Recently the AARP has been running an ad warning seniors that there are plans afoot to cut Medicare “and even Social Security” benefits. It’s a misleading message at the very least and just one more reason I decided not to renew my membership this year. The 30-second spot criticizes certain federally funded projects such as … Continue reading AARP hatin’ on shrimp treadmills
Let’s see now, it was … um … just yesterday when Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, declared, “Corporations are people.” And already, the Democratic National Committee has released this ad: Time and gaffes wait for no man, I guess. Talk about response time! Continue reading The Ames Games: DNC pounces on Romney gaffe
If you live on the moon, you might not have seen or heard about the creepy new Nike ad with Tiger Woods’ dead father talking to him. That’s all it is — just a black and white shot of a solemn Tiger Woods listening to his father’s voice. Alas, Nike, has succumbed to the widespread … Continue reading Nike ad a nasty misstep
The Progresso Soup ad where folks are calling each other on phones made of soup cans and string. Any kid who has ever made those phones knows they only work if the strings are held taut. Strings in the ad are slack. Methinks the people who made the ad had no experience with such phones. … Continue reading Ads that bug me more than most
