Posted on 11/03/2006 7:35:36 PM PST by Political Junkie Too
"Don't vote until you know where the candidates stand on the issues."
That's the message on the AARP website, but you have to go there to see it.
How many people have seen the commercial of the singing and dancing politician, while the voice-over tells people "don't vote" until you go to their website to learn the issues?
Yes, the campaign is about going to their website, but how many people really will do that? How many people will just get the subliminal message to "don't vote" because their politician is just playing them with a song and dance and a handshake?
Isn't this just another ploy to suppress the voter turnout on November 7?
-PJ
Would’t wipe my nether regians with AARP proparada
Oldsters, don't flame me -- I'm one of you. I quit AARP because of its political activities. What concerns me is how this escapes the McCain-Feingold restrictions that prevent other organizations like the NRA from running ads this close to an election. Maybe it's okay if you direct people to a website but this campaign strikes me as very partisan and suspect. Someone who knows how to pull the right strings ought to raise hell about it.
Fill their postage return guaranteed envelopes with flat heavy objects before sending back. Small pieces of sheet metal are good.
That is just to try and protect themselves when we complain. They will argue that they are doing a public service. It is annoying and just more condescension. HALP US JON CARY. WE GOT ISSUES.
I hear these ads constantly on the radio during the local conservative talk shows.
I checked it out on Harold Ford, JUNIOR, he, he, ha, ha...not one word on his votes listed.
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Fox News and other conservative outlets are being duped by the AARP into running these ads. These ads are exclusively being run on conservative stations. They are not aimed at imforming the voters, the ads are aimed at suppressing the vote. The real message of the ads is just what it says 'Don't Vote'. AARP is pulling a fast one trying to claim this ad is about wanting to educate voters. Their 'dontvote' website does not include information about where the candidate stands on the issues. All it contains is excerpts from mostly leftwing news organizations about polls and what the candidates are up to. Some of the stories have a very negative slant towards the GOP. Here's the lead story from my district IN-8: Surprise: Dems have a real agenda. Republicans paint the opposition as monsters, ignoring the choices voters really face on issuesNov 3, 2006 Newsday
What does that have to do with informing the voters about the issue??? Fox News quit being duped by these illegal political ads being sold as public service spots. The message in the ad is clear, 'conservatives, don't vote'.
Since then, they have been yanked back into line.
-PJ
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