Let's get it over with, already
As we get closer to the Democratic primaries in Massachusetts, political advertising has hit a fever pitch on Boston television stations and it's really grating on my nerves. The advertising is dominated by the three major gubernatorial candidates -- Deval Patrick, Chris Gabrieli and Tom Reilly, as well as several others seeking the Lieutenant Governor's nomination.
It's certainly nothing new, but what rubs me the wrong way about these ads is their general tone -- and more specifically, the tone of voice used by the ads' narrators as they begin to tell you not so much why their candidate is so much more worthy of your vote, but why the opposition shouldn't be elected.
Negative political advertising is nothing new, but these ads are just so transparently and sophomorically negative that I can't take them seriously at all. It seems at times like if the narrator could inject a "blech" or spitting noise when mentioning the name of the opposition, they would. And the facts expressed in these ads often strain the very limits of credibility.
Besides, for me, it's all hot air. Not being a registered Democrat or Republican, the primaries are of no consequence to me. Just bring on the big show and let's get it over with, people.