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Essene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:42 PM
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AGAIN... disturbingly misleading CNN headline... this is getting absurd
Edited on Sat Oct-11-08 07:45 PM by Essene
Last night it was them claiming Palin "broke no laws."

Now... http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/negative.ads/index.html

Both campaigns spending about the same on negative ads



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The race for the White House is being waged in the final weeks in American living rooms through a blitz of negative campaign commercials.

And though the Sen. Barack Obama's campaign circulated a University of Wisconsin Advertising Project study earlier this week indicating all of Sen. John McCain's ads are negative compared to just 34 percent of Obama's, both campaigns are spending about equal amounts on attack ads.

An analysis of campaign commercials aired over the last seven days shows Obama outspent McCain nationwide by more than 2-1: $21.5 million vs. $9.2 million.

But just under half of the money Obama is spending is going toward negative spots, meaning the Illinois senator is roughly keeping pace with his GOP rival when it comes to negative commercials, in terms of cash spent.


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This is misleading, sorry. Mccain's entire campaign is "negative," but the ones Obama is running cost more so it's equal.

Good grief.

They even added: ""He can't afford the positive ads Obama can." without noting how absurd that is to say.

Grow a spine, CNN.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:43 PM
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1. They are making their bias very obvious!!
Disgusting
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:43 PM
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2. This "keeping pace in $" thing is just because McCain's campaign is FLAT BROKE!
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:44 PM
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3. Perhaps we should contact CNN to complain?
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Essene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:46 PM
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4. it shoudl be documented and complained about
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-11-08 07:46 PM
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5. I was done with CNN after the Lou Dobbs mess...and David Gregory
and Sanchez are assholes....they are really going the way of FUX tv. I don't watch them too much anymore...they are no longer fair and balanced.
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