Scripting News: Thursday, August 29, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024 In elections we get to say who we are, ie who comes closest to who we are. It's all made of imagery. Bernie Sanders is someone you either love or don't. He reminds me of people in my own family, who I would never want to be president of anything. But this ad , the best ever imho, says wait a minute, please reconsider. A campaign is a series of messages from candidate to electorate: "Is this who we are?" The great ads tap our optimism, imho. The Sanders ad says we're nice happy people who have jobs and help each other. # News on the web still sucks # I can't read most of the stories I want to read. I have the money and am willing to spend it. But there is no system that allows me to pay. # On the other hand the distribution of video entertainment is somewhat functional, I spend an ungodly amount of mostly wasted money to get access to that. # I am not cheap. The news system realllly doesn't wo...