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Not true Roland00 Send a noteboard - 02/10/2009 12:32:58 AM
It has been this bad since the election of 1796 (i.e., after Washington retired). Campaigns and politics were every bit as brutal back then when compared to today. Obviously, 24/7 news makes more people aware of it, but I think Friedman is ignoring history on purpose in order to make the point he wants.


In 1796 we didn't have people with enough free time and enough wealth (you can now follow politics devoutly regardless of wealth it doesn't matter you are poor, middle, or upper class due to the internet, newspapers, tv, etc) to follow politics with such religious fervor.

People now a days sometimes turn to politics as entertainment. It isn't about the issues and how it affects peoples lives, it is now about "sport teams" and "purity." You can't make a deal with the other side for you are then a RINO or DINO; and these "sportcasters" on either side will make sure you don't survive the primary.
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Where Did "We" Go? Legolas - 01/10/2009 09:30:12 PM 760 Views
Good column Mad Cow Bomber - 01/10/2009 10:20:26 PM 418 Views
Just some kid random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:31:46 PM 487 Views
How do you change this though? nossy - 01/10/2009 10:51:10 PM 385 Views
Good question. Legolas - 01/10/2009 11:06:10 PM 366 Views
i've always said political districts should be cut by zip code moondog - 02/10/2009 06:22:54 AM 358 Views
Pelosi is part of the problem random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:10:45 PM 367 Views
She's a good example of two wrongs don't make a right. nossy - 01/10/2009 11:31:29 PM 365 Views
that was hyperbole, as he's said OVER AND OVER imlad - 02/10/2009 06:21:16 PM 344 Views
really which elected leaders on the right talked about death panels? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 06:41:05 PM 371 Views
Dumb column from Friedman.....read a history book..... trzaska2000 - 01/10/2009 11:15:46 PM 387 Views
politcas has always been a full contact sport random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:40:19 PM 358 Views
I disagree, obviously. Legolas - 02/10/2009 12:11:48 AM 456 Views
No, it hasn't always been like this; I think Watergate changed it, and maybe Vietnam. Joel - 02/10/2009 02:13:07 AM 449 Views
remarkably, i agree with the troll moondog - 02/10/2009 06:27:40 AM 386 Views
Partisanship, yes, but this is more than that. Joel - 02/10/2009 06:57:14 AM 450 Views
i see things at a different level than you do moondog - 02/10/2009 07:31:24 AM 373 Views
Personally, I think you're seeing the cart rather than the horse, but that's just me. Joel - 02/10/2009 08:14:46 AM 480 Views
Not true Roland00 - 02/10/2009 12:32:58 AM 380 Views
why did we fight the Spanish American War and the War of 1812 again? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:18:56 AM 335 Views
You just completely undermined your point Roland00 - 02/10/2009 06:22:54 AM 390 Views
No you simply missed the point random thoughts - 02/10/2009 02:40:30 PM 380 Views
don't forget imlad - 02/10/2009 06:50:17 PM 350 Views
I didn't forget it, it was in my first line for part A Roland00 - 03/10/2009 12:53:18 AM 365 Views
honest??? imlad - 02/10/2009 06:46:30 PM 342 Views
all things are relative random thoughts - 02/10/2009 10:11:27 PM 345 Views
maybe we should go back to the good old days of Aaron Burr imlad - 02/10/2009 06:25:37 PM 381 Views
I think the role of cable news is over played random thoughts - 01/10/2009 11:29:26 PM 374 Views
Possibly. Legolas - 02/10/2009 12:02:05 AM 384 Views
To many people distrust the media for it to be just the right who distrust them random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:15:50 AM 437 Views
Why thoughts on British politics TheCrownless - 02/10/2009 01:55:59 AM 385 Views
i agree that the fringe has way more power than it should, but... moondog - 02/10/2009 06:38:41 AM 376 Views
I think Friedman puts it very well when he says... Legolas - 02/10/2009 11:24:02 AM 360 Views
did I read this correctly? random thoughts - 02/10/2009 03:00:33 PM 378 Views
As I already told you, this is not about "the left" complaining. Legolas - 02/10/2009 03:38:15 PM 479 Views
it didn't become an issue until it started hurting the left random thoughts - 02/10/2009 04:44:29 PM 353 Views
Eh, many aspects of it have been criticized for a long time. Legolas - 02/10/2009 09:12:22 PM 418 Views
a few points random thoughts - 02/10/2009 11:23:12 PM 602 Views
Re: a few points Legolas - 03/10/2009 12:52:03 AM 514 Views
one final point random thoughts - 03/10/2009 06:48:09 AM 341 Views
also, about clinton, since you say you were too young to remember... moondog - 02/10/2009 06:47:45 AM 483 Views
really because my memory goes back further then that and things were nasty then to random thoughts - 02/10/2009 03:04:58 PM 340 Views
Is it that bad ? AgentOrange - 02/10/2009 06:06:34 PM 346 Views
No, where did common sense go? Vodalus - 02/10/2009 10:27:22 PM 370 Views
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