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Originally Posted by 7thsfsniper
Sorry, I tend to be biased toward the truth.  |
lol...a bias is an opinion formed without using all the facts available, but a bias can accidentally turn out to be true. I don't think you have all the facts, but since I am beginning to sound like an Obama supporter, I'll respect your possibly true bias.
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Other than a powerful voiceover and some music, I would just call that news. I don't think anything was inaccurate there, just dramaticaly presented.
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I was in advertising and political campaigning. I know all about packaging facts to make them sound suspicious...dramatic music, cynical voice-overs, carefully omitted details, specially cropped photos, edited clips and all that. It's called innuendo. It's a safe bet when see those devices being used, the message of the piece is too frail to stand on its own.
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As for his financial situation, I have issue when you make your money in the manner depicted in the video. I have been to the obama truth website. They seem to be reporting accurately since I would think if they where not, Obama should get a lawyer after them. Libel suits can be quite lucrative and not to mention the political opportunity.
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The courts rarely accept liable or slander suits filed by political candidates and officeholders. It a lose-lose for the officeholder because of the discovery process and the toll on his time. It's best to say as little as possible about such accusations because in responding to them you create more media coverage to the benefit of your accuser. Also, the public has come to expect politically motivated charges ever since Jefferson and Adams exchanged vile, anonymous newspaper attacks on each other.
It's an axiom of politics that a false charge only takes a minute, but proving it untrue takes a 100 years.
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I wasn't trying to make the Obamas finances an issue on its own. its just evidence of his ethics and supportive of this subject thread. 
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It's a valid topic.