when media attacks final
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By Thomas Flanagan
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- The use of negative political advertising and downplaying of opponent candidates has reached all time highs in the 2008 election
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Candidates will often: 1. TWIST TRUTHS
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2. LIE about opponents background
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3. Use distorted quotes against the candidate who says it
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/15/west.negative/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_campaigning
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http://www.watan.com/en/images/stories/obama_mccain(1).jpg
http://www.dantrimble.com/images/content/gop_dnc_boxing_ring_large.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230255/Truth-Lies.gif
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/09/26/us/600_campaignA.jpg
http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/uploaded_images/graphonic_lies_2-750627.gif