So it seems fairly obvious that instead of wanting to hear any more about..
“Defeat the Washington Machine. Unleash the American Dream.”
“Heal. Inspire. Revive.”
“From Hope to Higher Ground”
“Make America Great Again”
“A New American Century”
“New Possibilities. Real Leadership.”
“A Political Revolution Is Coming”
“Rebuild the American Dream”
“Reigniting the Promise of America”
“Right to Rise”
…or the self-titled “Hillary for America”…
We would rather hear about…
Alec Baldwin and Dan Marino brainstorming for Amazon
Axe encouraging all to “Find your magic.”
“The Bud Light Party Is Coming” from Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen
Campbell’s Chunky Soup finally offering “This One’s For Mom”
George Washington and Lil Wayne utilizing Apartments.com
Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday” for Snickers
“Meet the Marmot Soon”
Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, T-Pain, etal. talk about “Defying Labels” and Mini Coopers
Pokemon 20’s “I Can Do That”
A “Storm’s a-Brewin’ “ for the Death Wish Coffee Company
And anything that clever advertising team for Doritos chooses to deliver.
Yes, to all my friends from Iowa and the surrounding states…
You have been inundated in recents weeks/months with political advertising. You’ve heard slant after slogan and slogan after slant telling you how to think, what to feel, how to vote, what to believe — each attempting to convince you who exactly a person is… and who exactly another is not.
You’ve had person after promo attempting to maximize the positive… and minimize the negative; more than a few previous behaviors seem to want to be buried.
No, they don’t want us to have the most accurate opinion of someone; they only want us to have the most positive opinion of themselves — and often the most negative opinion of others — whether such an opinion be true or not. Opinion matters more than truth.
Hence…
Thank God the Iowa Caucuses are now over. There should be no more (or at least far fewer!) commercials!
And thank God, too, for Sunday. Super Bowl 50 — and the above commercials — will be here!
P.S. The Super Bowl commercials will be better.
(C’mon, Doritos…)
Respectfully…
AR