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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite Lies Matter
Since when did it become OK to outright lie on the campaign trail?
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2016/03/white-lies-matter.html
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White Lies Matter (Original Post)
tgards79
Mar 2016
OP
Outright lies and dirty campaigning is a long standing American tradition.
Dr Hobbitstein
Mar 2016
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Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)1. Outright lies and dirty campaigning is a long standing American tradition.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/22/mf.campaign.slurs.slogans/
Things got ugly fast. Jefferson's camp accused President Adams of having a "hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."
In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."
As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.
In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."
As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.
tgards79
(1,415 posts)5. Modern Era
Surely you agree that Trump's disregard for the truth is unprecendented in modern times, the TV era?
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)2. When hasn't it been okay to lie while campaigning?
I must have missed that historical era of honest politicians.
You don't think Trump has taken this to a different level entirely?
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)3. More racism on DU
How surprising.
clarice
(5,504 posts)6. All lies matter. nt