or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
•
"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
•
"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
October 29, 2007
Here, Let Them Tell You For Themselves
Noam Chomsky speaking in 2005:
[W]e don't have anything resembling a democracy anymore. Take a look at the last campaign. The campaign is run by the same people who sell toothpaste...They know that on issues they're going to lose people. So therefore you have to portray George Bush as a--look he's a pampered kid from a rich family who went to prep school and elite university, and you have to present him as an ordinary guy...fake Texas twang, and he's off to his ranch to, you know, cut brush or something...That's like a toothpaste ad...
Ken Silverstein, writing today for Harper's:
Last June, when I was researching my story on Mitt Romney’s political consultants, I attended a conference sponsored by Campaigns & Elections magazine...Posted at October 29, 2007 02:04 PM | TrackBackInside the ballroom, a parade of consultants regaled the audience with strategic advice and war stories. “We always say it’s not like selling toothpaste, but in a multi-candidate field it is like selling toothpaste,” Doc Sweitzer, a Democratic media strategist, said during one panel.
IMPEACHMENT Brand Toothpaste, SMELLS GOOD, CLEAN, AND FRESH. (and tastes great too, a delight in EVERY BITE!!!)PEACHY KEEN AND CLEAN!
Posted by: Mike Meyer at October 29, 2007 05:56 PMIf only it were like selling beer then more people would vote.
Posted by: Bob In Pacifica at October 29, 2007 07:50 PMyou'll need all the toothpaste you can get and then some after all the throwing up in your mouth you do by listening to half the jerks running media campaigns
Posted by: almostinfamous at October 29, 2007 09:53 PMBut ... but ... Noam Chomsky hates America! He is good friends with Osama Bin Laden! (Just ask Michael Berube!) So he had to be wrong about the toothpaste thing!
Posted by: Duncan at November 3, 2007 12:11 PM
