Reply #8: You make good points and we should remember that all the candidates

[KoKo]

have their inside spinners...maybe not as experienced as Lehane, Carville and Rove...but wannabee's that are just learning their craft. The only one who doesn't seem to have one supposedly has no chance of being elected because what he says comes from his own mouth and folks just think he's whining because he has to stand up for himself. And, that's why he can't be elected.

You can't get rid of the spinners and they are useful...so your point is to be wary when rumors start to realize that it could be from a spinner trying to knock out an opposing candidate.

What is important to realize though is that there really sometimes are "Blue Dresses." I say this as person who never believed the "Blue Dress" was real. Argued with everyone I knew that it was the Vast RW Conspiracy and Issikoff lying about this. Told folks about Mellon-Scaife and the Arkansas project and folks rolled their eyes at me. Turned out they were right and I was wrong. Since then I try to hold off and get as much info as possible even if the story sounds fake. At this point there's probably much we don't know that could be true that would swing our vote and much that isn't true that might work the same way.

I don't want another liar like Bush in the WH who managed to shoot down every sordid detail of his life by having a compliant press, though. And, I don't want any nominees who get shot down with some sordid thing coming out just before the election to throw it. More likely to happen with a Dem than a Repug.

I guess we just have to be skeptical ..."trust but verify." :shrug: