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Obama said he strongly condemned Russia during it’s invasion of Georgia. Fact check time. Obama and McCain on the day of the Russian invasion of Georgia:
Obama
“I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict,” Obama said in a written statement. “Now is the time for Georgia and Russia [...]

Barack Obama said the following about meeting unconditionally with Iran and other extremist regimes during a debate in 2007:
QUESTION: “[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge [...]

Obama interrupted McCain’s answer on Iraq to defend his positions. Yet, here is his opinion on the surge from this year:
“There is no doubt that because we put American troops in Iraq, more American troops in Iraq, that they are doing a magnificent job. They are making a difference in certain neighborhoods. But the overall [...]

Barack Obama is again showing his deep disrespect for John McCain, by calling him ‘John.’ He has repeatedly  interrupted Senator McCain during his responses, and has attempted to talk over him on multiple occasions. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly refers to Senator McCain as ‘John McCain.’ McCain always addresses Obama as ‘Senator Obama.’ He [...]

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Williams Ayers: You’ve heard the name, but do you really know much about the man? Do you know how closely he is tied to Barack Obama — from influencing his early political career to education to fundraising? An in-depth look at the man Obama calls “a neighbor,” but who is more like a political blood brother, even today.

Obama talks a lot about equal pay for women, but does he deliver? The rhetoric and the reality collide in ways that anyone who cares to do the research can discover. The truth is that Obama pays women considerably less than he pays men; he employs women less; and he has consistently engaged in sexist remarks (see other articles such as “Ludacris Rap”). John McCain actually DOES pay women equally — and often more than — he pays men, and even picked a woman as his running mate. A look at the straight talk on the candidates.