OBAMA TRIES TO MAKE MCCAIN OWN NC-GOP ATTACK AD

Republican Nominee has Requested in Writing that Ad be Pulled, but Obama Blames him Anyway

[Ben Smith's blog-Politico.com ]

According to Politico’s Ben Smith:

“Obama's camp is aiming to make McCain own Republican attacks he says he's trying to stop, and to prevent the development of what someone today called a "good GOP, bad GOP routine.”

Team Obama says:

"The fact that Senator McCain can't get his own party to take down this misleading, personal attack ad raises serious questions about his promise to the American people that he will run a civil, respectful campaign."

Responds McCain spokesman Brian Rogers:

“Barack Obama has time and again refused to step forward and personally condemn repeated attacks on John McCain’s character and integrity by the Chairman of the DNC -- not a state party -- nor outrageous attacks by his surrogates Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Ed Schultz. We’ll start taking lessons from Barack Obama when he displays one ounce of the decency and courtesy that John McCain has shown in his campaign.”