Angle and Heck Target of Political Smear Websites

Joe Heck and Sharron Angle are the most recent victims of humorous smear websites here in Nevada. I say smear, because clearly they are meant to harm. That does not mean these websites do not speak the truth.

Take a look for yourself. Are these websites fair?

sharronsundergroundbunker.com

heckschecks.com

Sharron Angle is called out on her numerous controversial statements and on her elusive conduct with the press as of late.

Joe Heck’s numerous sources of government funded income is put under the spotlight.

These attack sites are becoming popular with both parties. We saw Mike Montandon put forth a smear site against Brian Sandoval during the primaries with whoisbriansandoval.com. This website tried to paint Sandoval as an establishment candidate with RINO like positions.

They appear to have been effective at points. Numerous anti-Sue Lowden websites emerged before the primary election, and we all know how that turned out.

If they are effective, we can expect that they will continue. The fear is that these sites may misrepresent facts about their targets. The general public rarely has enough information to discern the truth for themselves.

While the websites about Sharron Angle and Joe Heck certainly present information that I think should be known to voters, I fear that other websites may emerge with confusing information about candidates, and mislead voters.

Always check your facts. If you want to know the truth, do some research. It is up to each of us as citizens in this great nation, to know the facts and be informed voters. If not, this Democracy is just a facade.