I just don't get the McCain-Palin thing

Up until this point, I didn't have any reason to not like John McCain. But recently, his campaign has gotten pretty nasty to the point it disgusts me.

Watching some political news pundits, it's increasingly clear that some of the things McCain has said in his ads were outright lies. I realize that politicians have a tendency to stretch the truth a bit thin, but most of the major news outlets are saying this latest batch of ads aren't true and mislead the American public.

I can't even say that Fox news disagrees, because Karl Rove, the mastermind behind the admittedly brilliant campaign that got Bush elected, said yesterday that the ads have gone too far.

Personally, I feel that Bush lied to the American public, and I'm not interested in repeating that error again. And Palin, well, I don't think too highly of someone who dodges most of the media and doesn't do (hardly any) interviews. I also think her criticisms that the "liberal media" are treating her harshly. I didn't hear Barack Obama complain when the media turned their guns on him after Hillary Clinton said the media was being too easy on him. Don't we want the media to check out the stories of all the candidates?

I suppose I'd like to hear why people are interested in the McCain-Palin ticket, because I just don't get it. The whole campaign has been like a Jerry Springer show and I personally find it revolting.

Isn't this election, a most important election, about the issues? Real issues?

Thanks PT community. I always love your collective insight. I hope we could have a decent discussion here on this board without getting nasty.

Mon. Sep 15, 8:16am

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