"One of the things I believe the media has been remiss in examining is a person character prior to an election. And I'm not talking about who-slept-with-who. I'm talking about their style of leadership, do they fire people at a whim, are they even tempered, honest, decent people. In other words, are they assholes looking for power, or are they people who can be trusted, who have the best interest of the nation at heart. It's not an exact science, but the media could certainly do a lot better than it has."
Well said! Agree totally. I was leaning towards Gore until the debates showed his true 'style'. I believe there is a relationship between how people treat each other, and their underlying ethics.
What we need are 'statesmen', not politicians. Unfortunately, the election process favors 'glossy', well-spoken individuals who can read teleprompters and think of spiffy comebacks. We seem to want media heads, not true statesmen.
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