# The "Ad" and the Coming Political Season **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 25, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276 "2003-11-25T23:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/21 "2003-11-26T03:12:21Z")
Why do you support the terrorists, **’luci**?😉 What really gets my goat is that it is a _policy_ of preemptive self defense. Which country is next on the list to be toppled because it might at some point in the future attack the US? Israel attacking its neighbors in 1967 when it was clear that they were going to attack Israel shortly was preemptive self defense. Invading Iraq when it presented no imminent threat to the US was not. Going after Iran, Syria, Sudan, etc under the same circumstances won’t be either. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/22 "2003-11-26T03:23:46Z")
Well, really, **John** has a point. Its just political advertising, both sides do it, its a wash, pretty much… Dems: GeeDubya has mishandled foreign policy and diplomacy. Reps: Democrats hate God, want to force Eagle Scouts to marry gays, and want to surrender to the terrorists. See? Pretty much the same thing, really. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/23 "2003-11-26T03:29:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elucidator \* > \*\*Well, really, **John** has a point. Its just political advertising, both sides do it, its a wash, pretty much… > > Dems: GeeDubya has mishandled foreign policy and diplomacy. > > Reps: Democrats hate God, want to force Eagle Scouts to marry gays, and want to surrender to the terrorists. > > See? Pretty much the same thing, really. \*\* Is this the Pit, or can I ask for a big fat cite? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/24 "2003-11-26T03:30:47Z")
Glass houses. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/25 "2003-11-26T03:39:49Z")
Rolling stones. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/26 "2003-11-26T03:45:26Z")
Hot potatos ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/27 "2003-11-26T03:55:31Z")
Kosher tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/28 "2003-11-26T04:07:13Z")
Democrat traitors. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/29 "2003-11-26T04:12:15Z")
Coulter’s cooties ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/30 "2003-11-26T04:37:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*Democrat traitors. \*\* Sour grapes. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/31 "2003-11-26T04:38:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Avalonian \* > \*\*Sour grapes. \*\* Lousy wine. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/32 "2003-11-26T04:44:08Z")
The Greeks (I’ll explain the story behind this tomorrow.) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/33 "2003-11-26T04:53:37Z")
Don’t. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/34 "2003-11-26T05:03:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*Democrat traitors. \*\* Republican haters? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/35 "2003-11-26T05:15:54Z")
Message board baiters. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/36 "2003-11-26T05:16:26Z")
Lost Highways. It is just flamboyant political advertising, waving the bloody shirt and all that, but it is annoying nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/37 "2003-11-26T05:17:08Z")
Missing biways. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/38 "2003-11-26T05:24:31Z")
I did it my way. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/39 "2003-11-26T05:30:18Z")
Highways and biways. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276/40 "2003-11-26T05:37:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by John Mace \* > \*\*I did it my way. \*\* I never could understand the appeal of Sinatra. Or Tom Jones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ad-and-the-coming-political-season/215276.md?page=3)