Wednesday, June 4, 2008

2008 Politics

First I would like comment on medias role in politics. I think it is ridiculous that media follows every step of our political members lives and keeps them worried about saying or doing the wrong thing. People make mistakes and don't have them plastered all over the TV. I also think if politicians were less worried about what the media will catch they would have more time to worry about their jobs.
I don't follow presidential elections very closely yet because I don't understand the full scope of their position on views yet. I do on the other hand think that the US isn't ready for a women president and I don't think she is ready either. I usually find myself siding with republicans when ever I do pay attention so I think I would probably vote for John McCain. I think Obama is a solid politician but I don't think hes been around long enough.
I think media plays an important role in keeping cheating and imperfections from happening, but overall I think they are to involved and to noisy and often feel like they create drama on purpose.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

How Advertising Affects Me!!

I find myself watching TV quite a bit and I see my fair share of commercials, which in my mind is the biggest form of advertising. I think if affects me in many ways. I find myself going and grabbing something to eat from commercials all the time. Or even sometimes going to certain websites from commercials I saw. I do read the Sunday paper allot and I see many advertisements while reading. I have purchased many tangible things from advertisements in the Sunday paper.
The last time I was influenced by a commercial was probably when I saw the new Taco Bell commercial for there under a dollar menu. I def. utilized that a few times this month already. Its catchy and funny as well as very informative.
I would say though that the commercial that made me remember it the most would have to be the commercial for freecreditreport.com. Its cleaver, catchy, entertaining, and keeps you singing it all day long.
The worst commercial I've seen recently is the gold bonds commercial, its boring and entertaining and I barley remember it.