Sometimes, it's not good to be nice

Sometimes, it's just not good to be nice or all positive or upbeat. Republicans have been running ads here in Arizona that are full of outright lies, are really childish, attack opponents with innuendo, accuse opponents of things the GOP has done themselves, etc.  And to be upfront, Democrats have done some attack ads, too, but the majority of the attack ads are run by the GOP and funded by tons of money from outside the state, the "dark money whores," those who do the bribing.

What I'm referring to are the ads that make no sense, pairing the candidate with issues that have nothing to do with the workings of the office.  The blatant lies, the mudslinging, the amount of ads.... all make me sick.  Thank goodness for the mute button.

The few positive ads I've seen have been run by Democrats.  They consist of telling the viewer what the candidate believes, why the candidate believes it, what the candidate has done about the issues and what the candidate will do for the people on the issues.  Not a word about their opponents.

The nasty ads have taken over the airwaves so much that I'm at the point where I'd like to see Democrats come out swinging and pointing with both barrels.  But, alas, we're not that nasty.  We've been brought up right.  We have more compassion, we embrace everyone, we look out for "the people," we try to do what's right for all our citizens, not just the rich, the White and the powerful.  We're just not cut out to do "slash and slice" like the GOP does.

But sometime down the road, the GOP will pay dearly for their contempt for "others." And when they do, I'll be cheering, laughing and dancing, even though it might seem that I'd be stomping on their graves.  It can't happen fast enough for me and the majority of my fellow citizens..... the 98%.

POLITICAL ADS - UGH!

Ah, the political idiots are out in force now.  The political "VOTE FOR ME" ads are polluting the airwaves with the most ridiculous claims.  Time after time, the talking heads say "I'm a businessman & have created thousands of jobs."  If all these guys running here in AZ created thousands of jobs why is unemployment here so high?

They promise to absolutely get things done.  "I will create jobs," "I will bring in more business,"  "I will see that the border is secure," "I will cut spending," "I will fund education, police, fire, health care, seniors, etc. and "I will........... (put in your favorite promise.)  They say these things as if each candidate, singlehandedly, will accomplish all these things. 

These people don't understand that they only get one vote, they have to play the political games and those games don't provide for independent thinking, they are supposed to read and understand all the issues, their own parties are so fractured, consensus is just not possible.

They can promise all they want.  That doesn't mean diddly.  Everyone promises but no one  states what or how they would attempt to "fix" the problem.  There is nothing to base a vote on because they all are hesitant to state what their positions are other than the stupid sound bites that get quoted..... nothing substantive.   And they are so intent on tearing down their opponents, all ads have been grossly negative.  Each one has done or said really nutty, questionable, or stupid things in their past and all of it is brought up by their opponents.  It's enough to make one vomit.  And so I mute the sound because I just cannot listen to the drivel.