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zengarBut I just feel the need to mention that both www.factcheck.org and www.politifact.com are starting to struggle when it comes to seeming non-partisan. When three quarters of the postings on FactCheck are about inaccuracies in McCain/Palin statements and two thirds of those on PolitiFact are also, (both ratios, admittedly, based on a single sampling, rather than an average over time) we would seem to have a problem.
Whether the Republican ticket is being miss-informed, constantly miss-speaking itself, or simply lying, I don't think any of those possibilities speak well for their qualifications for office. Yes, every politician makes mistakes, exaggerates, and cherry picks the facts that will support their claims, but there is still the matter of degree. We need to regulate our national cynicism; there is a difference between "oh, a politician is lying, well they all do that." and "hmm, one side seems to have the facts wrong TWO TO THREE times as often as the other." It is perfectly understandable to expect the worst from people, but it isn't in any way helpful to be accepting of it.
Any fellow Americans who read this and are registered Republicans or Democrats, please try and convince your parties respective leaderships that integrity shouldn't come in a distant second to winning. And honestly, if you are going to say that you can't make such changes, then why are you even in the party? I've occasionally considered registering as one or the other because there was someone that I wanted to either vote for or against in the primary, but that's it. Is there actually any benefit to the average person from party membership?
Whether the Republican ticket is being miss-informed, constantly miss-speaking itself, or simply lying, I don't think any of those possibilities speak well for their qualifications for office. Yes, every politician makes mistakes, exaggerates, and cherry picks the facts that will support their claims, but there is still the matter of degree. We need to regulate our national cynicism; there is a difference between "oh, a politician is lying, well they all do that." and "hmm, one side seems to have the facts wrong TWO TO THREE times as often as the other." It is perfectly understandable to expect the worst from people, but it isn't in any way helpful to be accepting of it.
Any fellow Americans who read this and are registered Republicans or Democrats, please try and convince your parties respective leaderships that integrity shouldn't come in a distant second to winning. And honestly, if you are going to say that you can't make such changes, then why are you even in the party? I've occasionally considered registering as one or the other because there was someone that I wanted to either vote for or against in the primary, but that's it. Is there actually any benefit to the average person from party membership?
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Date: 2008-09-17 08:25 pm (UTC)