Political Ads?

[bturk667]

What are your thoughts about Bush's reelection campaign using imagies of the 9/11 tragedy in their ads? One of the images is of fire - fighters carrying a casket adorn with an American flag.

[Chris]

I think they've got some nerve running an ad like that, but that's just me. Trying to use 9/11 to drum up emotion and anxiety. You can't tell me you're surprised by this type of ad? especially with the type of campaign he's planning to run. He will be feeding on fear and promising national security - trying to make his opponent seem as if he were unable to defend us from further attacks. His top supporters have already began preaching this. It's almost as if they want you to be afraid to vote for anyone but Bush... Hopefully people will see past all the fluff and just make an educated vote.

This election promises to be very interesting - that's for sure. You're gonna have to look deep into each candidate, find their character, what drives them, and whether or not you think they'll do what's right for our nation. Do you agree with what Bush has done in office? Do you think Kerry will do better? The ensuing campaign boxing match isn't going to tell you much except how dirty each one is willing to fight.

[bturk667]

No Chris, I am not surprised gy this type of ad. Both sides use shameless ads things like these. I was just hoping that this time aroung they wouldn't. Sadly, I guess I was mistaken!

It is going to be a brutal, and interesting election. This time I hope the courts will not have to decide the winner. Last time the people spoke, but the other guy won. This time I hope the one who gets the majority of the votes wins. Even if the system in place does not guaranty this!

[piece-it pete]

No Chris, I am not surprised gy this type of ad. Both sides use shameless ads things like these. I was just hoping that this time aroung they wouldn't. Sadly, I guess I was mistaken!

It is going to be a brutal, and interesting election. This time I hope the courts will not have to decide the winner. Last time the people spoke, but the other guy won. This time I hope the one who gets the majority of the votes wins. Even if the system in place does not guaranty this!

Haha we (the American electorate) have always been victrolic at election time. Have you ever looked at the old newspapers? They were partisan and made no bones about it! Personal insults, slander, the whole stinkin' mess, they make a modern election look like a love-in.

Kerry has bashed Bush repeatedly over the war on terror. Bush is responding.

Our election will look like this:

Economy:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

War on terror:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

Social Security:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

:

You get the idea lol!! Nothing of real substance, either party, to speak intellegently is the kiss of death.

I hope it goes to Congress! It would be exciting, and a good, close race, though devisive, shows that our two party system is healthy, that we are indeed keeping each other in check.

My suggested mascot for both sides:

[JSE]

I don't really have an issue with them. He was our President during that time. He handled it well. Why would he not want to remind us of this before an ELECTION! Many people think Kerry is weak when it comes to Terrorism. Bush should capitalize on this.

Alot of people just seem to not want to be reminded of 9/11. Myself and many others want to be reminded of it everyday so we don't lose sight of the terrorist threat. The left on the other hand, would like nothing better.

It's politics. Get used to it. It's going to get much hairier (word?) between now and November.

JSE

[Chris]

It's politics. Get used to it. It's going to get much hairier (word?) between now and November.

JSE

No doubt.

I don't think the Bush camp should use 9/11 in his campaign fight though. It just seems a little inappropriate and distasteful - I know, I know, come election time, I know anything goes. I don't think anyone needs to be reminded so early on - we all remember clearly already... hell, some are are still mourning. That's probably why many of the victims' family members have already expressed their frustration with the ads. I don't know, I'm just a bit uneasy with the guy using the tragedy as a way of trying to get re-elected myself. From interviews I watched on the news last night, I'm not the only one.

[bturk667]

Maybe the reason Bush should not have used the image of the firefighters carrying the casket, is because he clamped down on the media in doing so. He extended and expanded a policy that bannes reporters from photographing flag-draped caskets of soilders killed in combat. The White House said the policy was enforced to "spare the feelings of military families." Now I understand that those who died in the 9/11 bombing were not soilders, but the principal seems to be the same. Should not the White House want to spare the feelings of the families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 boming? Maybe the answer is YES, except when it is used for political gain. Just a thought!

[Chris]

Haha we (the American electorate) have always been victrolic at election time. Have you ever looked at the old newspapers? They were partisan and made no bones about it! Personal insults, slander, the whole stinkin' mess, they make a modern election look like a love-in.

Kerry has bashed Bush repeatedly over the war on terror. Bush is responding.

Our election will look like this:

Economy:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

War on terror:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

Social Security:
Party A: Better!
Party B: Worse!
Wanker!
Slacker!
Yo mamma!
No, yo mamma!
Ptttthiibbbt!
Ack!

:

You get the idea lol!! Nothing of real substance, either party, to speak intellegently is the kiss of death.

I hope it goes to Congress! It would be exciting, and a good, close race, though devisive, shows that our two party system is healthy, that we are indeed keeping each other in check.

My suggested mascot for both sides:

Right on Pete - I have to agree.

[bturk667]

I get your point, I just do not agree with it. Once, just once, I would like to see and hear an intelligent election. One that had no name calling, one that was civil!

[JSE]

" Once, just once, I would like to see and hear an intelligent election. One that had no name calling, one that was civil!"

Maybe one where "Bush is a Liar" is not the sole platform and one where a president is not compared to Hitler and one where people do not call Past and Current presidents A-Holes all the time. Sound familiar?

JSE