Ok... Let’s have that discussion. Since you mentioned that you did support McCain let’s see where we disagree. What topic would you like to talk about? Campaign Finance Reform? War on Terror? Energy Policy? Taxes? The pictures and “name calling” you speak of has been a contant element in American politics since our nation first began. Political satire has been around much longer then that. None of that, NONE of is started with Rush. Now you could say Rush really excelled in the art of political satire and his access to the masses via his old TV show and radion allows him to spread that satire to a wider audience than ever before. It would be a lie to suggest that the Left’s practices only started to defend themselvs from Rush. The Left has been in full politics of personal destruction mode since the late 60’s to Early 70’s if not before that. I have NO issue with political satire as long s it’s based in the truth, which is exactly what rush does. Are you saying you have issues with the truth?
No, I have issues with half truths, misrepresentations and lie. I am not talking about the left here. I could care less about them. I am talking about Republicans eating their own for political gain - including Rush. For example, in 2000, agents for the Bush campaign spread false rumors about McCain having a black child in SC. Is that OK with you? Huckabee is accursed of being a big taxer when he reduced income taxes. sales taxes were raised to fund voter mandated road and court ordered education improvements. Overall, taxes came down in Arkansas, roads and education improved and jobs were created. yet, it is fine to completely distort Huckabees record on taxes? Rudy has a headache and other campaigns (anonymous of course) spread the word he might be dropping out of the race. That is OK? It gets to a point where it is impossible to believe anything you read when it comes from one of the campaigns. By the time the general election comes around, all of the lies and hal truths become common knowledge and the Republicans have done it to themselves. Now, of course, the Dems do the same thing, so maybe it evens out (but I don’t think so considering the lack of balanced national media reporting). I simply find it embarrassing that this is how we now elect a President. I believe people lack Rush and the majority of posters on FR contribute to this environment. Embarrassing.