There has been a lot of talk regarding Senator wannabee, Harold Ford, from Tennessee. He is in a very tight race with his Republican challenger, Bob Corker. The usual election stuff comes out with ridiculous claims or hyping up some things and downplaying other things. It is common in any race and if it did not involve an important job- US Senator- the ads would be good for Comedy Central.
But one ad from the Republican National Committee has some fuming. After hearing about this advertisement for a bit, I'd finally got to watch it.
The reaction? Is that it? It shows a group of people sarcastically calling for things people would not call for. For instance, one fellow says he hopes his guns are taken away because he "has too many." A woman says she would "like to pay higher marriage taxes." Things like that. Basically, it is alleging Ford stands for these things. Of course, it should be up to the potential voter to know about the candidates long before some shaky political ad comes along. Often, the candidates hope you are clueless. Thus, you can be led like sheep. The ad is no different than a million others.
Then there is the "big whammy" of the anti-Ford advertisement. It shows a guy discussing Ford's alleged "porno dealings." These dealings were no more than him going to a Playboy-sponsored party of some kind. Who wouldn't want to go? An attractive woman then flirtatiously looks into the camera saying, "Call me." Wow!
Democrat supporters, including Ford himself, called for the ad to be pulled alleging some sort of "racial" tones since the woman is white and Ford is mixed-race. Even the Corker camp is saying it is too much and should be pulled. Meanwhile, the election is just about here.
Like many cries of "racism" it is highly exaggerated. An attractive white woman winking saying "call me" hardly has much overtones. In fact, one wonders what the reaction would be if it were a black woman doing the same thing? Cries of "racism" would just start all over again. Some would yell why the ad had to have a black woman instead of any other woman. It is the routine; rather boring, indeed.
Meanwhile, you see advertisements of sleazy back alleys showing what abortion would turn to if a certain candidate were voted in. Rants of "back of the bus" for black people if certain politicians or Supreme Court candidates were allowed in. Grossly exaggerated stuff.... as usual.
Vote how you wish to vote. Political advertisements are good for humor. Its content maybe should be looked at as an extra reason to vote for or against someone. But one must get the facts through personal interest and reading various information on a candidate you could simply could get on the Internet. Once television and radio get involved the hype becomes ridiculous. In the meantime, I am looking to get into a Playboy-sponsored party.
Robert Carberry is a writer from New York
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