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Date published: June 1, 2004 |
No More False Advertising Laws In US
by Evelyn Pringle
It's one thing for the media not do its job of keeping the public informed on what our government is up to. That can be written off to lack of time and resources, disinterest, lazinesss, or any of number of reasons. But when the major network and cable news programs take in millions of dollars in exchange for airing outright lies in political ads, that's going to far.
Bush's latest attack ad against Kerry is not totally honest. Don't we have laws against false advertising anymore? Apparently not or some politicians would be arrested. Here's the ad:
Bush: "I'm George W. Bush and I approved this message."
Narrator: "President Bush signed the Patriot Act giving law enforcement vital tools to fight terrorism."
"John Kerry? He voted for the Patriot Act."
"But pressured by fellow liberals, he's changed his position. While wire taps, subpoenas powers and surveillance are routinely used against drug dealers and organized crime, Kerry would now repeal the Patriot Act's use of these tools against terrorists."
Bush knows this ad is false and yet he says he approved it. Kerry on the other hand, is an experienced prosecutor who not only supported wiretaps, subpoena powers and surveillance, he used them to convict drug dealers and members of organized crime.
The truth is, Kerry will use those tools against terrorists, but he also wants to strengthen the Patriot Act in ways supported by Republican Senators Crap, Sununu, Murkowski, Craig and Spector. The ad says fellow liberals are pressuring Kerry. Like who, these particular politicians?
By: Evelyn Pringle
e.pringle@sbcglobal.net
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