Comments on: The smears feel a bit closer now http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-smears-feel-a-bit-closer-now/ Matt Casey's Blog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brendan http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-smears-feel-a-bit-closer-now/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Brendan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:33:06 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=1607#comment-336 Peyton, ACORN is an incredibly corrupt organization responsible for fraudulent voter registration across the country, including in Bridgeport. It isn't a smear tactic if the argument is factually sound. Regarding the videos of "McCain supporters," sure, these people aren't the best and brightest. Not everyone that supports McCain believes Obama is a terrorist, I certainly don't. I don't support Obama for a variety of reasons but his middle name or his ethnicity have nothing to do with my decision. Most of the folks in those videos deserve ridicule for their ridiculous views. Most contemporary conservatives are far from those folks, though, and it is important to recognize that fact. Peyton, ACORN is an incredibly corrupt organization responsible for fraudulent voter registration across the country, including in Bridgeport. It isn’t a smear tactic if the argument is factually sound.

Regarding the videos of “McCain supporters,” sure, these people aren’t the best and brightest. Not everyone that supports McCain believes Obama is a terrorist, I certainly don’t. I don’t support Obama for a variety of reasons but his middle name or his ethnicity have nothing to do with my decision. Most of the folks in those videos deserve ridicule for their ridiculous views. Most contemporary conservatives are far from those folks, though, and it is important to recognize that fact.

]]> By: Peyton http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-smears-feel-a-bit-closer-now/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Peyton Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:25:23 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=1607#comment-333 Matt, thanks for posting these. It reminded me about the ACORN thing... when I talked to my parents they brought this organization up constantly (e.g, about how Obama wanted to put 30% of the 700 billion dollar rescue plan into golden parachutes for ACORN, about how ACORN was responsible for the failures at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)... basically, from that conversation, my opinion was that this was some sort of criminal organization (which I obviously also thought was bogus). However, I just looked it up: ACORN is the largest community organization of low and middle income families. Wow... it's phenomenal just how far smear goes. Matt, thanks for posting these. It reminded me about the ACORN thing… when I talked to my parents they brought this organization up constantly (e.g, about how Obama wanted to put 30% of the 700 billion dollar rescue plan into golden parachutes for ACORN, about how ACORN was responsible for the failures at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)… basically, from that conversation, my opinion was that this was some sort of criminal organization (which I obviously also thought was bogus). However, I just looked it up: ACORN is the largest community organization of low and middle income families. Wow… it’s phenomenal just how far smear goes.

]]> By: Matt http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-smears-feel-a-bit-closer-now/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Matt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:55:14 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=1607#comment-332 Ha! Yeah, I was a bit disappointed that video was so heavily edited, but it's enough to get a taste. Ha! Yeah, I was a bit disappointed that video was so heavily edited, but it’s enough to get a taste.

]]> By: Chad Hogg http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-smears-feel-a-bit-closer-now/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Chad Hogg Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:44:42 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=1607#comment-330 What is really missing from that first video is someone responding to the "get a job" chants with something like "I had a job until Bush became president. Now there are no jobs." What is really missing from that first video is someone responding to the “get a job” chants with something like “I had a job until Bush became president. Now there are no jobs.”

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