I was listening to an old NPR podcast (well, a month old) on
3rd party political ads. For
example, the SuperPacs (501(c)4s) that don’t have to disclose donors and the
527 organizations that do. The show had
a three person panel that focused more on the honesty and legitimacy (or lack thereof) than the
politics.
One person said that 3rd
party ads were usually outright lies and hiding behind the anonymity. One said that they were partially lies and
varied depending on the ad and the group behind it. The most generous panelist said that these
ads were mostly based on truth, but were deceptive in the way they presented it
– so the net effect may present a skewed version of reality to a less informed
viewer. The result is mostly the
same. Wealthy people and groups leverage
their financial resources to confuse the issues in ways candidates and
political parties can’t get away with.
Hey nothing wrong with that right? This is America! Freedom of Speech!!! Yeah !!
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