McCain/Palin now lying in order to raise money

(Before you go to bed tonight, donate to Barack Obama by clicking on the box to the left. He doesn't have to lie to raise money.)

Palin must think her fundamentalist base is pretty stupid if she thinks he has to lie to them in order to fundraise. Then again, Palin lied to the American people when she said she opposed the Bridge to Nowhere (she supported it only two years ago), she lied when she said visiting Ireland is part of her extensive foreign policy experience (she stopped in Ireland for a brief stop-over and some duty-free shopping). So we've gotten used to Palin's lies already. It comes with the territory. When you've got nothing good to say about yourself - or in Palin's case, nothing to say period - you have to make stuff up. And she does, like a pro.

Here's NBC's take:

This afternoon, the McCain campaign issued a Palin fundraising solicitation for the joint McCain-Palin-RNC fund. (After this week, McCain no longer can raise money after accepting $84.1 million in public funds, but the Republican National Committee and state parties can.) "I cannot tell you how special last night was for me and how enthused I am to be John McCain's running mate," Palin said in the email solicitation, adding: "Unfortunately, as you've seen this week, the Obama/Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family and John McCain. The misinformation and flat-out lies must be corrected." Unless we're mistaken, neither Obama nor Biden nor the campaign has attacked Palin's family. In fact, Obama said this after it was revealed that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant: "I have said before and I will repeat again: I think people’s families are off limits, and people’s children are especially off limits. This shouldn’t be part of our politics, it has no relevance to governor Palin’s performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories." Reached for comment about the charge, RNC spokesman Danny Diaz cited a comment Obama's Florida spokesman made noting (incorrectly, it seems) that Palin supported Pat Buchanan, whom Jews -- at least according to this spokesman -- have called a "Nazi sympathizer." But Diaz didn't cite a single Obama or Biden charge against Palin's family.