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DEL.ICIO.USA Nose In The News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Sonny Perdue says his opponent’s nose is growing — and his campaign doctors a picture of Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor to show it in a TV ad.
It’s all over the value of a tract of land Perdue bought near Disney World in 2004. In the Pinocchio ad, Perdue contends Taylor is lying when he says it’s worth $40 million. Taylor’s camp is relying on a Democratic Party estimate on what the land could be worth if it’s developed.
Perdue says the land is worth $2 million. He playfully offers to sell it to Taylor for $20 million - or even $10 million. “How can we believe a single word Mark Taylor says?” an announcer asks.
In an ethics complaint, the Democrats complain that Perdue valued the land at just $185,000 on his financial disclosure forms. They say that helps hide the doubling of Perdue’s net worth during his four years as governor. Taylor also has ads questioning the ethics of the Perdue land deal.
What do you think about the Pinocchio ad? Are negative ads a turn off, or do they energize voters to turn out in November?
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By Ivan Ballesteros
October 16, 2006 10:21 AM | Link to this
One thing politician understand and know is the apathy and to some extent the ignorance of the voters. The point brought in the advertisement campaign is not on the amount of money, but in the “shady” actions of either candidate. So the question is; did the governor do what is said he did? It does not matter the amount of money, but did he have financial gain by appointing people to key positions?
Corruption comes in different shades and colors, and as colors some are intense and others a mellow, but at the end it is corruption.
By Bradley G
October 19, 2006 11:18 AM | Link to this
Unfortunately, negative news sells. Show me a candidate that does nothing but talk about the positives of his/her campaign, and I’ll show you a politician that is about to lose an election. Do I like it? No. Is it just the way it is? Yes.