05-02-2008, 04:35 PM
Anyone familiar with this classic speech about political fundraising and financial propriety ? I just reread it for the first time in years, and it still stands out as a classic. Note also that, like gasoline, politicians used to be pretty inexpensive...
Now consider the current campaign's mudslinging and complaining.
"My Fellow Americans:
I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity have been questioned.
The usual political thing to do when charges are made against you is to either ignore them or to deny them without giving details. "
Now consider the current campaign's mudslinging and complaining.
"My Fellow Americans:
I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity have been questioned.
The usual political thing to do when charges are made against you is to either ignore them or to deny them without giving details. "