(Via FR) Especially when they're from the asshats at MoveOn.org. Sheesh, it even loads Java too. Go to this CNN page and refresh it a few times until it starts talking. It's in rotation on the right sidebar with silent ads from FedEx and General Mills and hypes the Movers' anti-Bush ad contest with a voiceover like an oldies radio station. I checked a few other sections at CNN and they seem to have only bought space on the Entertainment news articles. I guess that's their demographic.
What's also interesting is that it's the political version of the half assed quiz ads like "Can you identify Paris Hilton?" - all they really want is your name for their mailing list. Which reminds me of this AP puff piece - MoveOn.org Becomes Anti-Bush Powerhouse. Aside from the drool, there's
It also has attracted powerful allies. In November, billionaire philanthropist George Soros and his business partner, Peter Lewis, pledged a $5 million matching grant — a dollar for every two raised by MoveOn members — to create a $15 million advertising campaign to defeat President Bush.Sheesh, Soros has put the minions on an incentive system!
While you're at the AP article, be sure to check out the super sized picture of Boyd and Blades. They're poster children for horse faced Berkeley liberals.
