Comments on: Moneyaanisqatsi http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi I'm full of tinier media! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:33:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: charley http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/comment-page-1#comment-13585 charley Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:51:50 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/#comment-13585 politics and the media, a self sustaining, off the shelf, circle jerk. politics and the media, a self sustaining, off the shelf, circle jerk.

]]> By: Eli http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/comment-page-1#comment-13497 Eli Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:03:42 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/#comment-13497 That's the idea - just a different uniform underneath. That’s the idea – just a different uniform underneath.

]]> By: Ripley http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/comment-page-1#comment-13344 Ripley Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:11:47 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/#comment-13344 <i>Maybe they could wear logos all over like NASCAR drivers.</i> Or <a href="http://thecia.com.au/reviews/m/images/mystery-men-5.jpg" rel="nofollow">Capt. Amazing</a> Maybe they could wear logos all over like NASCAR drivers.

Or Capt. Amazing

]]> By: Eli http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/comment-page-1#comment-13130 Eli Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:54:38 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/#comment-13130 I think you're right on both counts. Plus reporting on fundraising is a variation on horse-race reporting, where you talk about everything except what the candidates actually stand for. The Top 10 Donors would be very instructive indeed. Or completely unsurprising. I *would* like to know who the candidates are sponsored by, though. Maybe they could wear logos all over like NASCAR drivers. I think you’re right on both counts. Plus reporting on fundraising is a variation on horse-race reporting, where you talk about everything except what the candidates actually stand for.

The Top 10 Donors would be very instructive indeed. Or completely unsurprising. I *would* like to know who the candidates are sponsored by, though. Maybe they could wear logos all over like NASCAR drivers.

]]> By: Ripley http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/comment-page-1#comment-12986 Ripley Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:59:08 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/04/05/moneyaanisqatsi/#comment-12986 The announcements about fundraising are free advertising, in themselves. The public certainly doesn't need to know how much candidates raise (as a news story, not from an FEC perspective), it's just '10,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong!' marketing to make them look popular. If the Press were smart, they'd list the Top 10 Donors every time they bring these non-stories up. The From Whom is more important than the How Much. Are the candidates thinking about me or MegaCorp? How much are the Lobbyists providing? How much is Dobson providing? These things matter more than aggregate contributions, at least in my opinon. The announcements about fundraising are free advertising, in themselves. The public certainly doesn’t need to know how much candidates raise (as a news story, not from an FEC perspective), it’s just ‘10,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong!’ marketing to make them look popular.

If the Press were smart, they’d list the Top 10 Donors every time they bring these non-stories up. The From Whom is more important than the How Much. Are the candidates thinking about me or MegaCorp? How much are the Lobbyists providing? How much is Dobson providing? These things matter more than aggregate contributions, at least in my opinon.

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