From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!rabbit!jj
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Political Advertising Query
Article-I.D.: rabbit.830
Posted: Fri Oct 22 10:56:07 1982
Received: Sat Oct 23 02:00:57 1982
References: ucbvax.8905

	Every bit of the political advertising that I have seen for this
election is of the ad hominum variety.  In fact, most of it is in the form
of such poorly designed works of sophistry that I have decided to not
vote for the candidate that it touts, regardless of position (especially since
I usually can't define the position...).  I have noticed that here the Democrats
seem to be deliberately trying to create a state of hysteria, which has me
pissed to no end, especially since they could be making sensible attacks
on the Reagan administration.  There have also been a significant number
of deliberate distortions of other candidate's actions, with resulting
commercials from the opponent stating the distortion, and then
commercials from the original blackard saying "Sure!  That's what SHE wants
everybody to believe."  I must admit that I am entire disgusted with the
tactics of both parties, and I may write myself in for some positions, given
that I can't stand either candidate.  <At least I won't get it-I don't want
it either, but I can't stand to vote for the less moronic, or less dishonest.
It's just self defeating.>