Political Rhetoric & Senior Moments

If you are politically aware, you realize that campaign ads are nothing more than political rhetoric. Sometimes, however, what you don't know is that the producers of them also stretch the truth or outright lie. And those lies are never forced to be retracted. In many instances, corporate media won't cover it either. So how do you know what's going on?
1. Realize that politcal ads are just that--a marketing tool to sell you something.
2. Find viable sources to help you decide a candidates position (start with the party platform, then the candidate's own websites). BTW: Wikipedia is not a viable source.
3. Ignore the polls. Remember, 32% of statistics are wrong (according to Marty Triola). Polls can be easily misdirected, from only using specific area codes to the wording of the questions.
4. Realize that most of today's "mainstream media" is corporately owned. (Go to http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2005/5/editorial.asp, http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2003/6/comment.asp, http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html and http://www.mediachannel.org/news/indepth/fcc/. It's thus in the interest of about 10 media companies to stifle stories not in its best interest. These media giants also send big, fat campaign checks to Pro Big Business candidates.

So, especially if you live in a "key state"--those considered a battleground (http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html)--you'll see dozens of misleading ads or political statements that are nothing more than rhetoric. My fave right now is McCain's remark asking Obama to urge Congress back into session over the Energy issue. He makes it sound like something BO can do & that it's unusual for Congress to be out of session. However, doesn't everyone know that Congress always takes a summer break? Also, since McCain has been in the Senate for about 20 odd years, why didn't they do it before? Come on, gimme a break.

Also, if you didn't know it before, maybe you will now. McCain definitely has his "senior moments." Now, I don't mean to be ageist (after all, I'm moving in that direction myself!), but check out the 3 different camera angles--esp. the 3rd one--showing McCain's befuddled face this week. Go to Brave New Films (the title of this blog links directly to them) and watch this short video:http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39179-mccain-s-youtube-problem-just-became-a-nightmare (cut/paste this link if the main link doesn't work). You can see, in John McCain's own words, his confused & often opposite stand on various issues over the last few years. We need a clear head in the White House, not someone verging on Alzheimer's!