alicu blog

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Posted on 1:42 PM by dimple
CULTURE COPS, OUTREACH DIVISION. Ole Perfesser Glenn Reynolds offers his services as culture-war consultant to the GOP:
Which is why I think that rich people wanting to support the Republican Party might want to direct their money somewhere besides TV ads that copy, poorly, what Lee Atwater did decades ago. 
My suggestion: Buy some women’s magazines. No, really. Or at least some women’s Web sites... 
...those magazines and Web sites see themselves, pretty consciously, as a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party. So while nine out of 10 articles may be the usual stuff on sex, diet and shopping, the 10th will always be either soft p.r. for the Democrats or soft — or sometimes not-so-soft — hits on Republicans.
Two things: 1.) What is it with Republicans and women? I guess the New York Post editorial board figures their readership in 90% misogynist, so they didn't have to worry about alienating female voters by implying they're idiots. 2.) The magic of the free market -- which suggests that gal mags prosper by feeding their readers what they know they'll like, rather than indoctrinating them against their will -- always seems to disappear from the conservative theology whenever they strap on the Goebbels revolver.
For $150 million, you could buy or start a lot of women’s Web sites. And I’d hardly change a thing in the formula. The nine articles on sex, shopping and exercise could stay the same. The 10th would just be the reverse of what’s there now.
Go ahead, guys, try it that way. But I know them -- they'll never let well enough alone, and soon you'll have this:


UPDATE. This is officially confirmed as a bad idea: Jonah Goldberg approves!

Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • SCAMDAL.
    Conservatives are all rushing forward with their dollies, showing where Big Gummint gave them bad touch. Among my favorites is Stanley Kurtz...
  • (no title)
    NEW VOICE COLUMN UP , about the news that the U.S. birth rate is way down and how rightbloggers have reacted to it. Short version: This is...
  • EXTREMISM IN DEFENSE OF FREEBIES IS NO VICE.
    When I wrote last weekend about the Bundy Ranch situation -- in which Sagebrush Rebels threatened U.S. federal officers with violence -- I ...
  • ATTENTION CONSERVATIVES WHO WERE OUTRAGED OVER BRENDAN EICH:
    If you thought it was liberal fascism for the Mozilla board to oust its CEO for an anti-gay contribution , now's your chance to show us ...
  • ADVICE TO CONSERVATIVES (OFFERED NOT IN KINDNESS, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO STUPID TO TAKE IT).
    Don't use "orphanage" in a headline. It reminds people of why they hate you. (See also "widows.")   Geraghty goes on...
  • NEW VILLAGE VOICE COLUMN UP...
    ...about all the impeachment bullshit and I have to say, I think I found something new to say about it -- but you tell me. UPDATE. In comm...
  • THE HUSTLER.
    OK, so you're a former Bush Administration factotum and now National Review 's foremost torture enthusiast . You like to keep abreas...

Blog Archive

  • ►  2014 (179)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (28)
    • ►  June (25)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (25)
    • ►  March (24)
    • ►  February (23)
    • ►  January (28)
  • ►  2013 (286)
    • ►  December (23)
    • ►  November (24)
    • ►  October (23)
    • ►  September (22)
    • ►  August (20)
    • ►  July (24)
    • ►  June (24)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (28)
    • ►  March (23)
    • ►  February (23)
    • ►  January (28)
  • ▼  2012 (35)
    • ▼  December (25)
      • MORE ANNALS OF THE CULTURE WARS.
      • JON SWIFT ROUNDUP'S POSTED.
      • IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CRY, CRY AGAIN.
      • GALT 2.0.
      • GOD AND SINNERS RECONCILED.
      • NEW VOICE COLUMN UP
      • YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.
      • ANNALS OF THE CULTURE WARS. Culture warriors are h...
      • FIGHTING WORDS. Before approving the protest of Er...
      • FROM THEIR WARM, STICKY HANDS. I trawl other blogs...
      • NEW ON THE BLOGROLL. My old friend Joe Mackin had ...
      • GO AHEAD, TRY IT THAT WAY. I'm always eager to lea...
      • NEW VOICE COLUMN UP, about the brethren's reaction...
      • CULTURE COPS, OUTREACH DIVISION. Ole Perfesser Gle...
      • WELL, YOU TRIED, PART II. Ace of Spades, whom we d...
      • WELL, YOU TRIED. Hey guess what -- Ace of Spades i...
      • MISTER, I MET A MAN ONCE. At National Review, Davi...
      • THUMBS DOWN. I hate to get on Glenn Greenwald's ba...
      • CLOSET CASE. Ace of Spades:Conservatives who live ...
      • THE TRUTH REVEALED! You heard that Obama has to ta...
      • NEW VOICE COLUMN UP, about the GOP's new attitudes...
      • A LITTLE GOOD NEWS. At Zero Hedge we hear from Bra...
      • STILL ON MOOCHER PATROL. Remember when Virginia wa...
      • GOIN' UP THE COUNTRY. I am indebted to Travis Gett...
      • NEW VOICE COLUMN UP, about the news that the U.S. ...
    • ►  November (10)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

dimple
View my complete profile