew12]

Obama''s idea of ***-ed for kindergartners must have come from realizing what happened to Palins daughter, and how to prevent it if ''mom'' wont.

[dinslc]

McCain was an honorable man in the past.

The McCain of today is a dishonorable, power-hungry, liar.

I have lost any shred of respect i had for McCain.

[orcoastliz]

Perhaps a petition would be effective in accomplishing pressure against the McCain Machine. Send a petition from those of us who are equally appalled by these tactics to the most receptive media. It would take some coordination, but there are many political savvy and connected folks who might help us to start the ball rolling. I don''t have the info, but I''d put my John Hancock on it to do my part.

[keigwyn]

I decided to research the claim made by this ad, and I discovered that it was nothing but defamatory, and twists the truth in a way that is shameful and downright immoral.

The actual bill, BTW, is called SB00099, not SD 99. And you can look at it at the Illinois General Assembly website:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=99&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=734&SessionID=3&GA=93

In short, the bill was designed to add sexual-predator awareness education and comprehensive ***-ed to children in the 6-12 grades, and first aid and alcohol/drug/peer pressure awareness in 5-12 grades. It never targeted children in grades lower than 5th grade, and it required parents to comment on the curriculum and opt-out measures for the AIDS and ***-ed components for parents who did not want their children to learn this material.

This ad is vile, and defamatory. If you are as offended as I am, ask the networks, the FCC and FTC to take it off the air!

[keigwyn]

I decided to research the claim made by this ad, and I discovered that it was nothing but defamatory, and twists the truth in a way that is shameful and downright immoral.

The actual bill, BTW, is called SB00099, not SD 99. And you can look at it at the Illinois General Assembly website:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=99&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=734&SessionID=3&GA=93

In short, the bill was designed to add sexual-predator awareness education and comprehensive ***-ed to children in the 6-12 grades, and first aid and alcohol/drug/peer pressure awareness in 5-12 grades. It never targeted children in grades lower than 5th grade, and it required parents to comment on the curriculum and opt-out measures for the AIDS and ***-ed components for parents who did not want their children to learn this material.

This ad is vile, and defamatory. If you are as offended as I am, ask the networks, the FCC and FTC to take it off the air!