death of a taboo
big jonny over at drunkcyclist points out how the GOP will be gearing up the fear factory for your manipulation.
big jonny, concurring…
The RNC ran with it as only they could.
One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.
The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened by political ads in recent years, was pronounced dead at approximately 7:40 CST, when a video aired before delegates at the Republican National Convention included slow-motion footage of a plane striking the World Trade Center, the towers’ subsequent collapse, and smoke emerging from the Pentagon.
The September 11 precedent was one of the few surviving campaign-season taboos. It is survived by direct comparisons of one’s opponents to Hitler.
Source: www.boston.com
I find myself in agreement.
Keith Olbermann apologizes to viewers for the graphic imagery and exploitive nature of the RNC’s tribute to the victims of 9/11.
Video: www.msnbc.msn.com
2 comments:
Fear factory it is. I had an icky feeling while watching the RNC. What with "drill baby drill" and the 9/11 footage, and the pit bull with lipstick. It all is surreal. And yet, my cubicle mates are eating it up. If I hear one more comment about how much of a "babe" Palin is, I will puke.
could not agree more. I puke daily!!
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