Article Introduction

Everywhere we turn, Republican and Democratic candidates are campaigning for the United States presidency. Debates are publicized on the Internet, shown on television, and played on radio stations. It wouldn't be so torturous if they stuck to political thoughts and ideas but now they have gone over to the dark side and are playing dirty. The candidates are acting like high school girls by throwing low blows at each other.

The January 28th issue of the New York Times posted an article, written by Michael Luo, titled "Romney Campaign Criticizes Calls", about another controversy in the Florida primaries. Residents of Naples, FL have been reported receiving as many as eight automated phone calls a day accusing Romney of wanting to re-open relations with Cuba. Romney wasn't sure who orchestrated the "dirty" phone calls. Romney admitted, however, to placing automated phone calls to inform voters on McCain's vote against the Medicare Prescription drug benefit but nothing so damaging, especially since the Naples community was so traumatized by the United States-Cuba relationship. The McCain campaign denied being behind the outlandish phone calls.

I feel it is another case of he-said-she-said. When will they focus on the real issues like health care, the environment, and rebuilding the economy? Unfortunately it is the nature of this political game!

The full article and samples of some of the automated phone calls can be found by clicking on the title of the article that was posted in the Monday 1/28/2008 edition of the New York Times. I posted the following link from You Tube that shows last minute efforts to get voters to consider Mitt Romney by using these automated phone call efforts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj2EoTTgVhI