Some fact checking on the ad war:
The Pinocchio Test
For the second time in less than a week, the McCain campaign has strung together a series of media quotes to create a fundamentally dishonest ad. The ad creates the erroneous impression that Obama was behind the false attacks on Palin. It repeats an unsubstantiated claim by a conservative commentator as if it is proven fact. The overall result is an untruthful, misleading ad.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-.../?hpid=topnews
The Pinocchio Test
Nobody expects television ads to be fair and objective analyses of public policy. Almost by definition, the ads are partisan sales pitches, designed to promote one political brand while running down the rival brand. But they should not misrepresent the record of the other side and should clearly distinguish quotes from non-partisan news sources from standard political rhetoric. The McCain "education" ad fails this test.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-.../?hpid=topnews
http://www.whistlestopper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73631
