Fact Check on Ayers:
Tonight, John McCain said: “Mr. Ayers, I don’t care about an old washed up terrorist, but as Senator Clinton said in her debates with you, we need to know the full extent of that relationship.” FACT: Obama And Ayers Are Not Close. Obama Has Deplored The Violence Committed By Ayers And The Weather Underground When He Was Eight Years Old.
Fact Check on Support for Bush:
Tonight, John McCain said: “It is very clear I have disagreed with the Bush administration. I have disagreed with leaders of my own party. I have the scars to prove it, whether it be bringing climate change to the floor of the Senate for the first time, whether it be opposition to spending and earmarks, whether it be the issue of torture, whether it be the conduct of the war in Iraq, which I vigorously opposed, whether it be on fighting the pharmaceutical companies on Medicare prescription drugs, importation, whether it be fighting for an HMO patient's Bill of Rights, whether it be the establishment of the 9-11 commission. I have a long record of reform and fighting through on the floor of the United States Senate. [Presidential Debate, 10/15/08] FACT: McCain Has been a reliable supporter of George Bush
Fact Check on Trade:
Tonight, Barack Obama said: “I believe in free trade, but I also believe that for far too long, certainly during the course of the Bush administration, with the support of Senator McCain, the attitude has been that any trade agreement is a good trade agreement, and NAFTA doesn't have, did not have enforceable labor agreements and environmental agreements.” FACT: McCain offers more of the same Bush trade policies
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