I’ve heard it said that conservatives will buy products peddled by liberals (because they have no other choice) but liberals won’t buy products peddled by conservatives. If this is true, then it is time for conservatives and independents to wake up and smell the ads. If we want change, then it’s all in the pocketbook.
A 2011 Gallup poll found that 40% of Americans consider themselves conservative and only 21% consider themselves liberal. So why does the advertising community — a.k.a Madison Avenue — and their clients continue to hire outspoken liberals for their advertising campaigns?
I recently lost two very big advertising campaigns (add those to the many others) because I am a conservative. The advertisers actually stated this. Ironically, the more I speak out about the non-partisan values of our United States Constitution and the necessities of a free-market system to keep businesses thriving, the more ad campaigns (whose goal it is to promote their businesses) I lose.
While I was waiting outside an office the other day, I picked up a magazine. On the back was an outspoken liberal actress in an ad for a cosmetic cream. It happened to be the same company that was contemplating hiring me until it discovered I was a conservative. I sighed. As I continued to flip through the magazine I saw another liberal activist actress who was recently spotted leading chants at Occupy Wall Street events. She was in an ad for a wholesome drink. Are Occupy Wall Street events wholesome (defecation, urination, public acts of sex, rape, drugs, violence)?
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