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   I have to admit...

   

   Sanguine Dream, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 12:43pm

   
   

   if I came across political ads that actually cover the issues instead of the usual, "Candidate A is teh sux." nonsense. I would really watch an ad that may be longwinded but the candidate presents and explains an issue and gives recommendations on a solution. Silly me I didn't start paying any mind to politics until the 2004 election (I've only been able to vote since 2000) but now I'm ready for the forums, discuassions, and debates. But until the mud slinging stops I have no time for the 30sec. ads.

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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 12:44pm

   
   

   Why would politicians want a BLue Screen of Death?

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   Yet Another Anonymous Coward, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 12:52pm

   
   

   thats wat i want to know

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   What are you talking about?

   

   xxl3w, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 12:52pm

   
   

   Comment 2. What on earth are you talking about? I'd enjoy watching it if, like you said, they're not constantly bashing each other's campaigns or saying things like "Politician A raised taxes to pay of his gambling and weedage bill. Do you really know Politician A. Politician B will raise taxes to pay of your gambling and weedage bill. Vote for Politician B." If it was iformative I think it'd be a great idea + a money maker for comcast so maybe they'd upgrade their internet services.

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   Anonymous Coward #3, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:08pm

   
   

   The anonymous cowards who posted comments 2 & 3 are referring to the standard meaning of BSOD, blue screen of death. It took me a minute to realize the author meant B*llsh*t On Demand...

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   Re: BSOD

   

   br1an, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:15pm

   
   

   Actually with comcast on demand bsod means both.

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   exitstageleft, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:17pm

   
   

   hehe...yeah, me too. All I thought was Blue Screen Of Death. Weird, politicians and ms error screens...

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   Beefcake, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:18pm

   
   

   While I agree with the raw information of this post, I disagree with the conclusion. Today, the purpose of political ads has changed. They are no longer trying to get someone to vote for Candidate A, they are trying to get Candidate A's supporters to vote. The people who would seek out and play the VOD ads are already pretty diehard and likely to vote.

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   Matt Bennett, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:37pm

   
   

   Here's a project for the class: Just as TV ushered this sort of thing in, how can modern technology be used to reduce the amount sound bites, buzz words and slogans used by politicians, and increase their incentive to actually try to impart information to the voters? The "world as they see it" at the very least?
   
   There's a candidate here in Mass, and all he uses is platitudes and Corp speak, he says nothing of a conrete nature at all. It's driving me nuts.
   
   How do we increase th incidence of things like Perots informercials?

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    what?

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:38pm

    
    

    All I could think of (after reading the headline) was somehow the ISP was offering denial of attack services to the political candidates...?
    
    Wan't to take down Candidate("A")'s Website? Just order a DOS attack today, and we guarentee at least one BSOD/hour!
    
    and then of course, the actual posting never said what BSOD was supposed to infer... so none of it made sense.
    
    (now that I know its supposed to be about "on demand" I can say that I would actually "tune in" to go watch them. When you make knowledge convenient, you get my attention)

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    Shawn Lane, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 1:57pm

    
    

    I am so tired of the bashing commercials. It is time that politicians told how they really feel on the issues and not what the opponent has done wrong.

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    Yet another Anonymous Coward, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 2:10pm

    
    

    But, how could get they get elected by revealing their true feelings? That would be a political consultant's nightmare.

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    Tom, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 2:27pm

    
    

    I must admit that I watched perot's programs on national debt. the man was intelligent just not enough charisma to get past his ears for regular John Q. Public to pay attention.
    
    oh and the BSOD jokes are great I thought it was Blue screen too and just had to stop and read. what a great way to get us MS nerds to open our eyes

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    Beefcake, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 2:28pm

    
    

    I don't care how they feel about issues, they're supposed to care about how I feel about them. You want my vote? Say "My interestes and opinions are my own, tell me yours and that's what I'll do."
    
    The way we do it today of picking someone who tells us they're just like us is like telling a pizza place that Driver A can't deliver your extra pepperoni pie because he doesn't like pepperoni.

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 3:10pm

    
    

    We had a political campaign here around the issue of whether to recycle water. Unfortunately for the pro-recycling parties they opted to choose scare tactics rather than list facts about why the scheme was better and cheaper than the alternatives that the opposition was touting.
    
    Basically it backfired on them.
    
    They originally had support to go ahead with the scheme with a majority support in the council. After the referendum they had lost major support from everywhere, so now we face drought conditions and dam levels of under 20%.
    
    Facts would have made the difference IMHO. The vote went to a 40/60 split. I think some REAL information would have actually educated some of the stiffs in this place into voting for their future, not for the misinformation.

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    Re; Why Blue Screen of Death

    

    Shel10, Oct 3rd, 2006 @ 5:28pm

    
    

    Perhaps if the politicians stare at the BSoD long enough they'll come to understand the "good" they do for their constituants!!!!

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    That's why they think that

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 12:17am

    
    

    I think that the people who read techdirt and the like actually think, while most others just listen to the 30 second ads. Just take into account the results of the last election (any last election).
    
    I can't believe that people believe the bull shit on the tv ads without even reading the material published on the voting brochure...

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    Re: Re: BSOD

    

    Anonymous Coward, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 5:11am

    
    

    RE: Anonymous Coward #3:
    
    Thank you, and goodnight!!
    Comcast sux!!
    Politicians suck!!

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