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NRaleighLiberal

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2. Thom Hartmann talked about this on his show the other day. It's all about advertising....

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:07 PM

Apr 2012

a caller asked about why this is so (voting against best interest) - Thom asked what type of beer the caller drank - then asked why. It all came down to advertising. The Repubs are really good at non-stop targeted advertising (read brainwashing).

Think about it - why is Bud Light the best selling beer in the US (it really is awful, by the way) - because of advertising. It works. Think about how cigarette ads roped in young smokers. etc...etc....It is a fault of human beings that for the most part, we can all be brainwashed by ads. Pretty pathetic, isn't it?

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People voting against their own interests [View all] Taylor Smite Apr 2012 OP

I have often wondered about this also. Thinkingabout Apr 2012 #1

Thom Hartmann talked about this on his show the other day. It's all about advertising.... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #2

Since you had that tomato picture Taylor Smite Apr 2012 #4

LOL! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #5

Very interesting point. SheilaT May 2012 #7

Hey now, I like Bud Light. You have to look at product too. napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #11

You may be an exception - here's the point - beer aficianados, NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #12

If Bud light ranks DEAD LAST, then those are some exclusive tasting contests. napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #13

Even given all of that (this is a good discussion) - I repeat - advertising works! NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #14

Usefull Idiots. yourout Apr 2012 #3

"What's The Matter With Kansas?" by Thomas Frank - video w/Bill Moyers Bozita Apr 2012 #6

Did you ask or did you just wonder. I almost always confront that shit head on, which turns to lonestarnot May 2012 #8

Didnt ask Taylor Smite May 2012 #9

I don't care for the endings either usually. Still do it. lonestarnot May 2012 #10