Yo.

The Sneak ADtack dudes asked me to fill in while they’re out looking for product placement in Anglican hymnals and whatnot.

So I figured, why not – it’ll be a good excuse to empty the old mailbag and dispense valuable advice to all the Doc’s fans.

Here you go:

Dear Dr. Ads,

What’s the big deal about MSNBC squawker Keith Olbermann giving money to a few Democratic Party candidates? Seriously – considering how much he promotes the Dems on his show, shouldn’t they be giving money to him?

– K.O. Cable

Actually, the candidates are giving a lot of money to the political hucksters. From the Wall Street Journal:

Cable-news network MSNBC briefly suspended liberal host Keith Olbermann last week for crossing a line between the media and politics when it learned he donated $2,400 each to three Democratic Party candidates. But that line is increasingly porous—especially in the rough-and-tumble world of talk radio.

In radio, a lot of money is already flowing in the other direction. A handful of the top talk-radio hosts in the U.S.—including Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity—are being paid to use their voices and faces to promote politically motivated groups. Messrs. Beck and Hannity also have highly rated television programs on Fox News.

No reason to doubt it’s happening on the Democratic side as well.

The Supreme Court says money is speech. In this case, money talk radios.

OK, K.O.?

Dear Dr. Ads,

Local infomercial StyleBoston just signed up a new “partner” (read: paying customer):

Announcing SkinHealth Centers – styleboston TV Partnership

SkinHealth Centers is styleboston’s official experts on looking fresh and vibrant at any age!!

And at a certain price!!

Questions? Comments?  Bitter recriminations?

– StyleBustin’

This show is a total scam, yo. But nobody in StylelessBoston seems to care.

Dear Dr. Ads,

An article in Australia’s The Age says this:

On the Internet, the lines between advertising and independent content are blurring. For younger people especially, clever ads can be a source of fun. Some feel a sense of loyalty towards particular brands and quite a few want to make ads. When Cadbury invited Australians to film themselves eating a Picnic bar in a 30-second TV spot, 12,000 people submitted videos.

What do you think, Doc? Is advertising now entertainment?

– The Advertainer

Advertising is to entertainment what Cheetos are to nutrition.

Yo.

Dr. Ads is not a licensed physician.
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