The Political Freakshow

This isn’t the only lie the Romney campaign has pushed and pushed hard - not by a long shot. But it is the most revealing, because of its clear racial subtext, as well as the Romney campaign’s in-your-face refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing, and its proud citing of the ads’ effectiveness. Many media critics - and working journalists as well - have taken note of how the Romney campaign seems to have entered new territory in the boldness and pervasiveness of its lying, so much so that an open debate is breaking out about what can be done. This has been the subject of several posts at the Press Think blog of NYU professor/leading media critic Jay Rosen, most recently, ”You’re not entitled to your own facts’ vs. That’s your opinion. Kiss my ad”.

The racist nature of the Republican Party’s most effective lies - Opinion - Al Jazeera English (via aboriginalpressnews)

It’s very telling that their constituents/voters clearly ignore this. They have ulterior motives than just electing a candidate for the people. They want their special interests catered to and status quo maintained.

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Source: aljazeera.com