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Originally Posted by W.E.B. Du Bois
I just listened to it as well. I was really annoyed by Clinton's talk. It just made me angry. Everything she said made me angry. I hit the mute button. As for Obama, I felt that he was at least saying what he believed.
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It's a real shame that for the average voter, one comment like this is going to be what influences their vote, not the issues themselves.
I've heard more on the news about the latest out-of-context quotes by any or all of the candidates than I have about their stance on immigration reform, the economy, or even the war in Iraq.
What infuriates me the most is that the majority of people that I talk to don't seem to realize that the candidate their voting for is not going to represent them correctly because they haven't listened to what they say they will do.
Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton both spend a large amount of time detailing their plans for the presidency, yet all we hear is that Obama called small-town Pennsylvanians "bitter", or that Clinton exaggerated the danger she was in in Bosnia.
Not to say that the news should hold our hands - people should do their own independent research - but this type of media coverage is influencing people to vote for the most liked candidate, not the most qualified.