Another view on politics.
I submitted this as an answer to a political blog. I am not sure if it will be posted soI wanted to post it here (and Myspace) as well. I don't believe that lying to the American public is unique to the Republican party. Most politicians are going to say what they feel is politically expedient for them at any given moment. How long did Hillary Clinton talk about the sniper fire? When finally caught in the lie her response was, "I misspoke."
What did John McCain say that was so wrong? Did he lie when he pointed out that Hamas favors Obama? No. Then why is it a smear campaign when McCain mentions the 'endorsement' but it is okay for David Axelrod to mention that the comment from hamas was flattering?
People are going to form an opinion about a candidate based upon their core beliefs and what they here on whatever they use as their news source. The traditional forms of media are decidely biased against Republicans and Conservatives. I am sure that if we looked deeply into each candidates past, we would find a lot of inforamtion that would prejudice the voters. It doesn't matter which side of the aisle they are on, most politicians are only in Washington for the power that is to be obtained there. I would dare say that better than 95% of them, if not an outright 100%, are more beholden to the special interst groups that kick in money to the cofers of the politicians then they are to the voters that elected them.
If certain groups are to be believed, then you cannot compare the military service of John Kerry to that of John McCain. The only similarity is that they were both in Viet Nam. I will thank both men for their service. The biggest political trap that we, as voters, can fall into, is the one I am trying to get out of. That trap is to blindly follow a certain political party or candidate and to think that they are 100% right (no pun intended) and the others are 100% wrong.
In order to make a truly worthwhile choice when voting, we need to examine each candidates voting record and see if they support the issues that are important to us and beneficial to the greatest number of Americans. But we must also be prepared to defend our chosen candidate when secondary issues arise. Because to some people, these secondary issues are as important as anything else because they can be used to define a person.
If, and I emphasize strongly 'if, it were proven that any candidate had ties to group that were considered enemies of the US, I would not vote for him or her. I would also not vote for any candidate that had ties to hate groups (Skinheads or Neo-Nazi's for example) if I felt that those groups were in a position to be an influence on a given candidate. Just knowing a person or receiving an endorsement doesn't make a person a bad candidate. Senator McCain can't be condemned for what Pastor Hagee has said and Senator Obama can't be condemned for what Hamas has said. But it does open these two gentlemen to closer scrutiny.
That is part of being a politician and public figure. Everything and anything from your past is subject to be scrutinized and then used for political expediency by your opponents. It can only hurt you if it is wrong and if it is true.
What did John McCain say that was so wrong? Did he lie when he pointed out that Hamas favors Obama? No. Then why is it a smear campaign when McCain mentions the 'endorsement' but it is okay for David Axelrod to mention that the comment from hamas was flattering?
People are going to form an opinion about a candidate based upon their core beliefs and what they here on whatever they use as their news source. The traditional forms of media are decidely biased against Republicans and Conservatives. I am sure that if we looked deeply into each candidates past, we would find a lot of inforamtion that would prejudice the voters. It doesn't matter which side of the aisle they are on, most politicians are only in Washington for the power that is to be obtained there. I would dare say that better than 95% of them, if not an outright 100%, are more beholden to the special interst groups that kick in money to the cofers of the politicians then they are to the voters that elected them.
If certain groups are to be believed, then you cannot compare the military service of John Kerry to that of John McCain. The only similarity is that they were both in Viet Nam. I will thank both men for their service. The biggest political trap that we, as voters, can fall into, is the one I am trying to get out of. That trap is to blindly follow a certain political party or candidate and to think that they are 100% right (no pun intended) and the others are 100% wrong.
In order to make a truly worthwhile choice when voting, we need to examine each candidates voting record and see if they support the issues that are important to us and beneficial to the greatest number of Americans. But we must also be prepared to defend our chosen candidate when secondary issues arise. Because to some people, these secondary issues are as important as anything else because they can be used to define a person.
If, and I emphasize strongly 'if, it were proven that any candidate had ties to group that were considered enemies of the US, I would not vote for him or her. I would also not vote for any candidate that had ties to hate groups (Skinheads or Neo-Nazi's for example) if I felt that those groups were in a position to be an influence on a given candidate. Just knowing a person or receiving an endorsement doesn't make a person a bad candidate. Senator McCain can't be condemned for what Pastor Hagee has said and Senator Obama can't be condemned for what Hamas has said. But it does open these two gentlemen to closer scrutiny.
That is part of being a politician and public figure. Everything and anything from your past is subject to be scrutinized and then used for political expediency by your opponents. It can only hurt you if it is wrong and if it is true.
posted by o2cool2bu at 5:44 PM
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