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  •  I strongly disagree (none / 0)

    The ad is misleading, even if everything you say is true. What's the purpose of doctoring the pictures if not to mislead? Exposing it just helps to expose the numerous times which BC04 has misled the public and the ad itself is direct evidence of it.

    Besides, this is the type of stuff that people fall for. I do agree with you that there are worse things to expose by BC04, but, unfortunately, they're probably not as powerful as this issue, which had evidence that couldn't be any stronger. If everyone kept up with politics as closely as we do, then this wouldn't be a big deal. But this is good evidence to convince those who don't keep up as closely as we do that BC04 misleads us.

    Democrats -- Progress for the Working Class

    by rogun on Thu Oct 28, 2004 at 03:45:20 PM PDT

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    •  If it's misleading (none / 0)

      Explain exactly what substantially false belief a person would come away with upon seeing the image.

      by DU on Thu Oct 28, 2004 at 06:32:45 PM PDT

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      •  That the troops are behind Bush. (none / 0)

        It makes it seem like our bravest patriots support this despot. Like, see, the Army is on MY side. It sends the message supporting me is supporting our troops.

        Which is, of course, a lie.

        by nomes on Thu Oct 28, 2004 at 07:02:59 PM PDT

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      •  Cakewalk To Oblivion (none / 0)

        It's the assumption that facts are malleable, truth fungible, history spinnable and reality re-writeable.

        These people pontificate about "secular humanists" lacking the conviction of their moral bedrock, then act as if self-righteous pomposity somehow immunizes them from skeptical scrutiny.  

        They lie when it's useful, they lie when it's convenient, they lie out of habit.  They've been lying so long they can't distinguish reality from make-believe.  

        They're on a cakewalk to oblivion.

        "I cherished my hate like a badge of moral superiority." - Mark Rudd

        by Bob Love on Fri Oct 29, 2004 at 02:41:27 AM PDT

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