tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post7591693797040732930..comments2023-06-30T07:20:59.834-05:00Comments on Beyond Me: Purging Some ApathyJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-23629564114619099822008-08-22T00:42:00.000-05:002008-08-22T00:42:00.000-05:00James - I'm with you on the character assassinatio...James - <BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the character assassination point. I'm currently finishing a post that speaks to this (referencing some recent comments about Obama by Rush Limbaugh). <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I have to admit that I struggle in the same way you do when I hear intelligent people spout ludicrous and/or baseless criticisms about Obama (e.g. that he doesn't really love America and/Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-18211845230494512902008-08-21T16:04:00.000-05:002008-08-21T16:04:00.000-05:00Jared,Do you feel there is a generational gap betw...Jared,<BR/><BR/>Do you feel there is a generational gap between our age group's feelings of apathy and even resentment toward the negative campaigning compared to our parents or grandparents? <BR/>For example, my father and father-in-law are staunch Republicans, meaning that they don't really care about issues, they just "know" they are conservative. Period. They are so attached to the label of Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473615436905736351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-42920330077008149272008-08-20T22:41:00.000-05:002008-08-20T22:41:00.000-05:00I too have been a bit dismayed. What I am struggli...I too have been a bit dismayed. What I am struggling against now is the character assassination of Sen. Obama. I know it is out there, but when people I know and love spout outlandish claims taken out of context and present it as fact, I struggle to retort.James F Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825352627943324580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-24382702243098470912008-08-20T11:20:00.000-05:002008-08-20T11:20:00.000-05:00Oh yeah - I'm with you. I definitely don't excuse...Oh yeah - I'm with you. I definitely don't excuse McCain or any other candidate that resorts to them, but it is still helpful to understand some of the underlying causes. Out of many politicians this would not surprise me - but coming from McCain it kind of does. At least, it surprises me based on the McCain we knew years and years ago.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-10575379914635927362008-08-20T10:15:00.000-05:002008-08-20T10:15:00.000-05:00I, too, have grown a little tired of it all. I thi...I, too, have grown a little tired of it all. I think another issue for me is just how early the campaigning starts.<BR/><BR/>It's a good thing they serve a four-year term, so we at least have a little bit of a break :). I imagine it would never stop if the terms were only two years.<BR/><BR/>I will read that article you linked, but my initial opinion is that no matter how justified it may be I doMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906755193444437549noreply@blogger.com