Thursday, October 30, 2008

Obama Is Friends With Bad People Part ? (can't remeber what part because this has happened too many times)

The McCain has started using robo-calls in many states, this time criticizing Obama for being involved with Chicago Business man Antoin Rezko who was convicted in June on corruption charges. Rezko raised funds in the past in support of Obama's campaign's and advised Obama about house purchases, even buying a property next to Obama's house and selling Obama some of the property. The Obama campaign responded to the accusation by calling the attacks "desperate" and bringing up the Keating scandal. This attack follows multiple attacks by the Republican's about Obama's character and patriotism including attacks about his relationships with Bill Ayers and Rashid Khaled. This campaign has most definitely taken a turn towards blatant mudslinging and attacks. The ironic thing about these character attacks is that McCain's running mate was probed earlier in the campaign about the inappropriate firing of an Alaska State Trooper for personal reasons, and recently has been investigated and reprimanded by the press using state funding to pay for her children's travel. Are McCain and Palin truly the crusaders against corruption they claim to be? I will let you answer that question.

1 comment:

Kevin Lee said...

I think McCain and Palin do try their best against corruption, but it's just that their ideals differ from ours. I don't think that McCain or Palin could get to where they are today if they didn't try their hardest.

I like to believe that politicians cannot get to where they are through manipulation alone, but that they need to have the drive to run the country. I think corruption happens when temptation overcomes them.