You Get What You Deserve

Again I hear people repeating portions of comments with a spin to ridicule the person speaking. Its not new and both sides have been guilty. We the people should not repeat it however. Does anyone truly believe Romney was talking about the undergarment type binder when he made the statement regarding his search for qualified female candidates? I doubt it but it does raise emotions and get uninformed, slow thinking people to jump on the "Republicans hate women" bandwagon. It seems one side is following the plam of throwing enough pooh against the wall and some of it will stick. The more you throw, the more will stick. Quantity, not quality matters. Those of us who try to make informed decisions naturally become annoyed when so many people repeat things they hear as if they are true. If they are fans of Honey Boo Boo they will be voting for Obama since she endorsed him. It doesn't matter if that person knows what the issues are. Celebrities are having an increasing influence on everyday people. Maybe it is because too many have become confused by the constant half truths. Perhaps they are time-challenged and don't make an attempt to check facts or the record before forming an opinion. The unfortunate thing is we all have to live with the results. Although both sides have reason to be frustrated we should not give up and let our future be determined by those who base their opinions on unimportant or incorrect information and political ads.

A Duck Is a Duck Although Politically Incorrect

Why do we confuse the issues with trying to word things so carefully as to not offend? Afterall, a duck is a duck and calling it so doesn't signal bias but more often truth. There are a few points all citizens should review before casting their vote. First, isn't it necessary to ask questions to get to the bottom of a problem? Why then has the questioning been attacked as "politicizing" a tragedy when it comes to the Libyan attack? Should we not want to know what happened as soon as possible rather put it off until after the election? If there was a breakdown in communication or intelligence, don't the employees of the State Department and the citizen of this country deserve to know and make a deterimination as to whether we still have confidence in our leaders? As far as who called the attack what, aren't all acts of violence considered acts of terror? How any people think acts of terror has the same meaning as terrorist attack? Is is possible the administration was hesitant to admit in the country we were instrumental in removing the leader by force even though we had no idea who would fill the power vacuum has proven to be more dangerous for our ambassador than under the former leader? What does that say about our decision to get involved. Keep in mind, Khadafi had begun cooperating with the civilized world by turning over his biological weapons and accepting UN inspections? The other point is about throwing accusations around for the sake of vote getting. Many have heard the saying "you can retrieve a pebble once it is cast upon the water but you can never stop the ripples." Ads often say deplorable things about candidates and usually they are stretching the truth or downright lying. Claims that a candidate hates women or doesn't care about seniors need to be looked at with skepticism and not accepted as truth. Of course so any false statements were published in the early months of the campaign, continuing through now that even though people are finally hearing the other side of the story, many have been so influenced by the bias reporting, they may be unable to make an indipendent choice. It happens so often. Last year George Zimmerman was portrayed as a racist vigilante with no proof. ABCedited 911 calls and people on the street were asked to comment with little if any facts offered. The damage to his reputation has been done. At least in a court of law there will have to be evidence presented, not just spin. Unfortunately the election will not have the benifit of a truth trial prior to people casting votes. As responsible citizens we should all make an effort to hear both sides of the issues, do independent reading and not take celebrity endorsements as gospel truth.