It's kind of sad, really

Even though the "voter fraud" hysteria has been continually debunked by legitimate news and information outlets, the McCain campaign continues to harp on it (just as they do the "Obama is going to take all of your money" argument, also wholly debunked, but I digress).

If you take just a moment to think about it, you'll realize how off base and, frankly, bananas the argument is. If any fraud has actually occurred, it would be called voter REGISTRATION fraud, meaning it would be caught before any voting occurred. Do you really think the men and women overseeing the voting at the polling place would really let Mickey Mouse vote? There are checks in place to make sure neither I nor Amanda Huginkiss vote more than once (or at all if I don't exist). You know this. Take a deep breath; it's okay.

Still a little worried? FackCheck.org is a good place to visit. It's nonpartisan, btw. The McCain campaign has been peddling that ACORN is out to destroy democracy. (I'm not exaggerating the terminology - Sarah and John say "destroy democracy.") Quoting FactCheck, "There's no evidence of any such democracy-destroying fraud." ACORN employees have been investigated for voter registration fraud and some have even been convicted of it, but prosecutors explain that the employees did so in an attempt to get paid for work they didn't do, not to encourage illegal voting. They are trying to cheat their employer, not democracy. A comparison being thrown around is that the McCain campaign's accusations toward ACORN is like calling Macy's a criminal organization because a Macy's employee has been caught shoplifting. Only slightly hysterical. No ACORN employee has been convicted of election fraud. You can take another deep breath.

So why is it sad? John, Sarah, and all of their peeps know that what they are saying isn't true, but they've got nothing else. Obama exaggerates too, but he doesn't flat out lie in order to scare people. (Okay, so palinaspresident.com is super scary, but Obama didn't create it or endorse it, nor is he arguing that oil drilling would actually occur in the White House front lawn if Republicans win, which is kind of doomsday exaggeration the Republicans are using against him.) That, my friends, is why it's sad.