tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post8462457465446717215..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: The Nastiest CampaignFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-65396679400454325122012-08-10T08:14:02.555-04:002012-08-10T08:14:02.555-04:00Glenn Beck gave a good comment a few days ago abou...Glenn Beck gave a good comment a few days ago about the tax return issue. <br /><br />http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/08/03/what-does-romney-need-to-say-to-harry-reid/Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-35864636813868607452012-08-10T07:29:44.245-04:002012-08-10T07:29:44.245-04:00Don't kid yourself. Negative ads work. For m...Don't kid yourself. Negative ads work. For maybe 30% of the electorate, they already believe in the candidate. Another 30% don't, and won't listen to the negativity.<br /><br />But there's a large swath - 40%? - who are listening - or not - and who hear the attack and it becomes part of the "campaign."<br /><br />That's the true degeneration. That same 40% hasn't heard real plans or goals of the candidates in their media. All they hear is if this or that talking point resonates with some artificial voter or another.<br /><br />Christie has shown that results matter in a blue state. Scott Walker has shown that results matter in a blue state.<br /><br />You don't really have to go "negative" to show the failed policies of Obama, Reid, et. al.<br /><br />Just show facts.furballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-87926830659779283762012-08-10T06:45:57.828-04:002012-08-10T06:45:57.828-04:00Sadly, Travis, you are quite correct -- and there ...Sadly, Travis, you are quite correct -- and there isn't much to be done about it.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-57900959745391717072012-08-10T06:43:19.362-04:002012-08-10T06:43:19.362-04:00> Most Americans have little or no understandi...> Most Americans have little or no understanding of how venture capitalism works.<br /><br />Sadly, the word "venture" could be removed from this sentence with no loss of generality.TJIChttp://tjic.comnoreply@blogger.com