May 19th, 2008
Ever felt like just whacking a politician over the head with a wooden mallet?
Well, now you can do so to your heart’s content, thanks to a new Web site from the people at “Saturday Night Live.”
The site has plenty of goodies tucked in there. You can send your friend’s an E-card. Or perhaps you’d just like to watch some of those classic political clips over and over and over again. (Somehow, SNL has failed to put the Al Gore lockbox sketch on this site, which seems like a gigantic oversight.)
Saturday’s episode had some good sketches worth mentioning, too.
First, Sen. John McCain broke through some of his innate stiffness to pull of an almost funny bit and then this one on SNL’s “Weekend Update. Watch the video here.
Then there is the Obama/Clinton mock ad. SNL has done and can do better than this. Their political barbs were predictable and at times unfunny, just as they were with this piece from their May 10 show.
Now if only they would make an Illinois version of the “Whack-A-Pol” game…
April 18th, 2008
Wouldn’t life be easier if we could pick our president by comparing our grocery shopping lists?
Well, the New York Times asked two national market research experts to help them do just that.
If you like the crunch of Kashi GoLean cereal, the grease of Church’s Fried Chicken and the energy from a Luna Bar, you might be a Hillary Clinton supporter.
Obama followers would likely prefer to eat at the trendy Panera Bread bakery/restaurant, sweeten their beverages with Sugar in the Raw and shop at the local farmer’s market.
And those of you who prefer the monstrous Hardee’s burgers, DiGiorno’s Stuffed Crust pizza and SoBe Energy drinks are most likely to vote for McCain.
Here’s how the Times cooked up the politicians’ preferences:
Larry Finkel at MarketResearch.com used information on 25,000 people assembled by Simmons Market Research to develop a voter preference index based on store-bought cookies and restaurants. […]
(Obama’s) strength among latte drinkers was confirmed by the software developers and restaurant geeks who created Urbanspoon.com. Last year, they developed a steak-sushi index showing that cities with more steak restaurants also have more Republican victories. […]
Harvey Hartman of the Hartman Group applied the data he uses to help food companies understand consumer issues and came up with a grid that predicts voting patterns based on preferences for health and wellness products.
Of course, I am a big fan of DiGiorno’s pizza, Kashi GoLean cereal and Panera Bread, so I suppose that makes me a moderate.
