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Originally Posted by horizon200
...just pandering to the emotions instead of giving a reasoned argument.
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Ah! You mean like McCain on the gas tax holiday. I gotcha.
Or the stuff about Guantanamo and habeas. Or flag pins or Obama's pastor.
Check! 
Or a lot of the arguments from the conservative end, more broadly speaking, especially regarding national security and Iraq and so forth. Or the drive to make the election more about such issues -- still referencing 9/11 as much as possible! -- while people consistently say that it's more about the economy, of course because such issues are seen as playing more to McCain's strength, as opposed to economic issues or other such concerns.
You guys do realize that the economy way outranks Iraq as the focus of people's concerns, right?
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I don't recall saying anywhere that Obama wanted a weak military.
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I'm sure you wouldn't -- you're much too reasonable! But it's interesting to note that that is the focus of other viral email and blog and YouTube smear campaigns against Obama. I had a neighbor inform me that one a friend sent her one informing her that Obama wants to disband the US military entirely.
It's funny, I know, to think that any candidate would ever want to do such a thing. Funny until you remember that people believe that stuff, at least enough to pass it along for consideration, in this case.
But it's really him -- right there in the video!
Like you said a while back about hoping to see a contest where both sides refrained from smears (or something along those lines -- can't remember your point exactly right now), I would like to see a contest where people didn't just pander to emotions instead of using reasoned arguments.
Ain't gonna hold my breath, though!
Steve