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Election Day Opinions: Everybody has one. I should have known that as soon as I turned on the news during breakfast that I shouldn't have expected anything more than I got. Gone were the usual homicides, fatal car accidents and stories about grizzly bears walk
ing into Best Buys in Colorado. Nope. You see, today will hopefully end with a new President and perhaps we can all get a rest from the barrage of political ads and related things that keep The Daily Show on Comedy Central in business. I saw the 200 or so satellite news trucks parked in Grant Park here in Chicago today. Half the City is under high security and many people get the day off too. All the big news channels started the day following Sen. Obama's trip through the polling place. Not only did he make his vote a family affair with bringing along the kids for help (Is that legal?), he showed all of Cjicago the ease of electronic voting. They say that it should take about 20 minutes to do however, by the time Obama was done consulting his kids after every vote and hammed it up for cameras with the obligatory hugs and kisses for the family, he clocked in at a little over an hour from start to finish. There was also a record turnout at his polling place from friends and neighbors who turned out not to vote but, remind him that they are supporting him anyway. Yes, that's right! If you were a Fox reporter, would you set aside time to chat with a lady crying her eyes out and calling this the "Most important day in HISTORY" and then admits to the world that she didn't even bother to register to vote?! You can rest assure that there's a alot more people like her in the area that didn't bother to register but are showing their support anyway... like he really needs it. Shame on Fox for not only putting this lady on TV, but didn't even bother to ask how she's going to show support without voting!- "EZ Muhnee in Advertising 101" - Advertising is a tricky business and it doesn't matter in what format it's presented. Celebrity endorsements have long been used however, the majority of those involved find hawking a product here in America is often embarresing so they offer their services to other parts of the world. The ones that try and make a few bucks by show
ing their faces tied with a product always make me wonder how anyone is supposed to believe that they use these things in real life. We'll never know if Seinfeld has an AMEX card or shops with Bill Gates however, that's easier to believe than the growing number of hip-hop stars popping up on late night television.
- Old Spice- They're trying sooo hard to update this classic namesake from it's old image of "Grandpa's cheap after shave" into something the kids think is hip. They've tried over the years like many others, to rename all the old products with names that jump out at you to get your attention. They can call it "High Energy", "Red Hot" or "Thunder". Let's face it though, it's still, "Granpa's cheap after shave" no matter what you want to call it. I'm sure that L.L. Cool J never leaves the house without a splash! After all, if Cool J uses it, why buy that expensive stuff? This is only $3 a gallon and it must work!
- Vitamin Water- Let's be honest. When you read the label of this popular bottled water, you'll see that it's full of anti-oxidents, vitamins and other things that flush a person's system out a
nd make you feel refreshed and full of energy! When you keep that in mind, who better to have plug the product than hardcore/gangsta,hip-hop/rapper, "50 Cent"? Don't get the wrong idea. He does have a long rap sheet for all kinds of illegal stuff. If you load up your body with weed, crack, or whatever tonight, have a bottle of Vitamin Water before work, and get singled out for a random drug test, all the water you drank will NOT make the drug test a "negative". "50 Cent" got together with the manufacturers and was so impressed that he purchased a big portion of the company. Still, I'm willing to bet that a concert of his would find Vitamin Water to be missing from the scene. Even the studies have shown that there's about a 99% chance that this stuff is tap water with a pinch of artificial flavoring and colors. I'd imagine though, if this would be a good remedy to fix all of a person's ailments, "50 Cent" may be the correct choice for any further research.
ing into Best Buys in Colorado. Nope. You see, today will hopefully end with a new President and perhaps we can all get a rest from the barrage of political ads and related things that keep The Daily Show on Comedy Central in business. I saw the 200 or so satellite news trucks parked in Grant Park here in Chicago today. Half the City is under high security and many people get the day off too. All the big news channels started the day following Sen. Obama's trip through the polling place. Not only did he make his vote a family affair with bringing along the kids for help (Is that legal?), he showed all of Cjicago the ease of electronic voting. They say that it should take about 20 minutes to do however, by the time Obama was done consulting his kids after every vote and hammed it up for cameras with the obligatory hugs and kisses for the family, he clocked in at a little over an hour from start to finish. There was also a record turnout at his polling place from friends and neighbors who turned out not to vote but, remind him that they are supporting him anyway. Yes, that's right! If you were a Fox reporter, would you set aside time to chat with a lady crying her eyes out and calling this the "Most important day in HISTORY" and then admits to the world that she didn't even bother to register to vote?! You can rest assure that there's a alot more people like her in the area that didn't bother to register but are showing their support anyway... like he really needs it. Shame on Fox for not only putting this lady on TV, but didn't even bother to ask how she's going to show support without voting!
