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It infuriates me that companies can't be misleading in ads for chunky peanut butter or they'll get sued, but when it comes to leading the free world?

Posted by volnelk Nov 5 '12, 11:06

"The ultimate test case of whether it is possible to lie and get away with it will be the outcome in Ohio, where Romney is running ads in open disregard of the truth."

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See, this is why I don't hate the "VOTING DAY MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, YOU GUYS" billboards. - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 11:27 1
- Nah, there's plenty of evidence that active, motivated voters who know elections are held on Tuesdays are also highly susceptible to BS -- nm - Roger More, attempting re-entry Nov 5, 11:41
a. truth, few people care about the truth, or they believe in so many crazy things they'll believe in anything b. OTOH, you can sell apple juice... - Golden Ghost Nov 5, 11:20
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- I would just rather hear the truth from candidates for the US Presidency and figure things out on my own when it came to Peanut Butter. -- nm - volnelk Nov 5, 11:10 17
  - We have a State Amendment here that has reached new levels of misinformation and outright lies - Quantum of Strongbad Nov 5, 11:15 7
    - what's the ballot question? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 11:16 6
      - The official ballot language is here - Quantum of Strongbad Nov 5, 11:18 5
        
        LYC: Here's more about it NMBL -- (link) - Quantum of Strongbad Nov 5, 11:22
        
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        Normally, I'd agree but his link in the next post says it was done this way because the first law was deemed unconstitutional. -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 11:26 2
        
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        Pshaw. What's the worst that could happen? -- nm - California SI Nov 5, 11:40
  - "We promise our peanut butter doesn't have arsenic like Brand X" -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 11:13 1
    - that crunch from Brand X's brand? the bones of babies -- nm - Beakraker Nov 5, 11:15
  - I'm not sure it really matters all that much, in the end. - znufrii Nov 5, 11:13 6
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      - which part? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 11:20 1
        
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      - I think it matters a great deal. Especially when you consider 'low-information' voters are exactly who would be swayed by it. -- nm - volnelk Nov 5, 11:20 1
        
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    - I hope it doesn't matter all that much in Ohio. Because you need to wear your hip boots when you watch tv. -- nm - volnelk Nov 5, 11:16

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It infuriates me that companies can't be misleading in ads for chunky peanut butter or they'll get sued, but when it comes to leading the free world?

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