any effect on his ability to be the president today, after watching the news that day I was certain that our nation was going to be "under the influence" of a bad leader. Mud Slinging was the primary information tactic utilized by every news station that covered the election. The media attacks a candidate with negative journalistic opinions and their opinions stick to him, and stay there through their continuous reference to it. The media influences us; they say pick a candidate because he is a Boy Scout, or a veteran. Support him because he grew up on a farm, just like you did. The media gives us reasons for support that we can relate to, but they often leave out important details. Hence, the voter is manipulated and controlled in forming his opinion about the candidates. He is unable to contest the control of the media because most of us lack the resources and the time to research otherwise. I believe that in this election the media stereotyped Al Gore. The Republican Party labeled Al Gore a liar and the media exploited that. "Headlines such as "There he Gores it again; Gore Just Can't Tell the Truth" and "Record Shows Gore Long Embellishing The Truth" graced the cover of the Boston Globe. Similarly, "Gore Takes False Credit" and "Gore-it is: Al Gores uncontrollable lying" screamed across headlines" (Republican National Committee). If Al Gore slipped up or contradicted something he said ten years ago, he was called a liar. These words echoed in the heads of American voters at the polls. You can't trust a liar with the presidency, and the media compounded the words "Liar" and "Al Gore" through articles, cartoons, and newscasts into voter's heads. If you hear it enough it becomes your opinion to, such is the case in Florida. The election will be decided by a limited number of votes, and if the media had not influenced even 300 of those voters, their votes might have been cast for Al Gore.Most of the voters that disliked Al Gore did no...
