Last night, I posted video of an interview McCain did in Des Moines. When questioned about the ad that was run stating Obama was for "early childhood sex education", he very defensively insisted it was true.
On NPR's Morning Edition this morning; he repeated it again; saying:
"It's factually correct. It's absolutely factually correct, and you can go on my Web site and you can see the exact language of the bill that Senator Obama sponsored......I'm proud of the campaign we are running, the ads are factually correct. And if someone named factcheck.org or anybody else doesn't agree with it, I respectfully disagree with their conclusions."
Factcheck.org says this misleading statement dates back to Alan Keyes' fail race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004. Obama was never a sponsor, and the bill never left the state senate.
Politifact.com calls this a "Pants-On-Fire" lie, one of six that they state John McCain has told. In fact; there have only been FOUR "Pants-On-Fire" lies about John McCain and Sarah Palin, COMBINED, but there have been approximately TWENTY "Pants-On-Fire" lies told about Obama alone.
Washington Post's Fact Check: 3 pinocchio's
This is combined with the numerous times the question has come up by reporters, columnists, and in blogs.
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