Howard Kaloogian, the far right propagandist who helped to recall Gray Davis in California and who also led the lynch mob against CBS in response to their planned biopic of Reagan, is at it again, lending his strategtic thinking and amassed resources to smear Obama. Their tactic? Yet another attack - using selected, badly decontextualized/chopped up quotes from Obama, who appears to be discussing how religion can be distorted toward right wing and discriminatory ends, so as to suggest that Obama is "mocking the Christian heritage" of the U.S. The smear against Obama here is so disgracefully disengenuous and yet, typical, it seems to me of Republicans. Will McCain renounce this? (I'm not holding my breath for that possibility.)
Here is the truly disgusting ad that these lowlives are preparing to broadcast.
The official sponsor of this, a PAC called Our Country Deserves Better offers the following additional smears
Why We Oppose Obama
HIGH TAXES
Barack Obama has announced his support for higher taxes. We believe our next President must stand for lower taxes and less wasteful government spending.
WEAKNESS ON NATIONAL DEFENSE
Obama has demonstrated a complete naivitae on foreign policy, and weakness on issues of national security. We believe America's next President and Commander-in-Chief must understand that peace comes from strength - and that evil (whether it be Islamic jihadism or Russian aggression) must be confronted with toughness and resolve.
EMPTY ENERGY POLICY
Obama has offered vague and simplistic positions on our nation's energy policy. We believe that this nation must achieve as much energy independence as possible, and expand our options to include domestic energy exploration (including offshore oil drilling), a greater embrace of nuclear power, as well as increased usage of alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources. Until we do, we will not only be beholden to foreign energy suppliers in the Middle East, but we will also be transferring untold billions of dollars from the United States to regimes hostile to our nation, some of whom are state sponsors of terrorism.
UNCONTROLLED BORDERS
Obama has stood with those who support lax border enforcement and incentives for continued illegal immigration. We believe America must have secure borders and that those who come to this country must have respect for the rule of law.
JUDGES WHO WILL UNDERMINE CONSTITUTION
Obama has indicated he will appoint liberal judges who likely will serve as activists who legislate from the bench. We believe our nation is best served by judges who are guided by adherence to the constitutional principles that have made this nation great.
LIBERAL THROUGH AND THROUGH
Obama has a track record of advocating very liberal positions on many social and cultural issues. We believe that America is not well served by a President who does not support embracing a "culture of life" and who is dismissive of common sense conservative positions.
Each and every one of these smears us an outright lie, and the last of these is a smear on liberalism itself.
Links to this video are also being spread by websites like Townhall.Org, under the headline: "BARACK OBAMA SINKS TO A NEW LOW!"
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
And, here is some further light shedding on Kaloogian as well as a piece on him byKos himself.