LINKIMHO this is pathetic. Are the good citizens who donate $$ to the Democratic Governors Association made aware at the time that their contributions are being so directed? Regardless of who’s TV ad it is, the misinformation and representation of the opponents’ records are deplorable - and it’s coming from both sides.
During this week’s always excellent “Off The Record” program (telecast by Lansing’s WKAR in conjunction with PBS) longtime moderator Tim Skubick suggests (roughly quoted): “Anyone who bases their voting decision on TV ads, should go play golf instead.”
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PS: I couldn’t make this one up if I tried. LOL / 5 Gubernatorial Candidates Disqualified
Benjamin Franklin said “We have given you a Republic. It remains to be seen if you will be able to retain it.” How prescient he was.
...Trouble is this: everyone knows that in order to have any chance at all of winning, candidates need to be DEMOCRATS. That holds, whether or not they truly think and act like Democrats. So, the tent is huge in Hawaii that calls itself "Democrat." You can find Progressive, Moderate and Conservative, calling themselves "Democrat." So, the Democrats are entrenched. (Better than having the Repugnants entrenched!) Which means that nothing gets done, much. There's no competition! This is to say nothing of the CORRUPTION that shows up way too often in the newspapers. It's a disgrace. ...And don't even get me started about the light rail rapid transit system: in the works for way too long, and exponentially over-budget. Now, the design and extent of the routes are being cut back. Not even a parking lot for the commuters driving in to meet the train at its extremities, in the suburbs. (And it was never designed to reach the North Shore or the Windward side, anyhow!)
Disqualified candidates. THAT'S rich! As I've said before, the Repugnants have stopped being a Party. They are an Insurgency, now. They must be treated as such. They will attempt to take control by whatever machinations they can manage. Disgraceful. Yes, both sides lie and mischaracterize and misrepresent the opponent's record. No holds barred. Shameless. I was too young to see it back then, but that's what the LBJ camp did to uncle Barry Goldwater in '64. ....Then, I bumped into a series of appearances by Goldwater on the Dick Cavett late-night talk show. He was certainly not the devil incarnate. I might still never have voted for him. But he had some big balls to tell Tricky Dick that he ought to resign. Those were the days when the Repugnant Party was the Republican Party.
How much of our malaise is due to the way the System is designed? And how much of it is due to the fact that about half of the voters are convinced of conspiracy theories and other claptrap? Even among those who are not brainwashed, I contend that they're too STOOPID to vote. I see it all the time: uninformed, unaware even of how the system works! I had a friend the other day actually ask me what the Electoral College is! And he's a High School graduate. Jayzuz H. Christ. ...How much is NOT being taught in schools these days???
The Republican I crossed over to support (and donated to) was the only moderate in the race. Pulled 10% of the vote in a field of 5. Top dog got north of 40%. So it goes.