Correct but that will not change with how campaigns are financed.Al lot.
It is no longer possible for the average person to easily find the truth on many important issues because so much money is poured into sophism. There is too much info out there calling itself the truth.
The old saw that you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts has been convincingly disproved. Loud voices - i.e., lots of money spent on propaganda and lies - trumps truth.
You want to know if X is true? Google it and you'll find plenty of cites saying it's true. Want to know if that same X is false? Google it and you'll find plenty of cites saying it's false. How does someone who wants to know the truth cut through that?
But it's worse than that. The average person does not want the truth. The average person wants to be told that what he already believes is the truth.
Heard it on Fox? Research it neutrally and you can find evidence for and against it. Ditto for MSNBC. But look only for what you want to find and you'll be reassured.
Take money out of politics and the problem reduced somewhat. Maybe not enough, but it's a start.
Hmmm...Can't say this surprises me.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/politics/marco-rubio-debbie-wasserman-schultz-hitler/index.html
Well yeah it's annoying. I mean the Republican 14 are such a bunch of doofuses that they will shoot their own feet off if you just give them a sound bite or two. It takes a small bit of patience but it will work. True, Rubio seems to be among the 3 or 4 best of an incredibly bad bunch but it doesn't mean he's going anywhere. Jesus, just kick back and let them destroy themselves.Oh, I agree. The right is much "better" at this sort of smear than the left. Sadly, though, the Dems are doing it more and catching up.
Think of it this way. If you see a graphic with some awful quote from a lefty, you can assume it's a deliberate misrepresentation. Not that lefties don't sometimes say stupid things, but because misrepresentation is the preferred GOP MO. But unfortunately, I'm now seeing similar misrepresentations coming from the Dem side.
Here's a recent example:
What Rubio actually said was objectionable. But he did NOT say women look forward to getting abortions.
I wish Dems and the left would stop shooting themselves in the foot with these amateurish misrepresentations. Not that more professional misrepresentations would be good, you understand.
Oh yeah, sure. I definitely want to try just a little bit of what you're smoking.Stuff like this wouldn't happen if we had publicly financed campaigns.
Really? Post a pic, I might supply you.Oh yeah, sure. I definitely want to try just a little bit of what you're smoking.
Really? Are you talking about Prescott? I may be simplistic, but all I know about the Bush family and WWII is George Sr. defended his country. And, despite the movie version there were children of privilege who didn't serve, or found cushy spots to land (Like George Jr did in Vietnam), for that you have to respect George Sr for serving in combat.Scott Walker, the Bush family, and many others have Nazi ties.
yes, Prescott bushReally? Are you talking about Prescott? I may be simplistic, but all I know about the Bush family and WWII is George Sr. defended his country. And, despite the movie version there were children of privilege who didn't serve, or found cushy spots to land (Like George Jr did in Vietnam), for that you have to respect George Sr for serving in combat.
Beyond that it's an odd assertion to casually slip in the the Bush family had Nazi ties with no supporting link.
Yes I am quite serious, and Prescott is a member of the Bush family is he not? He was friends with George Walker, who also along with him had Nazi ties. Link provided. Educate yourself, and plead at me no longer, we are done for now.Really? Are you talking about Prescott? I may be simplistic, but all I know about the Bush family and WWII is George Sr. defended his country. And, despite the movie version there were children of privilege who didn't serve, or found cushy spots to land (Like George Jr did in Vietnam), for that you have to respect George Sr for serving in combat.
Beyond that it's an odd assertion to casually slip in the the Bush family had Nazi ties with no supporting link.
Holy crap....Wasserman-Schultz is an idiot. I lean left and it boggles the mind that the Dems have that idiot representing the party.This episode is strickly about Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, not Rubio. She is a moron.
The Clinton wing of the party got their money's worth when they installed DWS.Holy crap....Wasserman-Schultz is an idiot. I lean left and it boggles the mind that the Dems have that idiot representing the party.
Those are absolutely historical documents and if I had the $$$ I wouldn't mind having them.....