McClatchy: Out of bounds! McCain misstates Obama sex-ed record

[dkf]

By Margaret Talev | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Throw the flag against: The McCain-Palin campaign.

Call: Unsportsmanlike conduct.

What happened: A new 30-second TV ad attacks Barack Obama's record on education, saying that Obama backed legislation to teach "'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners." The announcer then says, "Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family."

Why that's wrong: This is a deliberately misleading accusation. It came hours after the Obama campaign released a TV ad critical of McCain's votes on public education. As a state senator in Illinois, Obama did vote for but was not a sponsor of legislation dealing with sex ed for grades K-12.

But the legislation allowed local school boards to teach "age-appropriate" sex education, not comprehensive lessons to kindergartners, and it gave schools the ability to warn young children about inappropriate touching and sexual predators.

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Penalty: 15 yards for the McCain campaign's deliberate low blow.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/155/story/52169.html

[FourScore]

1. k/r

[gauguin57]

2. Why does Grampy McCain not want children warned about sexual perverts? Does he hate children?

Things that make you go hmmmmm

[Hope And Change]

3. K & R!Thanks for posting!

[chill_wind]

4. K & R. The NYT has taken aim at it, as well:

Here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7023918&mesg_id=7023918

[dkf]

5. Its sad, but just to see reality based reporting seems like a triumph.

[Ganja Ninja]

6. There a difference between misstating and deliberate lying.

Just thought I'd point that out.