Do paid TV ads help or hurt the democratic system?

[Midwest Observer]

I tend to not believe television ads they are ads, and you will only hear what the candidates want you to hear.

Hope you enjoy the following topix polls and this one.

http://www.republican-candidates.org/comparis ...

http://www.democratic-candidates.org/comparis ...

http://www.topix.com/forum/topstories/TESH3KI ...
http://www.topix.com/forum/topstories/TB57D72 ...
http://www.topix.com/forum/news/2008-presiden ...
http://www.topix.net/forum/city/economy-pa/T8 ...

and 1 more for something mindless

http://www.topix.net/forum/music/pop-rock/TJR ...

[LadyeHawke]

Thank you, Midwest Observer, for posting the sites. I appreciate you taking the time to provide places to gather information.

[Midwest observer]

you are welcome

here is another good poll for thought

http://www.topix.net/forum/news/2008-presiden...

Feel good, goat like politics is so amazing to me it is almost pornographic!

The national media will give all their attention to a Black Chrisitan/Muslim heritaged candidate with limited experience, but will completely

ignore an Anglo European named/Hispanic heritaged Chrisitan candidate with quite a lot of experience.

just had to throw in my two cents

.... if the media can feel good for feeling good about garnishing attention upon a questionable candiate.

I should be able to feel good about garnishing attention upon a qualified candidate.

Feel good politics geeeeeeshhhhh..........

and 1 more for something mindless

[what wacks you are libs]

Because of his name he will never win

[LadyeHawke]

Midwest observer wrote:

you are welcome
here is another good poll for thought
http://www.topix.net/forum/news/2008-presiden...
Feel good, goat like politics is so amazing to me it is almost pornographic!
The national media will give all their attention to a Black Chrisitan/Muslim heritaged candidate with limited experience, but will completely
ignore an Anglo European named/Hispanic heritaged Chrisitan candidate with quite a lot of experience.
just had to throw in my two cents
.... if the media can feel good for feeling good about garnishing attention upon a questionable candiate.
I should be able to feel good about garnishing attention upon a qualified candidate.
Feel good politics geeeeeeshhhhh..........
and 1 more for something mindless

Thank you soooo much for the lighter side. I appreciate it more than you know. My mom-in-law has breast cancer. Ya know what? I just can't be bothered by petty stuff..well, anyway, things that I have allowed to bother me just doesn't matter. It just is not important. Sooo, again, thank you. I needed the laugh.

[elka]

Vsem privet)))

[Jo Jo]

If the out text on the screen that said, "THIS IS AD IS FULL OF LIES" then I would feel better about any ad coming from any candidate.

[big daddy]

good point jo jo

[tony]

do you think next pres will start draft

[JG OP]

my children were very frightened by a large screen image of Barrack Bin Obama shown on TV during a visit to a relative at Primary time.

[rebeltothelast]

TV ads give a limited message and sound bites, most of the time they contain inaccuracies intended to fool the voters.
The only way to judge what one will do in the future a far as a politician is concerned is to look and see what public interests groups are giving the most to their campaign. also a look at their past voting record on issues that concern you whether you call yourself dem. or repub. would be a good idea.

[rebeltothelast]

LadyeHawke, you must be talking about JOhn McCain

probably though you are talking about hillary. i question the christian part. also where she gets 35 years of experience from boggles the mind. being a wife who was cheated on doesnt count nor does the years in the law firm with questionable ethics practices. cannot find 35 years anywhere.

[MJR]

They all "PROMISE" but once in office they do everything that the US citizens do not want them to do. Its like the one that gets chosen to be the next President that they are the only ones that live in this country.

[outnleftfield]

Mike Gravel www.gravel2008.us

[tokyopop1960]

Looking at McCain, Obama and Hilery I find not only is there a difference between the three but there's also a close simularity, they seem rather vain. Being a nuetral party observer trying hard to sort this mess both parties left us in is really becoming a joke. Same political messages we get every election year over and over and over. Nothing has changed since I started to vote and it's a big turn off it seems to me. Same messages and no action. I guess it's true the proverb....ALL TALK AND NO ACTION. I am at the point where I will sit this election out and wait for a third party to emerge, and if not a third party perhaps a real candidate but either way these three are not priority on my voting list.

[JG OP]

My children were frightened by big eared Obama on our 67 inch plasma screen. They screamed "daddy, daddy, a big eared purple lipped monster is on TV"

[Freedom of Speech]

I believe all media hurts the democratic system.

[chuck]

Whar really hurts the Democratic party are 527s like Moveon.org for example attacking and smearing certain canidates etc. Now word is the Hillary camp has devise a 527 to criticize Obama.

[No Free Lunch]

I don't even pay attention to the ads. They're all full of s**t.

[MJR]

They sure are not helping Billary anything right now.