Claim: McCain was a bit off the mark when he said Obama did not repudiate the remarks of Democratic Rep. John Lewis. Obama did release a statement that said he "did not believe" McCain "or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies." But he did agree with other parts of Lewis' statement. Here's the story: On Oct. 11, Lewis, an activist during the Civil Rights movement, published a statement on the Politico Web site that said in part: "Sen.
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Verdict: mccain was a bit off the mark when he said obama did not repudiate the remarks of democratic rep. john lewis. obama did release a statement that said he "did not believe" mccain "or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to george wallace or his segregationist policies." but he did agree with other parts of lewis' statement. here's the story: on oct. 11, lewis, an activist during the civil rights movement, published a statement on the politico web site that said in part: "sen.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2008-10-15T19:37:48