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["Sil Greene" <quack AT ibiblio.org>]

whoops.  forgot the URL for the definition I quoted:
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Special_interest



Sil Greene said:
>
> Hmmm.   You're right, in that this ad's message seems a little confused;
> but without a transcript in front of me I'd be foolish to spout off about
> it just from your description.
>
>
> So, just because we're on a 'definitions' thread, I thought I'd chime in
> with something that might help:
>
> "Special interest
>
> "A hidden stake of one party, that is not revealed when relevant
> information is disclosed by that party.
>
> "Also used to refer to overt lobbying or political efforts of groups
> affiliated by a common interest, such as industry groups,
> environmentalists or various social groups such as one advocating for
> immigrants, financeurs or veterans. Generally any loose affiliation of
> interests for the purpose of influencing political debate, affiliated
> outside a party structure or within a political group, might be described
> as a special interest group.
>
> "The label is often attached to a group whose political agenda seeks
> advantage for that group with proposals that otherwise have no direct
> benefit for the entire political body."
>
>
>
> (Based on first and last paragraphs, I'm not sure breast cancer survivors
> qualify as a special interest.  They're not exactly pushing for something
> that doesn't benefit the body politic.)
>
> --s
>
>
>
> Jeremy Portzer said:
>> So, this morning on the radio I heard an attack ad against Richard
>> Burr.  (Presumably it was sponsored by Bowles, but I don't know for
>> certain.)  The ad was criticizing Burr's record on breast cancer
>> research; it was narrated by a breast cancer survivor and claimed that
>> Burr had voted against any and all funding for such research.  Ok, fine,
>> seems like a valid point.
>>
>> But what really got me is at the end of the ad, the narrator said
>> something along the lines of "vote against Burr; don't elect a candidate
>> controlled by special interests."
>>
>> Now, if you are a supporter of breast cancer research and making your
>> sole decision to vote based on which candidate would further that goal,
>> ISN'T THAT A SPECIAL INTEREST ?!?!
>>
>> How/why did the author of this ad have the gall to spend the whole spot
>> talking about their one goal -- not electing someone who would not
>> further their particular interest -- and then claim that the candidate
>> *is* beholden to special interests.  WHAT?!
>>
>> And if they were trying to insinuate that Burr's stance *against* cancer
>> research was due to a "special interest" -- what interest is that?  I
>> haven't ever heard of a "Citizens for Breast Cancer" anywhere!
>>
>> Craziness.  The ad was making a very good point with me until I heard
>> this idiotic part.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
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