Proof that the McCain campaign is now running on fumes, the scare tactics continue to inexhaustibly be thrown around. Senator John McCain is banking on the fact that the American people will make the obvious association that Senator Barack Obama is in fact a socialist terrorist who either wants to spread American wealth or secretly give passports to terrorists across the globe.

With the semblance of any real issue being thrown out the window, this campaign has become strategically xenophobic in it's approach to politics. It is despicable that this campaign continues to run on the notion that the American public will put their hatred of the outside world ahead of their economic needs.

The recent strategy happens to be due to the sudden emergence of Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi, a supporter of Palestinian rights. The McCain campaign (alongside its other mouth pieces and cohorts) are demanding that the Los Angeles Times release a tape which supposedly shows Khalidi lavishing Obama with praise at a dinner with Bill Ayers present. ...

Despite Khalidi's past denial, McCain and Governor Palin have referred to him as a former spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization. And although Khalidi has publicly criticized Israel, he and Obama have both said they hold very different views on Israel.

Welcome to the the return of the mysterious, scary, terrorist-friendly , Barack Obama that the McCain campaign would love for the American public to somehow eat up despite every other source outside of Fox News pointing to the contrary.

The Times contends that it in fact broke this story several months ago about Obama's connection to Khalidi, and will not revisit a story which it has already covered. In addition, the tape was given to them by an anonymous source under the conditions that they not release it to the public. Typical of this liberal media with it's journalistic integrity.

As is symptomatic of this campaign, McCain has ties to Khalidi which may lead you to believe that he has a thoroughly inept political team or that he believes that the American people have bought into his "us against the media" dynamic.

Back in the 1990's, while chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, with one being worth half a million dollars.

The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi's group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of "sociopolitical attitudes." --According to the Huffington Post.

Throughout this election season, the McCain campaign has been scrutinizing, bemoaning and attempting to manipulate the media yet the issues haven't been able to stand up. For every Bill Ayers, there is a G. Gordon Liddy and for every cry of socialist, there is Palin saying to the New Yorker's Philip Gourevitch, "We're set up, unlike other states in the union, where it's collectively Alaskans who own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs."

In the midst of his 2000 campaign, McCain went on MSNBC's 'Hardball' and was asked by a woman whether it was socialism that her father should be taxed more for being in a larger tax bracket, to which he responded, "Here's what I really believe: When you reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more.

Maybe it's that part of the American spirit that loves to see a good fight that has allowed McCain's attacks to go unmolested into the public drinking pool. Truth be told, Barack Obama has run such a near flawless campaign that he dominates on the issues. Win or lose, he will go down as one of the greatest political forces in history because of the tremendous power of this campaign.

The American people have heard accusations of betraying the troops, teaching kindergartners all about sex, putting lipstick on a pig, being a proponent of infanticide, wanting to spread American dollars and being a friend of terrorists and would still prefer a president with a level head, a strong plan for the economy, and who talks about issues... that they care about; go figure.