One of the things about the free market that the left doesn't seem to understand, is that to sell a product, the product has to appeal to people, not alienate them.

Yes, and perhaps the left could learn from the illustrious right-wing example of the Washington Times, which does so poorly on its own in the free market that it has to be heavily subsidized by its wealthy ownership.

Or, I suppose you could consider those piles of right-wing blogs that trumpet a great new cause and following, then promptly fall flat on their faces.

Perhaps I'm being overly pessimistic, but I can't see how the left could ever wrest control of the media from the right.

Here's a thought, rather being nags, the left could be positive about something for a change. Considering that the MSM donates to Dems over Pubs by a margin of 9:1 it seems hardly credible that the media isn't helping.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113485

One of the things about the free market that the left doesn't seem to understand, is that to sell a product, the product has to appeal to people, not alienate them. It's the reason why this blog will always be B-list. unrelenting negativity is not appreciated by the mainstream audience. People are funny that way.

Yeah, and Hendrix sang " 'scuse me while I kiss this guy"..

Ironic,

that this interview is hosted by a website that continuously peddles Clinton propaganda...

Yeah, that's really super ironic. The only media outlets where any point can ever be made is one where every single writer, editor and staff member is a full-fledged devotee of Barack Obama. Any place where that's not true is, by definition, oozing propaganda and lies and thus can't possibly have anything worth reading -- at least not without there being great "irony."

Disco *still* sucks..

Actually the last line that you quoted should read "Sweet family will die"..

Which makes it even more prophetic.

"I'm gonna get my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames" - More prophesy from Jim Morrison

-- Aycharaych

There may have been more than one version, since I recall that line (no, really: I remember some of the 60s); but Rhythmbox looked the lyrics up for me on the net and displayed them as I listened and I cut and pasted from the official source from the greatest hits cd. (Linux makes everything easy these days)

Some have claim Jim Morrison was a gnostic; but all I know is that I liked his work a lot.

I have been listening to some of the anti-war songs of the Vietnam era and wondering if the young artists today don't care; or if their audience don't care. Oh well, I must get back to work on my projects.

One of the historical turning points in the relationship between the military and television was the 1971 CBS documentary, "The Selling of the Pentagon". A summary can be found at:

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/sellingofth/sellingofth.htm

This show, coming late in the Vietnam War era, caused quite an uproar within the military and other portions of the government.

Coincidentally, Roger Mudd just published a book that discusses this show and its aftermath. Here's an interview from three weeks ago that includes segments of the show's transcript:

http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1173

Here's a historical journal article from last year that discusses the CBS show, placing it in the context of the government's attempts to transition to an all volunteer force:

http://www.indiana.edu/~jah/teaching/2007_06/article.shtml

or

http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jah/94.1/pdf/bailey_jah94.1.pdf

"The PROVIDE report insisted that even with pay increases, 'unless the Army is viewed favorably, our ability to attract voluntary personnel will be greatly limited.' It also called for the Army to move from public-service announcements (PSAs) to large-scale commercial advertising. That was a major proposal, as no federal agency or institution (according to later Army research) had ever used commercial broadcast advertising and the legitimacy of such a move was not clear."

Unfortunately, the author doesn't cite a source for her assertion that spending tax dollars on marketing was new.

Here's a somewhat relevant study on marketing military ventures:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/JJF.htm

She can read daily bogs for me and keep me up. A hope she is nor a acrophobia Lady who is irrationally afraid of heights.

pow wow? wow! @ 2:30......

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Ignore some commenters?

A image of me is a hick with no front teeth. A long ear red-mule bit my left leg calf, and then decided to kick me in the front teeth. I now chew Red Mule Brand Mule Donkey Tobacco in a metal tin. I'll finish a though, maybe, later? I'll spit via no front teeth? A morel Picker knocked at my door. Wow. Guest stop by with much morels. adios.

'...despite McCain's "imploring" them not to...'

Shades of "I just fired a campaign staffer for distributing an offensive attack on Obama. Here it is in case you need to see it," from several weeks ago.

A New Strategic Bomber Coming

Norman Polmar | April 14, 2008

The U.S. Air Force is developing a new strategic bomber. Known as the Next Generation Bomber, the effort is in response to Department of Defense and congressional mandates to produce a new long-range strike aircraft to be operational by 2018. This means that the Air Force's plans to acquire a new bomber aircraft have been accelerated by about 20 years...

http://www.military.com/forums/0,15240,165805,00.html

Don't throw away those Saturday Night Fever disco suits.

Glenn, you are to be commended for behaving more like a journalist than most people who wear that title. You conducted research, set up an interview with a not-insignificant media figure, and truly reported something of substance and importance.

Yet another instance of an unwashed blogger doing a journalist's job better than many journalists.

Further on that topic, I just put up a new post that underscores just how badly, yet again, reporters are failing at their jobs with regard to a new story - the North Carolina Republican Party's refusal to pull their Reverend Wright ad despite McCain's "imploring" them not to run it. Link at signature.