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Logical

(22,457 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:24 PM Sep 2012

Do you ever wonder if Stupidity and Gaffes really really matter anymore when you have $millions$

I am at a point where I think you can buy yourself out of any stupidity, gaffe, blunder, lack of skill, lack or knowledge, etc.

Make a mistake? No problem just spend $10 million on ads next weekend and lie about your opponent!

Totally screw up a major international incident? Hell, run ads the next day saying your opponent is destroying the economy.

I hope we can counter this idiots ads effectively.

People are more interested in TV than politics. That is scary.

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Do you ever wonder if Stupidity and Gaffes really really matter anymore when you have $millions$ (Original Post) Logical Sep 2012 OP

We all know the American people aren't particularly bright, but the good news is dimbear Sep 2012 #1

They think that they are untouchable. nt avebury Sep 2012 #2

There comes a point where people madaboutharry Sep 2012 #3

Yep, it becomes the collective NO! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #5

We'll see. If Romney wins, I will concede that his money advantage was probably a factor, Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #4

When the 'point' you want to make hinges on an ugly characterization of others Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #6

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

1. We all know the American people aren't particularly bright, but the good news is

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:30 PM

Sep 2012

they aren't flatout stupid.

Unless the earth is struck by an asteroid, Rmoney is done. Just my 2 cents.

avebury

(10,951 posts)

2. They think that they are untouchable. nt

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:33 PM

Sep 2012

madaboutharry

(40,190 posts)

3. There comes a point where people

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:35 PM

Sep 2012

stop listening.

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

5. Yep, it becomes the collective NO! n/t

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:41 PM

Sep 2012

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

4. We'll see. If Romney wins, I will concede that his money advantage was probably a factor,

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:38 PM

Sep 2012

given his trainwreck of a campaign. If Obama wins, I think it will prove that people were a little bit too worried about the Citizens United ruling.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

6. When the 'point' you want to make hinges on an ugly characterization of others

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:45 PM

Sep 2012

instead of facts, that's never a good sign. I'm talking about Mitt and this OP actually. I'm sick of the 'Americans other than myself are stupid/lazy/only watch TV instead of Opera like me' blurtings.
Tell me, why did this 'buy more ads' plan of yours not work out for so many past candidates, such as Meg Whitman, Not the Governor of CA? She outspent Brown on precious, magical ads 3 to 1. And she lost handily. But you claim that could not happen, because people are stupid and money buys everything and advertizing is a sort of witchcraft that knows no bounds to it's power. So what happened with Meg? And Fiorino? And all of the rest of the big money losers?

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