Game of Thrones author backs Clinton and explains how her attack ads are different

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http://www.denofgeek.com/us/culture/george-rr-martin/259813/george-rr-martin-donald-trump-is-unfit-to-be-president

Says Martin, “In my lifetime, there has never been a presidential candidate more unfit to lead this nation.” To emphasize the point, Martin compares the relentless attack ads of both candidates, noting how Trump campaign commercials are standard political hackery 101. Unflattering images (often black and white), ominous music, headlines taken out of context, and a grim narrator throwing around words like “criminal,” “liar,” and “pervert” (the latter being a classic example of the new gutter of American politics that the Republican nominee has dragged us into in 2016).

But Martin notes that Hillary Clinton’s attack ads on Trump are strikingly different.

“Clinton’s ads are something else,” writes Martin. “Very different, and—to my mind—much more truthful. The star of all the Clinton ads is Donald J. Trump. There are no deliberately unflattering photographs, however. Nothing in black and white. Just video clips, full color, professional footage from news cameras at his rallies, interviews, television appearances. There’s no name-calling either. Clinton doesn’t need to label Trump as ‘crooked’ or ‘a liar,’ or link him with ‘perverts.’ Clinton’s ads just show Trump being Trump.

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1. Hillary's Ads have been nothing short of brilliant!

And, the attack ads have been just trump talking.. of course he says they're "nasty".. for once he's not lying.

Thank you

[shenmue]

2. Yes

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3. Hey, shenmue!

[shenmue]

9. Hi

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Trump and his minions might as well be the white walkers

[SaveOurDemocracy]

5. Thank you, George RR Martin! Now, about Book 6 ... Soon?

[JI7]

7. But CNN says both sides are equally horrible

Unless you mean Clinton emails. Then is the worst thing ever.

[PatSeg]

8. Well said

Hillary's ads have been the best I've ever seen. There's little or no hype and they aren't annoying. I often don't realize there is a political ad playing, something that usually provokes me to grab the remote and hit "fast-forward".

[dalton99]

13. Trump created the ads for Hillary.

[ThoughtCriminal]

15. Remember Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" films during WW-2?

Capra used Nazi propaganda films to make the point about what was evil about them.