what is about people who like negative dirty lies and gossip?

Blue_Roses

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:12 PM
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what is about people who like negative dirty lies and gossip?

It's like a bad car wreck or the show COPS--people rubber-neck to see what's going on. I hate COPS, but my spouse loves it and all the other "negative" shows like this too. It's not entertainment. It's a downer.

This convention was the nastiest, dirtiest, lying convention I have ever seen in the 20 years that I have been watching them. This crowd has mitigated towards Bush because of negative, mean-spirted attacks towards Kerry..? What the hell is that all about? I just don't get it. What a toxic, toxic group. It's no wonder our country is reelng now.

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kentuck

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:14 PM
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1. It's WWF !

People like to watch the good guy against the bad guy....no nuance.

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Raya

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:16 PM
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2. It is called HUMAN NATURE. Religious right knows all about it and how to

use it.

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sampsonblk

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:17 PM
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3. Its a sheep thing, and it works

"Kerry's medals are all fake" is much more compelling than "I will expand Medicare."

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Blue_Roses

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:21 PM
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4. compelling...

excellent word. That hits it in a nutshell.:)

Forget that it might be all lies, just give us "compelling";)

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sampsonblk

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Sat Sep-04-04 01:20 PM
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8. Its pretty screwed up in my opinion

There are enough sheep to swing an election.

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quaoar

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:30 PM
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5. I posted in another thread a test a TV station put together

showing why negative ads work.

Here's the link:

http://cbs5.com/news/local/2004/09/02/Why_Negative_Political_Ads_Work.html

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Blue_Roses

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Sat Sep-04-04 12:58 PM
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6. thanks for that link

very interesting and true! People just like to get the "goods" on other people. I personally have to try hard sometimes to push away the gossip--that is unless it's about Bush. I've always been told that you can't trust a person who likes to gossip and dish the dirt. :freak:

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Mad As Hell

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Sat Sep-04-04 01:07 PM
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7. I think we need to talk about Bush being gay

and covering it up. This goes to his mental stability and fitness for office. We should try and interview the boyfriend. Do you think he has more than one boyfriend? why would he choose such an unattractive boyfriend as Victor Ashe.

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