Truth in Advertising
Do you ever wonder if the photos that you see in advertisements may have been altered? Astute Americans have been concerned about this for at least a century.
Did that guy really lose all that weight? Have all this lady’s crows’ feet actually disappeared with just a jar of this incredible cream, invented by a 13-year-old?
At left is an ad for the treatment of nail fungus that just may have been doctored. How can I be so sure? She (Janet) has four toes.
Like many of us, I have a bit of toenail fungus, and this stuff is extremely tenacious. Maybe I need a stronger medication, but I certainly don’t want something so strong that it removes a toe.
Would anyone trust this guy to walk his dog, let alone provide financial advice?
Trump faces far greater problems than being mocked, e.g., being impeached, convicted, and imprisoned.
My father was big on turning off lights because he was frugal.
Nobody doubts that Christianity in America isn’t what it used to be. The essence of the religion, of course, is reaching out to those in need, and offering a path to salvation.
Part of what’s bringing down the Trump presidency is his people’s remarkable inability to tell lies that are even remotely credible to the American people. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed beef prices are rising because of immigrants bringing diseased cattle across the border. That seems far-fetched, even to the rank-and-file MAGA Trump supporter.
Karoline Leavitt is a terrible person, but let’s be fair: she’s not incompetent; in fact, she’s very good at what she does.
I wouldn’t use “queue” here in America, even if I made sure it’s spelled correctly; I would bet that barely 50% of the adult population understands this word.
A reader asks: So does that mean US truckers need to know French for (Eastern) Canada and Spanish for Mexico?
To answer the question posed here, I wouldn’t judge their intelligence. The human race has plenty of intelligence. Unfortunately, it has plenty of greed and hatred too.
