Comments on Where Hempfest Meets the Drug Czar

I probably wouldn't go so far as to say that dumb-ass commercials *caused* the rise in drug use... but I'm guessing that piling up those millions of dollars into a heap and lighting it on fire would do just about as good.

They've also run ads from a group opposing the Roads & Transit package.

Let's face it, though, Air America can barely keep afloat as it is. If they only accept advertising money from liberal businesses they'll go under for sure.

What is this "AM radio" of which you speak? Is that like a podcast?

I seem to remember my grandparent's 1961 Chevrolet Impala having an AM radio. Is it the same thing?

"the station runs lots of government public service announcements, such as warnings about exposure to mercury and second-hand smoke."

I worked as a national ad-intern there for a little while...the amount of income they'd been bringing in was really declining as they'd lost Air America talent and syndication.

They'll probably take whatever they can get.

You know, I hear some of those blog-casts that the kids are listening to are about drugs!

I haven't heard the ads, but from your description, it sounds like you can barely even tell that they are supposedly anti-drug. Suggesting that parents be involved in what their kids are reading/seeing/listening to is probably good universal advise, and pretty harmless, even if it does come from the ONDCP.

I'm all with the whole legalize-drugs crowd, but I can't get too worked up over this ad.

I'm pretty sure the Public Service Announcements are run because they don't have any paying commercials to fill up the ad space.

LOL brappy.

Perhaps there is even an AdCouncil/PSA requirement to allot time on AM or something. I should check that out.

another case of a liberal losing a war to win a battle.

Question: Does the FCC require they run certain ads?

AM 1090 is sponsoring Hempfest. ONDCP is sponsoring AM 1090. ONDCP is therefore, funding Hempfest. I knew it.