Mud Slinging is Nothing New

All the whining babies out there, talking about how "mean" and "dirty" our candidate's campaigning styles have become, have a look at this and get used to it. People vying for power have been talking trash about each other for decades...or rather, centuries.

While clearly more civilized than today's mud-slinging, the following :60 TV spot for JFK's 1960 campaign has a clear message: "Richard Nixon is a liar, and here's a sound bite from his boss to prove our case. We'll play it twice so you're sure to get it."

Oh yeah - and in the interest of being a PC supporter of democracy, I should urge you all to get out there and vote. Or don't. Because there's really nothing more disturbing than a bunch of idiots registering to vote at the last minute because some waste-of-space washed-up rapper, rocker, actor or model on MTV told them to.

Stay out if you aren't informed. And don't complain about the outcome if you didn't vote.