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What Would You Ask John McCain?

2008-11-22T10:56:17Z

Tell us what you would ask John McCain and you could win a free REAL McCain shirt.

John McCain has been secretive, duplicitous, downright dishonest about so many issues, from his economic platforms to the release of his medical records. That's why we created our REAL McCain series, which you have made successful by spreading these videos in an effort to hold McCain accountable.

Tell us what issue you would ask McCain to come clean about and why. The team at Brave New Films will review comments to select 50 winners to receive a free REAL McCain t-shirt. And you will receive a free Brave New Films video subscription just for entering the contest.

Here are just some of the insightful questions people have posed to McCain:

Kyle from Ohio would ask: "Why did you deny your campaign ads were 100% negative? You've been running a smear campaign from the beginning."

Adam from Wisconsin would ask about the economy: "I would ask McCain how he can be so optimistic about off shore drilling. The big short to medium term problem with drilling is that there are no off-shore drilling rigs available. All the companies that own and operate the rigs (such as Transocean) have all their rigs locked up in long-term contracts. So not only is it not going to affect oil prices anytime soon, we won't even be able to drill offshore for a long time."

Shadi from Texas would ask: "How can you claim to put country first when you; ate cake for your birthday with Bush during Katrina, support nuclear power and claim it can be safe, and want to keep fighting a war which we can never win and only costs us money and brave soldiers lives?"

Winners will be determined on Monday, October 27th. Each winner will be immediately mailed a REAL McCain t-shirt, so enter today!

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PALiN vs. PALeN

2008-10-30T15:32:58Z

Sarah Palin LIES and distorts the truth while the other Palen calls her out!

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McCain U: What Economic Policy?

2008-11-17T16:25:53Z

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2008/analyzing_mccain.html

“What’s rather stunning about Sen. McCain’s proposals…is their magnitude, and the magnitude of the tax relief that is devoted solely to people at the very top,” Gene Sperling, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, told the audience. Sperling was a participant in the economic panel, which was moderated by Robert Gordon, also a Senior Fellow at CAPAF, and included Jared Bernstein, Director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute. Prior to the panel, James Kvaal, Domestic Policy Advisor for CAPAF, provided an overview of McCain’s economic plan.

The panelists focused on the president’s influence on the distribution of wealth and national regulatory policies. Referring to McCain’s economic policy, Sperling said, “I don’t think I have ever seen anything quite like that.”

Sperling pointed out that all major presidential candidates from both parties support extending the Bush tax cuts for people earning under $250,000, but McCain supports an additional $110 billion in tax cuts for those with incomes above that amount. Additionally, McCain has proposed corporate tax cuts of over $175 billion. “The difference between him and most progressive candidates…is about $300 billion per year,” said Sperling.

The panelists agreed that McCain’s plan to offset these tax cuts by eliminating earmarks and holding down spending was unrealistic, with Bernstein comparing cutting earmarks to “bringing a thimble to a crater.” “This notion that we can hold the line on spending is a complete abstraction,” said Bernstein. To offset tax cuts, “you’re going to have to go after the entitlements, and that’s actually what worries me the most.”

Because they favor the wealthy, the Bush and McCain tax plans “exacerbate the inequalities in the system,” Bernstein said. Sperling added, “corporate profits have not been a problem. The problem has been wages and ...

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The Real McCain 2: Over Half a Million Views in 24 Hours!

2008-11-04T10:23:56Z

This is truly spectacular: within 24 hours, The Real McCain 2 has skyrocketed to over half a million views! It's the #1 most viewed video on YouTube right now, and it's getting loads of love on Digg as well. These numbers put us right up there with many cable news shows, as you can see from the ratings. The difference between us and them, however, is that we're spreading our message virally through the web. We're also spreading the truth about John McCain.

This incredible feedback clearly indicates that what the general public wants to see (and what the corporate press has failed to show) is an accurate portrayal of McCain. So continue to pass this video along to all of your family, friends, and colleagues.

We need to end the mainstream media's love affair with McCain, and we need to end it now!

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