Most commercials are nothing special. But every once in a while you will find a little 30 second spot of joy. Like the “We’re KFC and we’re healthy ads”. Or the shocking truthout commercials where I learned that cigarettes are bad. And now this:
How do we know that you spend more time behind the wheel than you want?
And that often what really needs refueling is you
How do we know that you like fast better than slow?
And that a friendly place to stop along the way can make a big difference in your life
How do we know?
It’s really very simple simple.
The human touch, and a thousand other things you need.
We’re Exxon. We’re Mobil! We’re drivers too.
(tear)
November 16th, 2006
As some of you may have noticed, Fit To Print hasn’t been fit to print for quite some time. We are adding a guest poster who is going to pop in every now and again to revitalize this dying beast. His name is Captain Obvious.
I will now execute the smooth hand-off without ever leaving the first person.
Who’s familiar with James Carville? He’s the “Ragin’ Cajun” who ran Bill Clinton’s 92 campaign, along with George Stephanopoulos and Paul Begala. All three have since become sell-out shills, but in 92 they revitalized the Democratic Party like I’m revitalizing this cur of a blog. He blames Dean for the 10 or so close races Democrats lost in the House this year.
Howard Dean is the reason we are talking about pickups of this magnitude in the first place. The real fault lies with party bigwigs like Rahm Emanuel, who refused to believe in the viablity of netroots and progressive candidates and denied them the funding that could have pushed them over the top in many of these narrow defeats.
The internet is creating amazing opportunities for de-centralized organization that will only become better utilized in upcoming elections. The sooner the blogosphere is accepted, the sooner its potential can be realized. The key is educating people who think of it merely as a group of fringe fanatics, and getting them to acknowledge the power of the medium, even if they are wary of some of its current manifestations.
When folks talk about the battle for the soul of the Democratic party, this is one of the biggies. Grassroots progressives vs. Establishment Dems. The internet is becoming the great equalizer in this fight. Excellent article about it here.
In other news, Frank Thomas is thinking of signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. Hey Frank, everyone in Chicago thought you were a whiny baby, but you are hailed as a king at the Coliseum. Do you think the magic ingredient is you or Oakland? Here’s a hint, ask Milton Bradley, who frequently talks about how much the team loves him here, even though he is reviled everywhere else in the contiguous United States. Think a bigger contract is worth leaving?
Mo money, mo problems.
November 16th, 2006