But if the talking heads and the Obama campaign don't get this in the country's face, all the yabber in the world will do no good.
The Los Angeles Times notes that this week news organizations and independent watchdog organizations "seemed to reach a consensus to say 'enough' to the McCain camp's efforts to demonize Barack Obama."
"It got so bad... that FactCheck.org -- one of the nonpartisan journalism websites heroically trying to strain truth amid all the sound and fury -- had to put out an extraordinary news release. It chastised John McCain's campaign for -- now get this -- distorting FactCheck's debunking of distortions."
In a related article, the AP notes that "even in a political culture accustomed to truth-stretching, McCain's skirting of facts has stood out this week."
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