Political Advertising

Here's yet another splendid example of the power of brand advertising. The executive branch of U.S. government is "borrowing" liberally from Master Card's language to help sell their big January soiree. Hey, there are no new ideas. In a direct mail appeal to large donors, the President's innuagural committee shaped it thusly: "Tickets to all official inaugural events, including an "elegant" candlelight dinner with a …

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from the Chicago Tribune: President Bush today chose Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba who rose from truck driver to chief executive officer of Kellogg Co., to be Secretary of Commerce. "Carlos's family came to America from Cuba when he was a boy," Bush said in the Roosevelt Room. "He learned English from a bellhop in a Miami hotel and later became an American citizen. When his family eventually settled in Mexico …

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Red Herring reports that eBay has banned the N-word. The new eBay policy is clear: …

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, wants you to refrain from catching and/or eating fish. According to Associated Press, Bruce Friedrich, PETA's director of vegan outreach, said, "No one would ever put a hook through a dog's or cat's mouth. Once people start to understand that fish, although they come in different packaging, are just as intelligent, they'll stop eating them." To press their …

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One of the more fascinating aspects of Frontline's "The Persuaders," which aired last night on PBS was the close up look at Republican pollster, Frank Luntz. If you watch the news at all, you've seen this guy's spin, I mean work. Luntz advised his political cronies, I mean clients, to say "climate change" not "global warming" and "death tax" not "estate tax." He helped Newt define his "Contract With America" and …

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James W. Walter, an eccentric millionaire from Santa Barbara, Calif., who over the years has financed programs promoting voter registration in low-income neighborhoods and prison reform, has recently taken a growing interest in the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. In fact, Walter is so interested he opened his wallet to the tune of $3 million in order to finance a national ad campaign pressing for the reopening …

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The Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leading civil rights organization is seeking an experienced writer with proven research, investigative, analytical and editing skills. This individual will produce major articles focusing on extremism, terrorism and hate groups for the Center …

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"I've done my best to live the right way I get up every morning and go to work each day But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode I believe in a promised land..." -Bruce Springsteen MSNBC just went live with The Boss performing "Promised Land," solo-acoustic in front of the Capitol Building in Madison, WI as part of a John Kerry rally. The Boss sounded a lot …

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