Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Election time is here

To all my Australian readers, i imagine you'd be aware of this already (if not then you've been living under a number of rocks with no access to any kind of media whatsoever) but we're heading to a Federal Election.
Prime Minister Howard called the election for the 24th November and it seems that both the Labor and Liberal candidates are gearing up for a dirt-slinging match. It's always entertaining and fun to watch both sides try to wear down their opposition but admittedly it does get a little repetitive.
Negative advertising has been around for years and now thanks to the genius of youtube and the rest of the internet it's now cheaper than ever to trash your opponent.
I join the chorus of many, many others who wish for a clean campaign filled with debate about policy.
I'm not, however, holding my breath.

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