Comments on: McCain Camp Submits Fake Letters to the Editor http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/09/24/mccain-camp-submits-fake-letters-to-the-editor/ All Politics. All Ohio. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harry Knopp http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/09/24/mccain-camp-submits-fake-letters-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-105141 Harry Knopp Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:25:21 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=4897#comment-105141 I don't see how that's much different from the Obama campaign literally putting words in people's mouths with a "script" (http://my.barackobama.com/modules/votercontact/login_signup.php). I'm sure you're already aware that campaigns on both sides provide letters to the editor for supporters to submit under their own names. Not just political campaigns, either--ballot initiative campaigns do the same thing. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones--they should discuss issues intelligently without assuming their audience is too dumb to see through windows. I don’t see how that’s much different from the Obama campaign literally putting words in people’s mouths with a “script” (http://my.barackobama.com/modules/votercontact/login_signup.php).

I’m sure you’re already aware that campaigns on both sides provide letters to the editor for supporters to submit under their own names. Not just political campaigns, either–ballot initiative campaigns do the same thing.

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones–they should discuss issues intelligently without assuming their audience is too dumb to see through windows.

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