If I see one more negative ad...

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I'm gonna throw a brick into the TV!

 

[itsbob]

I'm gonna throw a brick into the TV!

It's been two minutes, what did the TV do when the brick hit it??

 

[vraiblonde]

Negative ads are important to the information process. ALL candidates come out and say that they'll do this and that and blah blah blah. But the ONLY way you'll know a candidate's past record and history is if his opponent points it out. That gives you something to Google and find out if that's the whole truth or if it's been spun a bit.

 

[SamSpade]

Negative ads are important to the information process. ALL candidates come out and say that they'll do this and that and blah blah blah. But the ONLY way you'll know a candidate's past record and history is if his opponent points it out. That gives you something to Google and find out if that's the whole truth or if it's been spun a bit.

Pretty sure I have never seen a negative ad that WASN'T full of spin and distortion. At least with commercials, they put disclaimers at the bottom - in political spots, you're lucky to get a reference.

 

[vraiblonde]

Pretty sure I have never seen a negative ad that WASN'T full of spin and distortion. At least with commercials, they put disclaimers at the bottom - in political spots, you're lucky to get a reference.

But it still gives you something to look up.

If Candidate A says Candidate B voted to give free healthcare to illegal immigrants, it's pretty easy to run that down and find out exactly what the bill said and what the candidate was actually voting for.

If you don't know it even exists, you can't get the information.

 

[ylexot]

I like the "Don't Vote" commercials.

"Don't vote until you know where the candidates stand on the issues."
www.dontvote.com

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

It's been two minutes, what did the TV do when the brick hit it??

Haven't been to a TV. I'll just listen to my MP3 player during lunch

 

[Kerad]

If you want to wade thru the BS of the campaign ads, I suggest www.factcheck.org . It's non-partisan, non-profit, and does not accept funding from any of the "interested parties".

They weed thru the BS of both parties. Subscribe to the mailing list.

 

[vraiblonde]

If you want to wade thru the BS of the campaign ads, I suggest www.factcheck.org . It's non-partisan, non-profit, and does not accept funding from any of the "interested parties".

They weed thru the BS of both parties. Subscribe to the mailing list.

In fact I do subscribe to the mailing list, and if you think Factcheck is non-partisan, you are nutty in your head. They frequently engage in bias, pick and choose the issues they'll highlight, make hay out of something rather benign while downplaying something that should raise more eyebrows.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

In fact I do subscribe to the mailing list, and if you think Factcheck is non-partisan, you are nutty in your head. They frequently engage in bias, pick and choose the issues they'll highlight, make hay out of something rather benign while downplaying something that should raise more eyebrows.

Here we go again ... Everyone's out to get George Bush and only the right-wingers are nonpartisan and fair and honest and....... I'll stop here, you know where I'm going.

 

[Kerad]

In fact I do subscribe to the mailing list, and if you think Factcheck is non-partisan, you are nutty in your head. They frequently engage in bias, pick and choose the issues they'll highlight, make hay out of something rather benign while downplaying something that should raise more eyebrows.

Of course! I should've known you would be the one to accuse factcheck of having a bias.

So...lemme guess. Where they find inaccuracies with the Democrats...they're spot on. However, the finding of inaccuracies in relation to the Republican party...well, that's just their libereal bias. Right!?!?

That was excellent, Vrai...thank you. I needed a good laugh.

 

[SmallTown]

In fact I do subscribe to the mailing list, and if you think Factcheck is non-partisan, you are nutty in your head. They frequently engage in bias, pick and choose the issues they'll highlight, make hay out of something rather benign while downplaying something that should raise more eyebrows.

Well, a whackjob republican claims something is biased. Pretty much proves that factcheck is nonpartisan..

 

[Lenny]

I just swallowed my tongue!

I like the "Don't Vote" commercials.

"Don't vote until you know where the candidates stand on the issues."
www.dontvote.com

"AARP Response
Social Security was never intended to be a worker's only source of retirement income. "

The way they scream about it and whether it's OK to allow the beneficiary to invest social security savings for a bigger return, you'd think they believe the federal entitlement is the only source of retirement income.

Now, does anyone out there know how to do a Heimlich maneuver over the net?

 

[vraiblonde]

Here we go again ... Everyone's out to get George Bush and only the right-wingers are nonpartisan and fair and honest and.......

I'm sorry - I don't think I mentioned *which* way I think they're biased.

Would you care to tell me?

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Of course! I should've known you would be the one to accuse factcheck of having a bias.

So...lemme guess. Where they find inaccuracies with the Democrats...they're spot on. However, the finding of inaccuracies in relation to the Republican party...well, that's just their libereal bias. Right!?!?

That was excellent, Vrai...thank you. I needed a good laugh.

Could've taken bets on that. I thought for sure it would be AK-47me or one of the other hardcore rightwingers. I'm sure they'll all say it's partisan and liberal and unpatriotic, yadda yadda yadda.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I'm sorry - I don't think I mentioned *which* way I think they're biased.

Would you care to tell me?

Ahahahahahahaha here we go again. Whenever a right-winger accuses someone of being biased, it's just the typical "It's not fair and balanced like FOX News is."

Even though FOX News is clearly partisan.

 

[ylexot]

I'm subscribed to the newsletter, but I haven't read many because they are about subjects that I don't care about. :shrug:

 

[vraiblonde]

Ahahahahahahaha here we go again. Whenever a right-winger accuses someone of being biased, it's just the typical "It's not fair and balanced like FOX News is."

So, in other words, you associate bias and partisanship with the Left.

Interesting.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

So, in other words, you associate bias and partisanship with the Left.

Interesting.

I don't understand how you neocons can call every news source in the world hardcore left or liberal except FOX.

I guess if FOX is what floats your boat but I get both sides of opinion on Hardball.

 

[vraiblonde]

I don't understand how you neocons can call every news source in the world hardcore left or liberal except FOX.

Where did I do that?

And now you've called me a right-winger AND a neo-con. What's up with that?

Because if you want to get into labeling, I can think of a few for you. Starting with "ignorant reactionary".