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marfknox
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Posted - 10/27/2005 :  01:08:57  Show Profile  Visit marfknox's Homepage  Send marfknox an AOL message Send marfknox a Private Message
From factcheck.org:

Anyone who doubts that political ads are a poor source of reliable information might wish to examine the absurd degree of fact-twisting taking place in New Jersey's gubernatorial campaign, where Sen. Jon Corzine is the Democratic candidate and Doug Forrester is the Republican.

Both men are making exaggerated claims about Corzine's voting record on taxes, with Forrester claiming Corzine cast 133 votes for "higher taxes" and Corzine saying he cast 70 votes "to lower taxes." Both lists are padded with multiple votes on the same tax measure, and most of the votes Forrester says are for "higher taxes" actually would not have resulted in any tax increase at all. Laughably, both men are counting some of the same votes.

full analysis here: http://www.factcheck.org/article354.html
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ronnywhite
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Posted - 10/27/2005 :  01:42:01   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send ronnywhite a Private Message
Another day at the office. Politics is a dirty business, manipulation and lying are the standard tools of the trade, with "creative interpretations" and fudged statistics being their wrench and screwdriver. Honesty in campaigning would be news.
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Valiant Dancer
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Posted - 10/27/2005 :  06:23:42   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by ronnywhite

Another day at the office. Politics is a dirty business, manipulation and lying are the standard tools of the trade, with "creative interpretations" and fudged statistics being their wrench and screwdriver. Honesty in campaigning would be news.


Honesty in campaigning would be a miracle.
Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils

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