The Democratic Party went on the offensive on September 15, 2008 launching a new website called Count the Lies and releasing a commercial entitled, Honor. Count the Lies includes articles from independent, nonpartisan fact checkers regarding claims either made by John McCain directly or as part his Republican presidential campaign. 51 "lies" were listed and debunked the day the website was launched.Boston.com: McCain Campaign One of Dishonor (September 15, 2008)
Quotes
- "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.''—Karl Rove, President Bush's former top political adviserWashington Post: New Lie Counter Website (September 15, 2008)
- "John McCain's decision to run one of the most dishonest and dishonorable presidential campaigns in history is one more reason to reject his promise of more of the same failed policies and broken politics."—Damien LaVera, DNC spokesmanBoston.com: McCain Campaign One of Dishonor (September 15, 2008)
- "This latest ad by Barack Obama is a desperate effort to move away from talking about his thin, but alarming record on the issues, and it isn’t going to reform Washington or strengthen our economy.”—Tucker Bounds, John McCain spokesmanBoston.com: McCain Campaign One of Dishonor (September 15, 2008)
