Show Honesty and integrity Isaac Fisher Contributing Writer The one question that may actually sway voters this election is not about foreign policy or political points of view it is about honesty and integrity Which of the two candidates and their vice presidential picks have shown the most honesty and integrity in their campaign With the political atmosphere becoming charged in response to the upcoming presidential election the truths half-truths and lies are finally bobbing to the surface of both campaigns It is difficult to sift through the media to find finda a non-biased non source that is willing to point out the lies and deceit of both political parties After hours of searching the Internet and sorting through site after site these are the findings B Between iW i n J John Jolin McCain Cain and Sarah Palin Patin the number of truths half-truths and lies goes through the roof For every lie exaggeration or half- half truth by Barack campaign there are four for McCains McCain's road high to the Talk Straight-Talk Express Both sides are guilty but McCains McCain's tactics reek of desperation The facts can be argued but the truth hurts McCain has been reported to have had fake letters to the editor written from his campaign automated calls to scare voters and racially- racially targeted letters and e We can also go on to say that many of the facts the McCain camp are relying on to diminish are generally short of the truth The true test for a dirty campaign doesn't come corne from the media but from Karl Rove king of the dirty campaigns Rove recently told Fox News McCain has gone in some of his ads similarly gone one step too far Barack has done his share of misrepresenting the facts in trying to brin bring g down McCain but th the e difference is staggering Smear campaigning has been the way American Politics have evolved over time This has been proven by the last three presidential campaigns It takes a strong person to swipe aside personal attacks and move on to the issues Barack has shown that kind of restraint and that may win him the White House A new day in politics may be on the horizon Barack seems genuine in sticking to the issues has for all intents and purposes run runa a pretty clean campaign while John McCain isn't pulling any punches even if they are way below the belt victory may signal a change in the way political campaigns are are I ran in the future Smear campaigns may be out and campaigns focused on the issues may become popular once onee again If voters want to research the subject of honesty and integrity themselves they can go to Web sites such as or even the San Francisco Chronicle at The things voters may learn leam about their candidates may disturb them or make them even more proud of their selection One thing is certain however voters need to know who and what they are voting for Voting for a donkey elephant blue or red isn't the right way to vote Empower your vote with the facts To become a responsible voter stay away from the rumors and innuendo by checking the specifics The voting process is in place so a voter can speak their voice not the voice of commentators religious leaders or special interest groups If all else fails and the question of who to vote for foris foris foris is still elusive on Election Day just think back to who ran the more honest campaign who has the most integrity and who represents the true values of America The Globe is an open campus forum and encourages the written expression of diverse points of view Letters to the editor and opinion pieces do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Salt Lake Community College the Globe Student Media Center or The Globe Newspaper Final publication decisions rest with the in Editor Please send all submissions to Due to the high volume of requests for articles we receive The Globe may not be able to reply to every letter Due to our limited staff we also may not be able to attend or cover every event or issue submitted The Globe does encourage notices emails of events However any request of coverage of an event or issue should be made in a time frame of at least one week |