It doesnt bother me so much that candidates for political office advertise themselves through various forms of media. What bothers me is that for the last few weeks, I have seen hundreds of ads on tv for congressional elections, and maybe 1% of them actually PROMOTE the candidate. Is there anything good about our candidates TO promote? Our the politicians really
that bad?
WHY CANT THERE BE ANY POSITIVE ADS INSTEAD OF ALL THIS @!#$ SLINGING??
I guess the question I am posing for discussion is:
Is negative campaigning really more effective? Do people respond better to naming the bad guy rather than the good guy?
I would figure that too, but in light of all the annoying negative ads, I am much more impressed by the simple, positive ads. I have more respect for that candidate, whether they are red or blue.
Politicians spend a boatload of cash to run an election. If negative ads didn't work, they wouldn't spend the money.
I don't like "smear campaigns", but it's the only way to really find out who's been doing what. All candidates lie their asses off, so you can't believe anything they say. At least the negative ads are based in facts somewhere...
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WannaBzee (aka BadAceDesign) wrote:Our the politicians really that bad?
Yes. Next question...
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The only thing every single person from every single walk of life on earth can truly say
they have in common is that their country is run by a bunch of fargin iceholes.
Political mudslinging if anything encourages me NOT to vote for the one "throwing the mud". There are several ads in PA where they have posted all out lies. It irritates me. Tell me what you ARE going to do for the voters and public, not how bad the other guy is
Who wants to hear good news?
Seriously.
If they did, they'd neve sell a tabloid... EVER!
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All the more reason to have both candidates square off for Wrestlemaina--at least turn it into the curcus entertasinment act it is.
And that's not bashing Wrestling--they at least admit it is what it is.
After all, i think it would be funny as hell to see Bush and Clinton square away in a lubberjack match with the entirety of congress being the lumbercjacks with Clinton's theme song being "Chubby Chicks and Sodomy" and Bush's being "Dumb-ass country boy"
Goodbye Callisto & Skaši, Hello Ishara:
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The only thing every single person from every single walk of life on earth can truly say
they have in common is that their country is run by a bunch of fargin iceholes.
I re-iterate my solution to all things political...
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Bust a deal face the wheel!!! We run Bartertown on Dirty Muffins!!! HAHA!!!!! Joke!
GAM rules!!
OOPS you ain't the former Dirty Muffins!!!
For Oregon's governor race we haven't seen that much mudslinging that I've heard, but I've been getting annoyed with ads for the current governor taking credit for things he really had nothing to do with, except reluctantly signing. I really wish there was some way to force truth in political ads.
The ship I was on for vacation had a Colorado feed for News info, and there was a lot of mud slinging.
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