Read more smear campaign stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7065/smear-campaign.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:13:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70971/vast-right-wing-conspiracy-returns-with-same-cast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans may be "less receptive" to right-wing messages than they were in the days of Bill Clinton, but as the former president put it last week on Meet the Press , the “vast right-wing conspiracy” that threatened to destroy his presidency is making an encore appearance—and it's surely “as virulent...http://www.newser.com/story/70971/vast-right-wing-conspiracy-returns-with-same-cast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:28:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39787/meet-the-man-calling-obama-a-muslim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pernicious rumors that Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim can be traced to one man, the New York Times reports: Andy Martin, a failed lawyer and politician known for his anti-Semitic comments and frivolous lawsuits. In 2004 Martin released a press release calling Obama a Muslim, and he has...http://www.newser.com/story/39787/meet-the-man-calling-obama-a-muslim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 8:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39408/mccain-resorts-to-atwaters-bag-of-dirty-tricks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBefore Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd reminds us, it was Lee Atwater who masterminded the Republican smear campaign, and his demolition of Michael Dukakis was his greatest, dirtiest success. Atwater painted the 1988 candidate as a weak Harvard-educated elitist with a weird last name, a man who supported "the Scary Black...http://www.newser.com/story/39408/mccain-resorts-to-atwaters-bag-of-dirty-tricks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Oct 2008 11:15:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39313/races-sharper-attacks-run-economic-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama and John McCain continue to sharpen their verbal barrage on each other ahead of tonight's debate , with Sarah Palin even going so far yesterday as to denounce Obama as "not one of us." But in economic upheaval, both candidates risk sounding off-message or even irrelevant, writes Adam Nagourney...http://www.newser.com/story/39313/races-sharper-attacks-run-economic-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:21:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39241/in-08-its-the-issues-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite the accepted wisdom that “superficialities” win American elections, “substance is in this year,” writes Michael Tomasky in the Guardian . Just look at the public response to the debates and the financial crisis: Without zingers or folksy winks, Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the debates in “literally every poll...http://www.newser.com/story/39241/in-08-its-the-issues-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 9:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39074/fake-polls-smear-muslim-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ugly tactic of “push polling” has resurfaced in key swing states, as fake pollsters seek to influence voters with scam questions that present an unfavorable view of Barack Obama, the Guardian reports. On one call, a Jewish voter in Pennsylvania says, she was asked if she would vote for...http://www.newser.com/story/39074/fake-polls-smear-muslim-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 12:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37779/mccains-lies-cross-the-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPoliticians often stretch the truth, but John McCain has taken things to a new level, writes Joe Klein in Time. Journalists usually play softball when criticizing candidates’ falsehoods, but now even the restrained New York Times editorial board is calling McCain a liar. McCain’s campaign has been a “ceaseless assault”...http://www.newser.com/story/37779/mccains-lies-cross-the-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Sep 2008 12:59:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37109/obama-blasts-macs-phony-outrage-in-lipstick-flap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama fired back today at a McCain campaign ad claiming he smeared Sarah Palin, calling the tactic "phony outrage and Swift Boat politics," the Washington Post reports. Obama used the phrase "lipstick on a pig" to describe John McCain's policies during a campaign stop yesterday, which the McCain camp...http://www.newser.com/story/37109/obama-blasts-macs-phony-outrage-in-lipstick-flap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 15:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36378/mccain-hires-strategist-who-smeared-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublican strategist Tucker Eskew, who helped smear John McCain in the 2000 primaries, is now on board the GOP candidate’s campaign and will prep Sarah Palin for her role, reports Jake Tapper on ABC News. “He's one of the best and most collaborative talents in Republican politics,” a McCain rep...http://www.newser.com/story/36378/mccain-hires-strategist-who-smeared-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 7:00:29 CDT