Numerous media outlets have reported all or part of Sen. John McCain's statement rebuking Sen. Barack Obama for his decision to forgo public financing in the general election without mentioning that during the primary, McCain signed a loan that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan.
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The story shows the big corporate press echoing negative republican responses to Obama choosing to forgo public campaign financing funds, and their failure to mention the illegal chicanery used by McCain in dropping out of public financing for the primary and using matching payment funds for loan security. Obama did a smart strategic reversal when presented with good situational data. McCain flop-flipped and managed to also commit a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. This is a worthy example of right wing press bias documented by Media Matters. It so extensively presents multiple examples, that it almost serves as an echo of the right wing press, if you don't keep focused reading it.
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