Comments on: Getting the Message http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/getting-the-message/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:27:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tres_arboles http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/getting-the-message/#comment-9246 tres_arboles Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:29:18 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1068#comment-9246 I hope in making a comment like that I am not giving the impression that I take my neighbors lightly or that I am one of those "elitists" to use the unfortunate campaign politics vernacular. I AM concerned that these types of representations by the "No" campaigns get reported uncritically by the local media (or that they get reported at all) and become part of the daily narrative around office water coolers and super market aisles. It's a low-brow strategy (ignoring the facts and spouting things that sound "bad" to get a voter response) but one that has shown to be effective, witness the destruction of the monorail project or the recent "lipstick on a pig" flap in presidential politics. David
I hope in making a comment like that I am not giving the impression that I take my neighbors lightly or that I am one of those “elitists” to use the unfortunate campaign politics vernacular. I AM concerned that these types of representations by the “No” campaigns get reported uncritically by the local media (or that they get reported at all) and become part of the daily narrative around office water coolers and super market aisles. It’s a low-brow strategy (ignoring the facts and spouting things that sound “bad” to get a voter response) but one that has shown to be effective, witness the destruction of the monorail project or the recent “lipstick on a pig” flap in presidential politics.

David

]]> By: John Jensen http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/getting-the-message/#comment-9135 John Jensen Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:30:19 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1068#comment-9135 The Yes campaign is trying to debunk these lies. Does <a href="http://www.masstransitnow.org/the-myths/#sixtythousand" rel="nofollow">this entry</a> give a good response to low info voters?
The Yes campaign is trying to debunk these lies. Does this entry give a good response to low info voters?

]]> By: AJ http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/getting-the-message/#comment-9114 AJ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:52:15 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1068#comment-9114 I don't think an opposition group that runs afoul of the public disclosure commission and admits to mis-representing its endorsements really cares about telling the truth.
I don’t think an opposition group that runs afoul of the public disclosure commission and admits to mis-representing its endorsements really cares about telling the truth.

]]>