Liberals Come Up Against Reality
  by OffSite (10/14/09)

In our weird new world, where hope and wishful thinking are the same as accomplishment in the confused minds of many – obviously including the Nobel Prize folks – it’s worth recognizing real accomplishment. For example, comedian Al Franken is cashing in on his election to the Senate by renting out the list of donors who contributed to his campaign. According to a listing in the 9-28 issue of Direct Marketing News, the trade journal guys like me read, we can rent the list of Franken’s donors – all 40,029 of them – to send those people whatever mail-order offers we wish. Perhaps a pitch for a pill that cures insanity.

This is not a story you’ll find covered by the media. It’s a bit of inside baseball. I live in the direct marketing industry, where privacy is a unicorn. If we want a list of married couples between the ages of 25 and 35 who contribute to ASPCA and buy vitamins and drive Chevys, we can get it. And if you’re on it, we get you. And we think nothing of it. It’s necessary for commerce. Full Piece

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