Just a little more regarding the uproar over the MoveOn.org and the two ads that compare Bush to Hitler. This is a good post that points out the right-wing has done the same thing. But more importantly it shows how they and the media attack these issues and the Democrats have no similar tactic. Media Channel also takes this article apart and speaks to the lack of coverage anywhere about the NY Post article, MoveOn.org, The New York Post and Media's Double Standard. One take on this I saw was the argument that bad press is better than no press. My take on this is a little different. I saw an interview with Noam Chomsky a little while ago and he was asked why important issues to the American people are not talked about in campaigns, Presidential campaigns specifically. His response was basically, and I'm going from memory (because I can't find the transcript), that the corporations own the candidates and they don't want subjects like trade, corporate corruption, defense spending and other major issues discussed so the campaigns are run on issues like taxes, abortion, etc.... That is how I see this. A distraction from the important issues. Maybe Bush is the second coming of Hitler. If he's gone in a year though who cares anymore. Let's not forget what the big issues are.

- posted by Mom/Dad @ 7:30 AM