The right to lie!
After reading Narrowcasting in Ohio, writhen by Steve Purpura, Jacob Karczewski, and Annie Hanson, I should be discussing the concept of narrowcasting. I should look at how this could allow politicians to tell people what ever they want to hear in order to win.
But what’s news about that. I am more interested in the last line of the story.
“A lesson from the 2004 campaign may be that we need to call on our leaders to clarify regulation on political advertisements on mobile devices and call for increased transparency of campaign messaging and 527 organizations.”
Are the authors really suggesting that we need to “clarify regulation on political advertisements on mobile devices”? So campaigns will have to get the information they want to present to voters approved? This sounds extreme.
(Since it has to do with mobile devices, I look forward to what Kathie’s Politech has to say.)
Call me crazy but I think politicians should be able to lie to voters.
That’s right lie. If the American public wants a liar to represent them in government then so be it. And what if the people don’t know the lies are lies? That is what the media, current elected officials, and the other candidate is for.
Once the power to prevent any political speech is granted, any free political speech ends.
(Since it has to do with mobile devices, I look forward to what Kathie’s Politech has to say.)
Call me crazy but I think politicians should be able to lie to voters.
That’s right lie. If the American public wants a liar to represent them in government then so be it. And what if the people don’t know the lies are lies? That is what the media, current elected officials, and the other candidate is for.
Once the power to prevent any political speech is granted, any free political speech ends.
But what’s news about that. I am more interested in the last line of the story.
“A lesson from the 2004 campaign may be that we need to call on our leaders to clarify regulation on political advertisements on mobile devices and call for increased transparency of campaign messaging and 527 organizations.”
Are the authors really suggesting that we need to “clarify regulation on political advertisements on mobile devices”? So campaigns will have to get the information they want to present to voters approved? This sounds extreme.
(Since it has to do with mobile devices, I look forward to what Kathie’s Politech has to say.)
Call me crazy but I think politicians should be able to lie to voters.
That’s right lie. If the American public wants a liar to represent them in government then so be it. And what if the people don’t know the lies are lies? That is what the media, current elected officials, and the other candidate is for.
Once the power to prevent any political speech is granted, any free political speech ends.
(Since it has to do with mobile devices, I look forward to what Kathie’s Politech has to say.)
Call me crazy but I think politicians should be able to lie to voters.
That’s right lie. If the American public wants a liar to represent them in government then so be it. And what if the people don’t know the lies are lies? That is what the media, current elected officials, and the other candidate is for.
Once the power to prevent any political speech is granted, any free political speech ends.
1 Comments:
They do it all the time, just like rock stars ("It's great to be here in Omaha!"). Right?
The fine people of Youngstown, Ohio selected a liar for congress for years. Not only was he as crooked as a dog's leg, but James Traficant was always there, banging away in Washington. Still, I had a lot of respect for that man--not only a liar, but also a criminal.
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