Science Diet did a similar watery dilution a few years ago with canned cat food. Flavors went from chunky/crumbly to stewy/splattery. I changed brands because of the messiness. (Why couldn't they just raise prices? It's supposed to be a premium brand. Why would I want to haul home water?)
I just *adore* the way the front group defenders try to squirm with slippery reasoning:
1) They hire some Americans, so it is not a "front group" They ARE "AMERICANS Against Food Taxes".
2) If you dig around on the internet, you can find names of the people in the group. As long as your deception isn't TOO well hidden, then that's the same as being honest and forthright.
Those comments are too clever by half.
So if Al Qaeda (a multinational organization) comes to the U.S. and operates a full tilt set of companies that EMPLOY some Americans, and uses those companies to pay for "pro Sharia" advertising ... then you'd say THOSE companies are NOT "front groups" for Al Qaeda? I mean, as long as enough internet sleuthing might reveal their Al Qaeda ties?
All that was "debunked" is the notion that the filmmakers were dressed in costumes when ACORN employees told them how to break the law. You're really reaching.
I like to get my peanut butter in the bulk section of WinCo (I don't know if other places do this too) and I get it by weight. I watch the peanuts go in, and peanut butter come out. :D
Your argument is hinged on a false premise. You mean to tell me that if Coke or Pepsi signs on to a coalition, that it did so with the consent of all of it's employees? I promise you that most people that work for Coke or Pepsi wouldn't be aware of the PR campaigns that their employers take part in. Therefore, just because thousands of Americans work for these companies, it would be false representation for the companies to assume ALL of them are behind the message...unless the companies literally sought approval from their employees before-hand (which they most likely did not).
Considering all this, I think it's safe to say that it's not fair for the companies to label themselves as 'Americans' against food taxes. It's more accurate to say that they are 'Executives of Soft Drink Companies' against food taxes...since ANYONE who has ever worked for a large company knows that the lowly employee has no say in the direction of the company. C'mon now. That being said, there is NOTHING wrong with a company fighting taxes on goods that they produce. However, it IS wrong (in my opinion) to attempt to sway public opinion through advertisements that obviously mislead one to believe who a coalition is supported by.
Which leads me to my last point...I agree that the rest of America "is not as dumb as you think", BUT they are much more ignorant than you apparently think. The majority of people form their political beliefs from TV sounds bytes and anecdotal arguments seen on cable news. They just don't care enough to research the things they hear.
Science Diet did a similar watery dilution a few years ago with canned cat food. Flavors went from chunky/crumbly to stewy/splattery. I changed brands because of the messiness. (Why couldn't they just raise prices? It's supposed to be a premium brand. Why would I want to haul home water?)
I just *adore* the way the front group defenders try to squirm with slippery reasoning:
1) They hire some Americans, so it is not a "front group" They ARE "AMERICANS Against Food Taxes".
2) If you dig around on the internet, you can find names of the people in the group. As long as your deception isn't TOO well hidden, then that's the same as being honest and forthright.
Those comments are too clever by half.
So if Al Qaeda (a multinational organization) comes to the U.S. and operates a full tilt set of companies that EMPLOY some Americans, and uses those companies to pay for "pro Sharia" advertising ... then you'd say THOSE companies are NOT "front groups" for Al Qaeda? I mean, as long as enough internet sleuthing might reveal their Al Qaeda ties?
Pull the other one!
All that was "debunked" is the notion that the filmmakers were dressed in costumes when ACORN employees told them how to break the law. You're really reaching.
I like to get my peanut butter in the bulk section of WinCo (I don't know if other places do this too) and I get it by weight. I watch the peanuts go in, and peanut butter come out. :D
Your argument is hinged on a false premise. You mean to tell me that if Coke or Pepsi signs on to a coalition, that it did so with the consent of all of it's employees? I promise you that most people that work for Coke or Pepsi wouldn't be aware of the PR campaigns that their employers take part in. Therefore, just because thousands of Americans work for these companies, it would be false representation for the companies to assume ALL of them are behind the message...unless the companies literally sought approval from their employees before-hand (which they most likely did not).
Considering all this, I think it's safe to say that it's not fair for the companies to label themselves as 'Americans' against food taxes. It's more accurate to say that they are 'Executives of Soft Drink Companies' against food taxes...since ANYONE who has ever worked for a large company knows that the lowly employee has no say in the direction of the company. C'mon now. That being said, there is NOTHING wrong with a company fighting taxes on goods that they produce. However, it IS wrong (in my opinion) to attempt to sway public opinion through advertisements that obviously mislead one to believe who a coalition is supported by.
Which leads me to my last point...I agree that the rest of America "is not as dumb as you think", BUT they are much more ignorant than you apparently think. The majority of people form their political beliefs from TV sounds bytes and anecdotal arguments seen on cable news. They just don't care enough to research the things they hear.
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