Adweek's critic Barbara Lippert was "moved" by the 30-minute "O-mercial" that 33.5 million Americans voluntarily watched on Wednesday night. As a narrator, he has an amazingly mellifluous voice, and his prodigious ability to read a script or speak off the cuff all blended into one continuous, very personal message. He used the stories of four Americans having hard times, and they hit home. I didn't see it, but I did …
Let Freedumb Ring
Portland ad agency, Borders Perrin Norrander isn't about to let Goodby have all the fun this political season. BPN and their digital arm, Pollinate Media, are saying that Things Are Fine, but they don't mean it. [via Communication Arts] …
Ignorance Is Also Viral
Sometimes I pause to ask myself just how many "Americas" we have in this country. There's the America that Reagan idealized in his shining city upon a hill. As Joe Bageant reminds us in his book, Deer Hunting with Jesus, there's also the a large backwoods America, where all kinds of strange ideas take root. Today's Washington Post takes us to one of the Bageantian hamlets that are hard for some urban, coastal …
The Chamber Is Working To Keep Republican Senators In Place
According to The Wall Street Journal, business executives represented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce fear that Democrats, bouyed by heavy spending from organized labor, could gain enough muscle in the Senate to spark policies favoring increased unionization, higher taxes, more restrictions on trade and more regulation on the financial-services and housing sectors. So, the Chamber is spending money on tight Senate …
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Not 2000
Ralph Nader spoke in Portland last night. Interestingly, The Oregonian chose to run the story on page two of the "Metro" section this morning. Here's a glimpse: As he has in past campaigns, Nader said he didn't see much difference between the major-party candidates. Both, he said, support corporate interests and he was especially scathing of Obama. Obama doesn't represent real change, Nader said. "This guy is the …
Hate The Pod, Not the Pea
Attacking a man's peas? I don't know. There's something not right about that. …
My Guess Is They’re Both Vacant
An ad currently running in New York City for Manhattan Mini-Storage. …
