In article <290620032109412875%jerrykindall@nospam.invalid>,
Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> wrote:
In article <1056926806.381088@ok-corral.gunslinger.net>, Jeremy <jeremy@exit109.com> wrote:
nosredna <nosredna@suscom.net> wrote:
Yeah, some people just parrot what they've heard others say about Rush,
instead of having an informed opinion. If Apple would only latch on to this ideal advertising opportunity (Rush's show), they would probably gain a lot more Switchers and people buying their first computer.
It's far from an ideal opportunity. They'd probably lose more sales from people disgusted by their association with that worthless piece of garbage
than they would gain from the gullible fools who listen to his lies.
They'd probably lose some sales, yes. Lose more than they gain, I
don't know. It'd probably be pretty close.
Which is exactly why Apple wouldn't use Rush...
It's not about "left" and "right". It would be like getting an endorsement from Charles Manson, or Jim Jones, or David Koresh (except that they're more respectable). It would taint the Apple brand, which is based on a certain image.
Why is that? Are you so superior that you can't imagine that people not possessed of your apparently vastly elevated intellect (at least in your
own opinion) might actually be able to decide for themselves what to
believe and what not to believe when listening to a pundit?
In article <orac-C8EC3A.09030730062003@host9.newsfeeds.com>, Orac <orac@mac.com> wrote:
Why is that? Are you so superior that you can't imagine that people not possessed of your apparently vastly elevated intellect (at least in your own opinion) might actually be able to decide for themselves what to believe and what not to believe when listening to a pundit?
I do believe I am intellectually superior--both by education and by
native mental processing power--to persons who find RL either
entertaining or "Right" (as they like to say on their car bumpers).
I
do not, however, have any trouble "imagining" why ignorant people are
so eager to believe a clown like RL.
At all events, I fear we run the risk of offending other participants
in c.s.m.s, who do not care to wade through the sort of silliness one
sees in the "politics" groups. I will say no more on the subject.
In article <1056979380.701107@ok-corral.gunslinger.net>, Jeremy <jeremy@exit109.com> wrote:
It's not about "left" and "right". It would be like getting an endorsement from Charles Manson, or Jim Jones, or David Koresh (except that they're more
respectable). It would taint the Apple brand, which is based on a certain image.
You're going way too far. It's more like getting an endorsement from
Homer Simpson.
And I have no problem "imagining" why those who view themselves as
"above the rabble" (as you apparently do) are just as ignorant in their
own "superior" way.
At all events, I fear we run the risk of offending other participants
in c.s.m.s, who do not care to wade through the sort of silliness one
sees in the "politics" groups. I will say no more on the subject.
That's the first wise thing you've said on the subject, and I concur.
Yeah, some people just parrot what they've heard others say about Rush, >instead of having an informed opinion.
In article <nosredna-D71AE0.16393229062003@news.fu-berlin.de>,
nosredna <nosredna@suscom.net> wrote:
Yeah, some people just parrot what they've heard others say about Rush, >instead of having an informed opinion.
Yeah, some people just parrot what they've heard others say about
Macintosh, instead of having an informed opinion.
Oh, my opinion of Rush is quite well informed. He is a Nazi hate
merchant. No chance Apple will give its hard-earned dollars to
advertise on his side show. If they did, they'd never get another one
of those dollars from this owner of six Macs!
On 6/29/2003 4:15 PM, Heather Donahue wrote:
(What's really ironic is that Rush does every show what shidoshi accuses Davoud of doing. How many times has he used phrases like Femi-Nazi and others to belittle people he disagrees with. His constant labeling of people like that only shows how little substance his arguments have.)
It's far from an ideal opportunity. They'd probably lose more sales from people disgusted by their association with that worthless piece of garbage than they would gain from the gullible fools who listen to his lies.
I agree with anyone who is a Mac advocate....on Mac advocacy. It's
amusing to generalize beyond that. However, I will say that Rush's ego
has gotten the better of him if he thinks that apple advertising on his
show would result in vastly increased sales. It wouldn't. Neither would advertising with Bill Mahr.
Regardless of your opinions on Rush, his show does have a larger
audience than any other radio show in the country. His advertisers do
quite well thanks to this audience and Rush's personal endorsements.
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