Put In Music, Some Images, and We're All Good

In Chapter 7: "Now...This", Postman mentions a few times about how people on the television can lie as much as they want, but as long as they provide good looking people and/or music accompanied with pictures to look at, we'll pretty much absorb whatever they say. The worst part of this is that I know it's true because I have fallen victim to it myself; if television programs are too wordy or the people aren't good to look at, I'll most likely turn. But if there are plenty of images, catchy music, and good looking people, I'll stay on the channel, even if it's the news bringing up a depressing or boring topic.
What really interests me is that it's happening before our very eyes right now with the California govenor elections. If you truly pay attention and think about it, it's actually really funny how we all fall victim to it all. The candidates put up crazy photographs on exaggerated problems they plan to stop, put up pictures of them looking all serious, and then play the most menacing music when they're shooting down their opponents. It makes us think, "wow, they're an amazing candidate, and their opponents are horrible people. Let's vote for them!", but it's all a bundle of lies tied together. I challenge you to do this: whenever a candidate commercial comes on, write down what they say about themselves and their opponent. Then compare with the next candidate commercial. You'll be shocked at how much each lies and how hard it is to find the truth in it all.