Are the Smears Effective?

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Registered: 01-12-2007
Are the Smears Effective?
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Mon, 10-06-2008 - 8:19pm
I believe that the smears are

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:25am
Your version, my version, and the truth lying somewhere in between.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-26-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:28am

two thoughts or an ... ur ... question.

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i totally missed this. not that it did not occur as an ad - i just never saw it or heard it. but why would his physical injuries make it difficult to use the internet? i have *spoken* to paraplegics that are on the internet daily.

and yes i would consider that mud-slinging.

which gets to my second thought: maybe your observation has to do with differing definitions.

if Candidate A criticizes Candidate B on his policies with accurate figure, i don't think of that as mud-slinging. but if Candidate A takes an irrelevant but emotional half truth and distorts it to a) make Candidate B look like a villain and b) detract from the real issues that should matter in an election, then i think of that as mud-slinging. character assassination. smear.

there is a gray area - distortion of figures from policies ("her package will require a tax increase of a bajillion dollars"). not sure where i put that.

how do you define it?

Bea

edit: oh look - i typed too slow and someone already discussed this.




Edited 10/7/2008 10:32 am ET by queenbea4
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:29am

Who cares about Hillary Clinton?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:36am

my guess is parapalegics use the special computers that you operate with your mouth?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:38am
but that didn't stop Obama from doing this ad LAST month did it ..... ?

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Registered: 04-09-2006
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:43am

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Facts support he can't bc of injuries related to his POW beatings and torture.>>

Huh, I missed that; I guess I'm not properly plugged into the liberal bias machine. If true, it does make me wonder: he really IS that impaired, how could he possibly be president???

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Registered: 05-06-2007
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:43am

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Registered: 04-24-2008
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:47am

Again, no one was addressing Hillary Clinton.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:49am

did you see the ad?


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-07-2008 - 10:50am

again ... HC was brought up since this was a question of why republicans campaign this way.

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