Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Campaigning Soviet Style

I happened to tune in to the Dennis Miller Show recently and while I find Miller mildly entertaining, it was a commercial break that caught my attention. All five commercials were produced in conjunction the Ad Council and four were funded by departments of the federal government. My first thought was that this must be what radio sounded like in the old Soviet Union. But upon reflection I was struck by the fact that all were ads for free giveaways and new entitlements. Not a bad way to roll out the presidential campaign.