One more day and all these disgusting political ads will come to an end. Can't come soon enough for me. I've had about all the deception, fear-mongering, and outright lying I can stand. Just a few final examples, then I'll shut up. (About time, eh?)
Some of the blatantly dishonest "Yes On Issue 2" ads that really chap my ass:
"Issue 2 will protect our communities by keeping police and firemen on the job." Keeping them on the job? Since they'd be prohibited from striking, how about forcing them to work?
"As Ohio fails to give our children opportunities, our kids are chasing their dreams far from home." So by eliminating collective bargaining for teachers, cops, and nurses, and slashing their pay and benefits, we'd be somehow increasing opportunities? For who? To do what? And how would lower compensation for the public sector keep future generations from leaving the state?
"Public employees make 43% more than us." Who is us? How much money does us make, compared to them? This ad is just such a pathetic, obvious lie, I wanna puke. There's freedom of speech, but speech doesn't always equal truth.
"Families pay too much for the excessive wages and benefits of government employees." Well, how much do we pay now, and how much should we pay? And to what extent are these wages excessive? Says who? Just a blizzard of buzzword bullshit.
And a "Yes On Issue 3" spot tells us that "A yes vote on Issue 3 will make Obama's health care law illegal in Ohio." No, it won't. Unless and until the U.S. Supreme Court decides that the ACA is unconstitutional, Ohio's Issue 3 is merely a right-wing flip-off gesture. No matter what Mike DeWine thinks, our state cannot override federal law.
Man, am I ready for it to be Wednesday!
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