Tuesday, October 07, 2008

While Watching the Presidential Debate

How refreshing would it be, if a candidate simply told us why we should vote for him? What if a candidate told me straight up what he was pledging to do as president, and spent no time cutting down the other man?

And maybe a deeper question is this - why are mud-slinging tactics so effective? Is it because we are such a negative-minded people that derogatory language is all that we understand?

God help America. Really.

1 comment:

Paul said...

I think it would be cool if they just quit using memorized talking points that according to focus groups appeals to certain segments of America with the highest concentration of swing voters. Just talk straight.

Really.