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Thread #71939 Message #1235512
Posted By: GUEST
28-Jul-04 - 10:16 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rabble-rousers need not apply
Subject: RE: BS: Rabble-rousers need not apply
Gotta bit of a guest grudge there, Thomas the Rhymer?
Look, I don't consider going negative in political campaign advertising to be the moral equivalent of murder or child abuse, as you and most 'nice' and 'sensible' liberals do. In fact, I think protesting about 'going negative' is a cheap political tactic used by liberals to try and make the opposition look bad, that rarely if ever works.
I happen to think fighting for the soul of the country is well worth the cost of showing all the negatives about the Bush/Cheney administration in political advertisements, if it works to rid the country of the bastards.
I do know this: if the Kerry campaign doesn't start speaking the truth about their opponents soon, there will be no reason for ANYONE to vote for Kerry, no matter how much liberals love his wife and his vice presidential choice.
The Kerry campaign has been even more banal and predictably scripted than the Gore campaign of 2000, from the media punditry's predictions that Kerry would be the nominee over a year ago, to his safe choice of Edwards as a running mate, to his 'positive' spins on what has been a disastrous four years--with him AND his running mate contributing to the disasters more often than not.