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August 22, 2025

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

Stephen Leacock (1869–1944), Canadian political scientist and humorist, The Portable Curmudgeon, Jon Winokur, ed. (New York: 1987), p.12

How would you or do you finance an election campaign? If you are elected already, how important was money to your success, and what did it cost you?

As to political advertisements, the more enthusiastic the ad, the less trustworthy the product. The jerks require first-rate hype.


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