I turn on the TV to relax at night,
But political ads are ready to fight.
One candidate’s a crook, another’s a clown,
By election day, they’ve torn the town down!
I turn on the radio, hoping for a song,
But another attack ad comes rolling along.
They twist every fact and stretch every lie,
And expect me to believe it? Oh my, oh my!
I check my computer to see what’s new,
But political ads come bursting through.
They promise us heaven, the moon, and the sun,
Then disappear when the voting is done!
Billions are spent to win our vote,
On promises that hardly stay afloat.
Imagine those dollars spent helping us learn,
Instead of making our stomachs churn!
Tell us the issues, explain what you’ll do,
Give us the facts, both honest and true.
Don’t tell us your opponent’s a terrible disgrace,
Just tell us how you’ll make this a better place!
So here’s my message, both simple and clear,
Give us the truth that we long to hear.
We’re tired of the shouting, the anger, the spin,
Tell us what you’ll do — not why the others shouldn’t win!
By Medard Laz
My Commentary:
With every election season, our televisions, radios, and computers become battlegrounds. Candidates attack one another, accusations fly, promises multiply, and somewhere in all the noise, the truth struggles to be heard.
Is this really the best we can do?
Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” But how can the truth set us free when we cannot distinguish facts from falsehoods?
The Eighth Commandment tells us not to bear false witness against our neighbor. Surely that commandment applies to political campaigns as much as to everyday life.
A candidate may be our political opponent, but that does not make that person our enemy. Disagreement does not give us permission to deceive, ridicule, or destroy another person’s reputation.
Imagine political advertisements that actually educated us. Imagine candidates explaining their proposals, acknowledging difficult choices, and treating voters as intelligent human beings.
Imagine spending less money tearing people down and more effort building our country up. Jesus taught us that “Blessed are the peacemakers.” That does not mean avoiding difficult issues or pretending everyone is right. It means pursuing truth without hatred and justice without cruelty.
And we voters have responsibilities too. We must question what we hear, examine the evidence, and resist the temptation to believe every accusation against someone we dislike.
Perhaps our greatest political problem is not that we disagree. It is that we have forgotten how to disagree without dishonesty and contempt.
America does not need louder political advertisements. It needs more truthful voices, more respectful disagreements, and more courageous consciences.
Are YOU able to see beyond all the negative political ads and see which candidates will best advance human dignity, justice, peace, and the common good?
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