Mud Slinging Political Ads

It's bad here in the Chicago suburbs, too. Honestly, it's the worst I've seen it and we don't watch TV. They mail us every day about the nasty things their opponents have done/will do. They come to the door to tell us. The Republican National Committee calls us every day to remind us a Democratic candidate supports illegal immigration.

Recently we got a flyer with a candidate shown as a puppet on strings being controlled by...I don't remember what. It's all lies anyway.

Only a few flyers have mentioned what they do support and would do for our district.

Those Ads are driving me crazy.Can't wait for election day to be over and due with.

[QUOTE=BOBS DAD] First of all, the facilitators set them up on stage like 3 inches away from each other.[ /QUOTE]


I vote for a Ultimate Fighting Championship style elections.

Five 5 mintue rounds, no biting, hairpulling or gouging eyes.

None of the "what's your position on ----------"

HAH!

Get out of this choke hold and serve the community you bum!

Sparks, I like what you have to say. Especially since, for this election, instead of thinking "Who will do the most for me?" I'm thinking "Who will do the least to me?"

Take a look at the governor's race in Ohio. Blackwell or Strickland. Both are realy winners in my book :rolleyes:

Fer real Maresche??? or r u jokin'?

There is a new ad out in PA. I just saw it last night. UN- B- LEEEEV-ABLE!!! I couldn't believe it when I saw it. They are really pulling out all the stops on this one.

The Santorum Campaign has put together the "classic" boogeyman is under your bed commercial. And his name is "BOB CASY"!!!

They speak in guarded monotone fashion about the ever growing dangers in North Korea,they continue with the picture of a wimpy looking Bob Casey and a mention of Iran (with crazy looking Islamist extremist protesting in the streets) and a Nuclear Mushroom Cloud exploding behind Casey's photo. They go on to say other frightening stuff (I can't really remember cause the Mushroom Cloud stands out in my mind , but I think they may have mentioned "the monster in your closet").

They end with a "vote for Rick Santorum" (or all this sh** is gonna happen), and Senator Santorum says, "he approves this message".

Sad thing is that some people actually respond to this type of ad. They genuinely accept the inference that if you vote for the "wrong guy" these very bad things shall come to pass. Fact is, these things may or may not (hopefully the latter) occur regardless of whether Senator Santorum or Bob Casy is in office, and not because of their presence or absence.

TN has really had some mudslinging between Bob Corker, and Harold Ford! Thats all they do, they seem to forget to tell what they are going to do for the state, just stabb each other in the back, and tell off crap about each other! It is so awful!

Willie

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Originally Posted by trayi52

TN has really had some mudslinging between Bob Corker, and Harold Ford! Thats all they do, they seem to forget to tell what they are going to do for the state, just stabb each other in the back, and tell off crap about each other! It is so awful!

Willie

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Yeah,

i was just reading about that in the paper here yesterday. They said it was pretty nasty and that it also had some racial undertones going on. Apparently Ford is of African American heritage???

I also found it interesting in the article I read that it said that "NO" Confederate/Southern state has ever elected a person of color to the Senate since the CIVIL WAR?

CAN THAT BE TRUE??? C'mon Tennessee... you can lead the nation and the South into the 21st Century. Of course, only if Mr. Ford is a good choice for you and your state!

Who can tell who is best for the state? I have never in my 53 years seen it this bad in TN! Just close your eyes and vote or not vote at all!

Willie

We are up to our eyeballs in the mud slinging too. KS is electing a Govenor this year. Since I live right near the KS and MO boarder, our local tv stations carry both states ads. I get a double dose of mud!!!

If someone ever just tells me what they stand for and what they will do, without mud slinging, I'd vote for them so fast the opponents heads would spin!!!

I so rarely watch network TV that I have not seen a single ad on TV. I've heard them on the radio, but, only for Mark Souder and Tom Hayhurst for the 3rd District Congressional race. I NEVER listen to the ads when making a decision. I look at what they've done and read news etc. Those ads are spinning so hard that it's dizzying...

Every other commercial in WI is a mudslinging political campaign. Sure is fun to watch.

I had two women stop at the in the front yard and want to 'investigate" me -to see who I was going to vote for.

I am so glad that I wasn't there to meet them......

Gee,.
I wonder if they were there to see if I was legal... :p

"I am running for my life, and I approve this post!"

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Originally Posted by RICHARD

I had two women stop at the in the front yard and want to 'investigate" me -to see who I was going to vote for.

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I keep getting phone calls like that. I just tell them I'm writing my own name in. I can't do worse than the clowns that are running!


I'd like to take a full page ad out in the New York Times saying:

ALL POLITICIANS!!!!
STOP THE CRAP AND I MEAN NOW!!!!
GET BACK TO THE JOB YOU WERE ELECTED FOR: HELPING OUR COUNTRY; NOT YOUR OWN SPECIAL INTERESTS!!!
WE ARE FED UP!!!
A KANSAS VOTER!!!!

I know it wouldn't do any good, but it might make me feel a tiny bit better since I can't give them all a whack upside the head!!! :D

Ages ago I signed up for the *do not call* list. Why is it that tapes of politicians are able to get through? :mad: :mad: :mad:

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Originally Posted by Pam

Ages ago I signed up for the *do not call* list. Why is it that tapes of politicians are able to get through? :mad: :mad: :mad:

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I signed up for both the KS and the National no call list!!! Little good it did me either!!! I now have caller id and if a call comes in with no number shown or as "unavailable" I don't answer it because it's always someone I don't want bugging me.