MI-GOV: "Michigan gives you the Upper Hand" ad campaign

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Friday June 02, 2006 · 12:04 PM PDT

2006/06/02 · 12:04

Perfectly timed for the upcoming elections!

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From Advertising Age magazine:

Michigan Breaks Ad Campaign to Attract New Businesses
Looks to Strengthen Tech, Manufacturing Sectors Via $20 Million Effort

By Jean Halliday

Published: June 01, 2006
DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- As its economy gets hammered by auto industry woes, the state of Michigan is backing a two-year, $20 million ad campaign to try to attract new businesses.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm today unveiled what's believed to be the Great Lakes State's most aggressive effort of its kind at an annual gathering of corporate and political movers and shakers.

Actor-director Jeff Daniels, who lives in rural Chelsea, Mich., hosts and narrates TV spots that tell the stories of CEOs who have expanded their operations in the state. The theme is "Michigan gives you the Upper Hand," a play on the shape of the state, which resembles a hand.

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A Solemn Oath of a Trollrater

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Wednesday May 17, 2006 · 9:46 PM PDT

2006/05/17 · 21:46

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A History of Conservativism

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Friday May 05, 2006 · 4:14 PM PDT

2006/05/05 · 16:14

The Washington Monthly has posted a review of what might be a fascinating book (link below). It's "The Making of the American Conservative Mind: National Review and its Times" by Jeffrey Hart.

Apparently some of those who launched the modern-day conservative movement are not happy with the results (but for that matter, who is?). It almost sounds like they regret "taking over" the Republican Party.

Which raises some questions for liberals regarding our "Crashing the Gate" strategy of working within the Democratic Party. If we're successful, will we be able to initiate a truly progressive agenda? Or will we end up with the equivalent of the conservative's "Frankenstein Monster" -- a crude perversion of our ideology that doesn't represent our values?

The Great Conservative Crackup: What National Review wrought.

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