Dear American Voters They Think We Are Stupid,

It’s here again. It has begun and it’s turning ugly and fast. Cover your children’s eyes and ears because it will not be pretty.

What I am referring to is the political mudslinging. The 2008 primary season has been very subdued when  it comes to negative attacks. We were all riding the good wave of positive rhetoric and political civility. Unfortunately, now that the  race is nearing its climactic moment, we are seeing the candidates and their surrogates rolling up their sleeves and slinging mud at each other.

Here are two examples:

1. Barack Obama being called Barack Osama or his middle name being mentioned over and over again, Barack Hussien Obama, in order to raise anti-Islam sentiment without being too obvious. 

2. John McCain’s alleged involvement with a female lobbyist. While there is no accusation being thrown around, the suggestion of behavioral inappropriateness is obvious.

So it seems like nothing has changed. The candidate with less negative press will win. I thought this election was going to be different and that we will finally make our choice as confident voters and not as scared voters.

How can I keep telling my own children and my students to focus on positivity and civility if what they are going to see from this year’s election is a salvo of negativity?

Please American voters for the sake of my students and my children, do not let this happened. Show them that you are not stupid.

Your Fellow Citizen,

Chris

Posted February 28, 2008 by Wat Da Daddy | Digg | Stumble | 5 Wat Da Comments

  1. Maggie Said,

    Amen, chief.

  1. Ako Said,

    Hahahaha
    Thats why i said i was voting for master chief.
    But i think mickey mouse will beat master chief this time.

  1. RC Said,

    The mudslinging always turns me off and away from the person doing the slinging.

    My Hubby was re-running for an office this year, and even though we had mud on the other candidates (they were using outright lies on their fliers), I refrained from saying anything about it and just urged people to check all of the facts. I did blog about it later (after the primaries), but used no names, and still won’t do anything beyond that.

    I don’t want to be the one slinging the mud. I just hope others are smart enough to go look at the facts and see through mudslinging ploys.

  1. Catherine Said,

    Oh, I know. I’ve said so many times, for so many years, that if my kids acted as politicians do, I’d ground them, then put myself in counseling so I could learn new ways to teach them about character and integrity. When politicians act this way, we give them the keys to the most powerful position on earth. Something’s wrong here.

  1. Godsfavoriteperson Said,

    finally some common sense

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