Comments on: Are Voters Getting Accurate Information?

By: EOTO Classmate Review « Socratic Questions

EOTO Classmate Review « Socratic Questions — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:35:51 +0000

[...] Betty Dishman wrote about voter information and misinformation. Her project was quite similar to mine, but focused more on getting accurate information rather [...]

By: Windye Barton

Windye Barton — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:44:13 +0000

My comments may be a bit past their due date considering that the election is (finally) over, but I still wanted to give credit to this author for her well-researched blog post, on which she has “vetted” several websites that offer information on the candidates. In her post, she takes great care to mention that when unsubstantiated rumors are spread via the Internet, it has the very harmful potential of causing voters to cast their votes based on fear rather than as informed responses to the candidates’ stances on issues that concern our society. She also gives important advice to always carefully check the source of the information posted on a website, including the “About Us” page which tells about the authors. On my own blog, Healthy Habits, I wrote a post about health literacy, and how consumers should carefully examine the credibility of the websites that they visit for health information. I provide links to several sources, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the New York Times, which provide tips to consumers on how to determine if a health website is credible, and they gave the same advice that this author of this blog does–always check the source of the information. If this is information is not readily available on the website, not present, or the information there is sketchy, then perhaps that site is not the most trustful source of information.

By: Each One Teach One: Voters seeking accurate information « Digital Imaging and Photo Ethics

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:19:35 +0000

[...] is faced with. And in the wild, wild west of the blogosphere, the challenge is greater. On her blog about the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Betty Dishman wonders if voters are getting accurate [...]

By: bdishman

bdishman — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:08:39 +0000

Americanneocon, thank you for your response. You are entitled to your thoughts and to your blog. I’ll research the Politico article a bit more – maybe I overlooked something. However, you might want to take a look at this link – http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/taking_liberties_in_philadelphia.html
This is from FactCheck.org. – I think the Politico article is mentioned near the end of this page. There is no evidence to suggest that Obama and Ayers have a close relationship.

By: Americaneocon

Americaneocon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:41:38 +0000

“Nowhere does this blog show me that William Ayers has been anything more than an acquaintance to Obama.”

That’s not anywhere near an accurate summary of my blog, and you criticize me for a link – to Politico – that’s included in quote I cite from another author, not my own commentary.

Your conclusion of Ayers as “just an aquaintance” of Obama is your opinion, not a breakdown of the facts cited at my page.

You should be more careful, considering you’re writing an essay about getting “Accurate Information..”

By: sfokc6125

sfokc6125 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:16:13 +0000

Has anyone looked into the LA tape as a matter for Homeland Security ? Seeing Obamais running for the top of the chain of command it only reasons that you look into any associations with known terrorists. We cant have a terrorist loving President. Unless he has something to hide where is the hard. Wait its the hard question again. the DNC says run a way.
Under the Patriot Act they don’t have to give it to GOP but they do have to turn it in to Homeland Security .
email your congressman NOW put the word out to all that will listen.