Greatest Political Mudsling of All Time

[hmkpoker]

I have to go with the LBJ daisy girl ad, probably the best piece of American warmongering propaganda ever, and a nice reminder that Democrats, given enough power, can be violent dictators of pointless wars too.

[pvn]

That first comment is great:

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Good thing they elected LBJ or that little girl would have had a nuclear bomb dropped on her.

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[iron81]

I think Willie Horton is right up there. The combination of the overtly silly charge and the subtle racist appeal make that one hard to beat. Kennedy's "Missle Gap" charge deserves a mention too because it was largely false.

And don't forget the Swifties. They created an entire political organization devoted to making [censored] up.

[jay1313]

That is a great one for the national spotlight but there are sooooooo many great ones at the local levels.

This is one of my personal favorites.

http://nelson.sitebuilder.completeca...ia.php?id=6442

[bisonbison]

The 'best' part about the daisy ad was that Johnson was almost guaranteed to win in a landslide, given Kennedy's death less than a year before the election.

He really pulled out all the stops on taste and restraint.

[John21]

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[Nielsio]

I posted that one here:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...age=1&vc=1