tagged w/ Corporate Sponsorships
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1. Torch Cock Block
2. Take Back our City
3. Heart Attack
4. The Motherfuckin NLG
5. Gord Hill breaks it down.1. Torch Cock Block
2. Take Back our City
3. Heart Attack
4. The Motherfuckin NLG... more
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The presidential debates, one of the most potentially significant events of the 2008 campaign, are being brought to you, in part, by the very companies that the participants say they want to keep out of politics.
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have spent much of their time railing against the control of Washington by special interest groups and lobbyists, but some of those same groups are now spending millions of dollars to bring the presidential face-off to the public.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the International Bottled Water Association and Hewlett-Packard-owned Electronic Data Systems are among the private firms and organizations sponsoring the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which hosts the forums every four years.
The CPD, which the candidates say they have no control over, declined to disclose how much its sponsors have contributed.
Crews set up the stage for what is supposed to be the first presidential debate Friday night at the University of Mississippi. The financial crisis has put the face-off in doubt. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
This year, the CPD planned to host three debates between the presidential candidates and one with the vice-presidential candidates. But the first presidential debate, scheduled for Friday night, is in serious doubt because of the flurry of congressional activity on the economic crisis. The debates are to be held in Oxford, Miss.; St. Louis; Nashville, Tenn.; and Hempstead, N.Y.
Critics say the presidential and vice-presidential debates are yet another way that corporate and special-interest money flows directly into politics, despite laws that try to restrict corporate donations to campaign coffers and other venues.
"When you make a contribution, you're making a contribution to an organization created by and controlled by the [Republican National Committee] and the [Democratic National Committee]. You're essentially hitting two birds with one stone," said George Farah, executive director of Open Debates, a Washington group that wants to reform the debate process.
The CPD has been running the debates since 1987. The group has charity status and says it is nonpartisan, while critics say it's bipartisan because it was set up by the Republican and Democratic national committees and is run by former heads of those groups.
Open Debates argues that a contribution to the CPD is just a masked donation to the parties and that some of the CPD donors are also frequent lobbyists, proving that they are interested in political influence. The sponsors have already spent $3.6 million on federal lobbying over the first six months of the year, according to a search of congressional lobbying reports.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. is among CPD's longest financial sponsors.
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It is becoming increasingly clear which nation global corporations will be rooting for at this summer's Olympics: China.
Or at least that's what it looks like from advertisements here. McDonald's is running a "Cheer for China" television ad. Nike ads feature China's star hurdler, Liu Xiang, and other Chinese athletes besting foreign competitors. Earlier this year, Pepsi even painted its familiar blue cans red for a limited edition "Go Red for China" promotion.
The campaigns for Western companies are part of an advertising blitz the likes of which this ostensibly communist nation has never seen. Ads are papered over bus shelters, projected on giant outdoor television screens and plastered on billboards. Commercials even flicker at commuters as they zoom through subway tunnels.
China, already the world's second-largest advertising market, after the United States, is a dream for consumer product companies. "For most international brands here, China is the growth market for the next 10 years," said Jonathan Chajet, strategic director at Interbrand, which consults on brands.
A record 63 companies have become sponsors or partners of the Beijing Olympics. Olympic-related advertising in China could reach $4 billion to $6 billion this year, according to CSM, a Beijing marketing research firm.It is becoming increasingly clear which nation global corporations will be rooting for... more
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A short film of Team MGR's experience on Rapid Turnover filmed for Speed Channel.
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A compilation of some clips from our trip to Iowa for the filming of Rapid Turnover part of Launch Hour on Speed Channel
A compilation of some clips from our trip to Iowa for the filming of Rapid Turnover... more
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'Trentino 192'1 have received 10,000 euros in the agreement which sees the name of the escort agency, Casa Bianca or White House, posted on the club's official website.'Trentino 192'1 have received 10,000 euros in the agreement which sees the... more
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We all heard that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was moving to Hendrick Motorsports for the 2008 season. Right? Well Hendrick Motorsports held a press conference the other day to announce that Dale Jr will be driving the #88 car sponsored by PepsiCo (Mt. Dew AMP specifically) and National Guard. Yep. That's gonna take a little while to get used to. Will he lose fans? Will all his current fans need to go get the new merch?We all heard that Dale Earnhardt Jr. was moving to Hendrick Motorsports for the 2008... more
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Selling sponsorships of the Golden Gate Bridge?? Is this a sick joke?? It's bad enough sports fans have to deal with this nonsense on a daily basis (see: PacBell/SBC/ATT Park, San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl game, etc..) - but really, extending this to a global icon?!? There has to be a better way to work on restoration.Selling sponsorships of the Golden Gate Bridge?? Is this a sick joke?? It's bad... more
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