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Oct 16, 2008, 11:27AM

Facts Schmacts.

Does fact-checking reinforce the notion that all politicians lie to some degree?

Interesting argument:

"It is becoming wallpaper," says Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, echoing a sentiment shared by both of this year's presidential campaigns. "After a while, you get enough of a pattern on the wall you don’t even know it’s there."

“Are we succeeding in penetrating the electorate and getting people to understand what is true and not? I don’t know the answer to that one," Adair said. "I think we’ve done a great job in getting it out, and I do a lot of TV and radio, and the Web traffic is way, way up, so I believe there is more opportunity for people to see this stuff.”

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