# Effectiveness of Greed, Advertsing and Lies **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688 "2012-10-24T02:33:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/21 "2012-10-24T18:22:44Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > These quotes sound like bullshit to me. As in I suspect they phony. Pretty sure those are quotes from the advertisement. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/22 "2012-10-24T18:35:10Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > Pretty sure those are quotes from the advertisement. Yes, you are correct. And they may well be phony - they may well be actors who were paid to deliver lines for the ad. Or they may be real people. Who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/23 "2012-10-24T18:51:43Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Yes, that would be great, if true. But the quotes in the article from people are worrisome, in that they show that they believe the lies that they have been fed by this old rich monopoly-benefiting bastard. > > So if they relied on their common sense, they would see that a new bridge would be built, at no cost to anyone in the state, paid for entirely by another country. They would see that the bridge would benefit hundreds of businesses, and is supported by business and all politicians. > > But they are NOT relying on their common sense. That’s rather the point of this thread. They are being swayed by millions of dollars of advertising, ads that are featuring lies in support of a single monopolistic individual who is paying for the ads. I don’t believe that. While some number of voter smay be swayed, I believe the majority will reach the correct result here. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/24 "2012-10-24T19:38:12Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I don’t believe that. While some number of voter smay be swayed, I believe the majority will reach the correct result here. I applaud your optimistic view of the public’s ability to filter raw bullshit from fact. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/25 "2012-10-24T19:51:39Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I applaud your optimistic view of the public’s ability to filter raw bullshit from fact. And I’d like to play poker with him. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688/26 "2012-10-24T20:00:18Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Clearly not that, since the OP and all subsequent posts are showing outrage over this. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I don’t think **Bricker** is attempting to blame Democrats. It’s not that that post was trying to lay blame or show how we’re all being partisan, just more of a “haw haw, you guys are agreeing with the Republican!” sort of thing. I dunno, I could be off base. But that’s my best guess as to why he chose those two passages from the article to quote without commentary. Anyway, I certainly hope common sense will prevail, but unless the truth is speaking as loudly as the bullshit I don’t think you can rely on common sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-greed-advertsing-and-lies/638688.md?page=1)