Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu May 29, 2008 at 12:02 PM Pacific

Did McCain coordinate Obama attack with swiftboaters?

Vets for Freedom is a swiftboat-style group attacking Barack Obama, and the McCain campaign is using the exact same attack. Last week, HuffPo broke the news about the close ties between the two organizations. Now the question is: have they  coordinated their messages? If so, they are breaking the law.

Watch this video comparing a Vets for Freedom ad with the attack lines used by John McCain and his co-chairman Lindsey Graham who until yesterday was on the swiftboating group's board of advisors. It seems obvious there was message coordination, especially given the tight links between the two groups.

Already, the McCain campaign has been forced to ask Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, both McCain campaign co-chairmen, to take leaves of absence from the group. However, two members of McCain's campaign team still maintain roles with the organization.

Now will the mainstream media cover this potential scandal of illegal campaign activity?

Did McCain coordinate Obama attack with swiftboaters?

Vets for Freedom is a swiftboat-style group attacking Barack Obama, and the McCain campaign is using the exact same attack. Last week, HuffPo broke the news about the close ties between the two organizations. Now the question is: have they  coordinated their messages? If so, they are breaking the law.

Watch this video comparing a Vets for Freedom ad with the attack lines used by John McCain and his co-chairman Lindsey Graham who until yesterday was on the swiftboating group's board of advisors. It seems obvious there was message coordination, especially given the tight links between the two groups.

Already, the McCain campaign has been forced to ask Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, both McCain campaign co-chairmen, to take leaves of absence from the group. However, two members of McCain's campaign team still maintain roles with the organization.

Now will the mainstream media cover this potential scandal of illegal campaign activity?

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