Help for those too shy to confront, but fed up with GOP garbage spewing from people's lips...

[Pacifist Patriot]

Some people are too shy, uncomfortable or in an inappropriate setting to directly confront a silly rumor or nasty right-wing meme they are confronted with or overhear.

I have made up a single page with helpful links. I have a few pages with me every where I go.

I respond or politely join a conversation I have overheard with, "Oh my, it sounds like old-fashioned politicking have gotten in the way of understanding the political candidates. If you are like most voters and want to make up your own mind rather than allow propaganda to make it for you, I have a list of really helpful non-partisan websites - except of course for their own official sites - that will really help you separate the outrageous lies from the real policy positions of both candidates." and then I hand them the sheet of paper. It is up to them whether they care to educate themselves or persist in being stupid gits.

---- Word Document Times New Roman 14pt .75" margins all the way around makes for a single page -----

The Truth Behind Internet Rumors and Cyber Mudslinging

Barack Obama
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp

McCain
http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/mccain.asp


Policies from the Candidate’s Official Websites

John McCain Issues
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/issues/

Barack Obama’s Blueprint for Change: Obama and Biden’s Plan for America
http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf


Endorsements

John McCain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_John_McCain_presidential_campaign_endorsements

Barack Obama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_endorsements


Campaign Fact Checking and Independent Policy Comparisons

Annenburg Political Fact Check
http://factcheck.org/

The Tax Foundation: Presidential Candidate Tax Plan Comparison
http://www.taxfoundation.org/candidates08/

WCVB TV
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/presidential-race/index.html
Click “On The Issues” tab


Thanks for being an informed voter and not settling for party propaganda!

[Sherman A1]

1. Great!!!

Thanks!

[Moody]

2. Thank you.

[bain_sidhe]

3. Excellent list!

Posting to find it again! (and to :kick: it)

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. Thanks. I realize there is oodles of stuff out there, and was tempted...

to include a link to the press release issued by the Communications Professors, but I decided it would be more effective if it appeared as non-partisan and equitable as possible. I figured the quickest way to be ignored would be to accuse McCain of more dirty tricks than Obama. Though of course we all know that's true.

[Sherman A1]

5. I have to tell you

That the endorsements were overwhelming to me. Not that I care what a sports star or politician think, but the Nobel Prize Winners were very impressive on the Obama endorsement page.

Again Thanks!