Posted in International, economy, media, society, tagged Absolut, ad, Mexico, vodka on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There are boundaries in advertising that should not be crossed. Absolut vodka crossed one, with miles of room to spare, when they concocted an ad for their consumers in Mexico. The ad shows a map of the United States and Mexico, with the international boundaries redrawn to make a large part of the southwestern U.S. a [...]
Posted in Election '08, Politics, media, tagged ageism, Election '08, Hillary Clinton, natural constituency, racism, sexism on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The talking heads at MSNBC were just talking, for the umpteenth time, about Hillary’s “natural constituency,” women, and how she needs them (us) to rally to her if she’s to win Texas and Ohio.
Can you hear me, MSNBC? I am a white woman. I’m just four years older than Hillary. I marched arm-in-arm with the feminists. I’ve been [...]
Posted in Politics, language, media, tagged William F. Buckley Jr. on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
William F. Buckley, Jr., 82, was found dead in his study this morning, and I am deeply saddened. The arch conservative commentator and author was a notable in my world for as long as I can remember.
From my first presidential election, when I voted for Barry Goldwater, through my votes for Al Gore and John Kerry, to my [...]
Posted in Election '08, media, tagged Election '08, John McCain, New Republic, New York Times on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Things have been happening fast since the New York Times released its story on presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) last night. And the who, what, when, why, and how of the story itself seems to be garnering more attention than the senator.
Gabe Sherman at The New Republic discusses in fascinating detail the development of the story, opening a [...]
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