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Getting Accurate Political Information?

Posted by Cliff on from the finding-the-info-to-make-an-informed-vote dept.

XMorbius asks: "With the elections coming up in a few months, I (along with other Slashdot readers, I hope) want to get more informed about the candidates. But, where does one turn to get accurate (or as accurate as possible) information about them, while at the same time not having to review long logs and records of various hearings over the last decade or so? This seems like a nice compilation of information, but something tells me that it may not be very accurate. I've seen factcheck.org but I feel like there is more knowledge out there to be acquired. What does the Slashdot community recommend?"

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  1. They lied to me .. I do NOT live in a free country by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0, Troll

    "1) The war was about oil.
    First of all, oil prices were much, much cheaper before the war."

    Which is exactly the point. The more expensive the oil, the more money Bush and his cronies make. Oil prices are up .. because .. er... ahh.. we are at war here. NOT because we want to make more money or anything. Just like we HATE to sell the constitution down the river, but evil Saddham and his close friend Osama have left us no choice ... really

    "5) The Bush-Bin Laden connection.
    Again, total misunderstanding on the facts."

    And yet, the exact same methods were used to claim the Saddam-Osama connection. I think you missed the tongue-in-cheek nature of this. You have just pointed out how absurd Bush's claims are and why. Think Mr. Moore might have been waiting for you to fall into his trap, perhaps?

    If you like the police state this country is in and want to see the Bush stranglehold grow stronger, then by all means vote for him ... it's one of the few rights you have left that aren't complete lip service ....

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    Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
  2. Re:They lied to me .. I do NOT live in a free coun by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0, Troll


    "In other words, it now costs US oil companies more to buy oil that they can process and sell to the consumer. Sure, the oil companies will pass that excess price on to the consumer, but they won't be making more money because of it."

    Right .. because as you have verified, the higher percentage the oil companies paid maps directly and linearly to the increase passed on to the consumer ... oh, wait ... you couldn't possibly verify that, especially if one of those secret deals were made. Consumer's cost went up, and the war makes an excellent excuse for why, much as civil liberties went out the window, and the war makes a (somewhat less excellent) excuse for why.

    Read my lips ... er ... post ... NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

    I'd type "enough said", but those who refuse to see the corruption won't see it. There is little sense in saying anything at all to those who would rather live their life wrapped in the safety of lies ...

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    Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
  3. Re:It's radical if you dind' by Twirlip+of+the+Mists · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everything you said was wrong, every single word.

    You're a radical leftist and you're trying to hide that agenda by saying "Show me even one mistake!" You're not fooling anybody.

    Grow the hell up.

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    I write in my journal
  4. Why has nobody else suggested... by WarPresident · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fox News?

    All the political news that I, or any other God-fearing, flag-waving, SUV-driving, red-blooded American needs is at http://www.foxnews.com/

    I can tell how good they are because I agree with everything they report.

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    Here come da fudge!