http://disqus.com/by/maveric9074/enSat, 21 Jun 2008 18:38:37 -0000http://www.matsie.net/2008/06/that-horse-is-dead/#comment-723154<p><a href="http://www.lesliehall.com/1-leslie.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.lesliehall.com/1-leslie.html">http://www.lesliehall.com/1...</a></p><p>That'll cheer ye up!</p>maveric9074Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:38:37 -0000http://www.matsie.net/2008/06/truth-in-advertising/#comment-723082<p>I believe the intent of these commercials is to increase public scrutiny of the big tobacco companies rather than to debunk any specific agenda. Basically, tobacco propaganda has never been and can never be in the public interest, scientifically enlightened or not. Messages from the tobacco companies will always be slanted towards the interest of the tobacco companies, profit. Same for any other business. That's why we hear "enjoy responsibly" with alcohol instead of "don't drink too much of our product" or "know your limit." All of these companies have a long and consistent track record of complying with the minimum of the law, and always trying to push those lines further back. Look in any old Time magazine and find the cigarette ads that proclaim how they "take the edge off after Mr. Johnson finishes a day of firefighting in his asbestos suit." or how any good mother would pass one around the table after dinner to help with digestion. Laughable now, but taken seriously then. So anyways, I think the point of the Truth ad compaign is that we always need to be critical of what we are being fed, and always aware of the man behind the curtain....</p>maveric9074Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:11:16 -0000