Democrats Launch a New 'Lie Counter' Site
By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post
If any evidence were needed of the new, aggressive response by Democrats to Republican charges, a new Web site from the national party should dispel any doubts.
The site, "Count the Lies," will go live Monday, targeting what the Democratic National Committee says are falsehoods coming from Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party.
The total so far, according to the Democrats: 51 since McCain wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination in February.
McCain has been criticized by independent groups and the media over a recent and significant uptick in the number of unsubstantiated claims in his ads.
Seizing on those reports, the new Democratic Web site sports a "Lie Counter," which the DNC says will increase every time McCain or his surrogates offer what it regards as an untruth.
McCain aides have steadfastly stood by their ads and reject the criticism as biased and unfair. They say they are merely responding to months of harsh and unfair attacks from Sen. Barack Obama.
That point was made by President Bush's former top political adviser, Karl Rove, on Sunday morning. But Rove cast doubt as well about some of McCain's ads.
In response to a question, Rove said on "Fox News Sunday" that McCain has "similarly gone one step too far, and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the 100 percent truth test.''
Washington Post
If any evidence were needed of the new, aggressive response by Democrats to Republican charges, a new Web site from the national party should dispel any doubts.
The site, "Count the Lies," will go live Monday, targeting what the Democratic National Committee says are falsehoods coming from Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party.
The total so far, according to the Democrats: 51 since McCain wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination in February.
McCain has been criticized by independent groups and the media over a recent and significant uptick in the number of unsubstantiated claims in his ads.
Seizing on those reports, the new Democratic Web site sports a "Lie Counter," which the DNC says will increase every time McCain or his surrogates offer what it regards as an untruth.
McCain aides have steadfastly stood by their ads and reject the criticism as biased and unfair. They say they are merely responding to months of harsh and unfair attacks from Sen. Barack Obama.
That point was made by President Bush's former top political adviser, Karl Rove, on Sunday morning. But Rove cast doubt as well about some of McCain's ads.
In response to a question, Rove said on "Fox News Sunday" that McCain has "similarly gone one step too far, and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the 100 percent truth test.''
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