Obama quote taken out-of-context. McCain uses it as weapon.

McCain said he would never run a smear campaign, yet all he seems to do is attack Obama with slander and lies.

The McCain camp is already using an out-of-context quote by Obama as a weapon, trying to paint Obama as self-aggrandizing.

Unfortunately, he seems to be getting an assist from a Democrat.

The Washington Post reported that Obama met in a closed door session with House Democrats Tuesday night, in which he talked about his recent trip abroad.

There’s no actual tape of the event, but one Dem quoted Obama as saying, “I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions,” and wondered whether this was all ego.

However, today House leadership aides pushed back against interpretations of this comment, saying Obama was actually trying to deflect attention from himself.

What Obama actually said was, “It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign — that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol.”

So what was a statement about hope, that reflected humility, is now being used to attack him, to show he has a self-inflated ego.

Listen, I’m the first to admit ANYONE running for President has a lot of ego, McCain and Hillary included. But to actually use what Obama said in the exact opposite way it was meant, is slander.

And shame on the House Dem, whoever he or she is, who started spreading this. I don’t know what that person’s motivation is. Does this person really feel they need to undermine Obama’s candidacy to give McCain a boost? Do they really want to see McCain elected and give us more of Bush’s failed policy? Does this person not think this country has already sunk low enough?

And shame on McCain for allowing his advisors to hit the airwaves to spread propaganda and slander. I used to have some respect for McCain. That’s long gone. He has shown in recent days how despicable he can be. Even Andrea Mitchell called one of his ads an outright lie.

Recently Bush Sr. admitted he was a little jealous of the attention and crowds Obama was attracting in Europe. He said this it seems on behalf of McCain as well, with whom he was standing-side-by-side.

Well, McCain, it’s fine if you are a little jealous. But then find your own way to give American hope, without degrading your opponent’s. You should listen to the members of your own party who are voicing that they are not happy with your negative campaign.

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