[Grovenet] political advertising

[Steven]

The politicians and those raising funds get to keep a percentage for 
their efforts. So there is an incentive for fund raisers beyond simple 
politics.
Then there is an issue of the same folks that bring you news of what the 
pols are doing are the newspapers, broadcast and magazines that these 
pols pay for advertising space. It seems that it would be in the 
interest of news to hype a product that they derive revenue from.

JBlair2154 at aol.com wrote:
>  
> And it is the concept of truth in advertising that is a  key. The smear 
> campaigns must stop, and organizations which specialize in  mud-slinging must be 
> slung out of the picture. How? With a law that requires  each and every 
> political ad to be paid for, and authorized by, ONLY the  candidate or her political 
> party. If that is done, the next Bush would have  to face the next Kerry on 
> national television, look him in the eye, and  call him a traitor and a coward. 
> Then be forced to discuss the  issues.
>  
> Joy
> "I've been struck by how  hungry we all are for a different kind of 
> politics." (Barack  Obama)
>
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