Candidate x is a flip-flopping, war-mongering, power-hungry
liar. Candidate y is an entitled elitest with no work ethic, and
also a liar. That’s what this year’s attack ads would
lead us to believe.
But was this campaign season exceptionally
nasty?
Reason TV presents a look back at the campaign ads of
yesteryear.
The story was originally published on October 28,
2010. The original text is below:
Have this year’s negative political ads really “taken
dirty to a whole new level, as CNN’s Anderson Cooper frets? Is a
“return to civility…a relic of a bygone era,” as President Barack
Obama laments?
Er, not exactly.
If anonymous political speech, the other widely decried
villain of this political season, helped found the United States,
attack ads are as American as apple pie. If you fancy yourself a
patriot or a history buff, you will most certainly approve this
message, which is taken from statements made by, for, and against
the nation’s founders.
Approximately 1.45 minutes. Written and produced by
Meredith Bragg. Voiced by Caleb Brown, Michael C. Moynihan, and
Austin Bragg.
Check out “The Positives of Negative Campaigning,” why
“Attack Ads Are Good For You.” and Reason’s 2006 list of the “Top
10 Dirtiest Political Campaigns” in U.S. history.
For links to those stories and historical sources of the statements
made in the video go to
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