Democrat Taylor Marsh running ad for book comparing Obama to Mussolini
Faux-talk radio host and blogger Taylor Marsh (her site header proclaims she’s “the antidote to right-wing talk") is a member of the Blogads network and its invite-only ”Advertise Liberally” hive. For the record, back when I ran my previous blog Catch.com I was a member of both Blogads and Advertise Liberally.
Here’s a simple description of how Blogads works: A potential advertiser creates an ad using the Blogads interface and chooses blogs they would like their ad to run on. Chosen blog owners then receive an email notifying them of the request for ad placement. The blogger is then required to log-in to their Blogads admin panel, review the ad and either accept or reject it. This protects the blog owner from having an ad running on their site that they find objectionable or wouldn’t want their blog to be associated with. The Blogads member has total control of all ads that run on their site.
Now let’s look at the approved ad I saw running on Democrat Taylor Marsh’s blog early yesterday, displayed directly under the “Advertise Liberally” banner:
As of this writing (10:00 am ET) this ad is still running on Taylor’s blog today (full screenshot available on request). Take a close look at the image of the book cover. That’s a picture of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on the left doing the Nazi salute. In case you don’t recognize the photo, it’s a cropped version of this one:
That’s Hitler on the right. You may have heard about him.
The book cover also features a photo of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to the right of the shot of Mussolini. To the average person it looks like he’s smiling and waving. When paired with the image of Mussolini it’s pretty clear what the implication is. That’s right: Barack Obama is a fascist. Charming.
Now let’s look at where you go when you click the ad approved by Democrat Taylor Marsh and running prominently on her blog. Here’s a description of the book Obama - the Postmodern Coup: The Making of a Manchurian Candidate, written by conspiracy-theory crackpot and self-published author (just like Taylor!) Webster Griffin Tarpley, that can be found after clicking on the ad:
The Making of a Manchurian Candidate… Barack Obama is a troubled personality, the megalomaniac front man for a postmodern coup by intelligence agencies using fake polls, mobs of adolescents, super-rich backers, and orchestrated media hysteria to short-circuit normal politics and seize power. Obama comes from the orbit of the Ford Foundation, and has never won an election in a real contest. His guru and controller is Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Trilateral Commission co-founder and mad Russia-hater. Zbig wants a showdown with Russia and China far more dangerous for the US than the Bush-Cheney Iraq quagmire. Obama’s economics are pure Skull & Bones/Chicago school austerity and sacrifice for American working families, to bail out the bankrupt Wall Street financiers who own him. Obama’s lemming legions and Kool-Aid cult candidacy hearken back to Italy in 1919-1922, and raise a spectre of postmodern fascism in America. No voter can afford to ignore the lessons contained in this book.
Here’s a “press release” for the book with additional, ahem, info.
I don’t think there’s really much to add.
Democrat Taylor Marsh chose to run this ad on her blog, directly under the “Advertise Liberally” banner. Taylor Marsh used to think it was a bad thing to imply that Democrats were fascists. Taylor Marsh should be ashamed of herself as should any Democratic/liberal/progressive blog who still blogrolls her. Taylor Marsh isn’t the antidote to right-wing talk anymore. Taylor Marsh is the antithesis of left-wing talk.
MORE: If you’d like to ask the person who’s running the Advertise Liberally hive why someone who would run that offensive ad under the Advertise Liberally banner is allowed to remain on the roster when there are probably plenty of worthy liberal blogs*, who would never in a million years run an ad like that, waiting to be rolled into the network ("Advertise Liberally is currently not accepting any new members for the foreseeable future."), their contact info is available here.
* Please note: I have not requested reentry into the Advertise Liberally hive, just in case anyone thinks I’m angling to take Taylor’s spot.
MORE: Taylor Marsh would like people to email Air America and XM about getting her on the air. I think Air America, in particular, should probably hear from you folks.
UPDATE (3:56 PM): Thanks to Oliver Willis for linking to this. DU has picked it up as well. If any bloggers on the Blogads network received and rejected this ad, I’d be interested in hearing from you in comments or via our tips email (link top left). As I type this Taylor has a writer for The New Republic sitting in her “home studio” with her for a piece they’re putting together on her. And, yes, the ad is still running on her blog.
Posted by Kevin K. on 04/16/08 at 10:02 AM • Permalink
Taylor gets $650/week for ads? What an elitist!
Seriously, though, I’d be curious to find out how many other liberal bloggers (including pro-Clinton ones) rejected this ad. Is it running anywhere else?
Comment by Gerard the Great on
04/16/08 at 11:10 AM
To paraphrase the immortal words of Randi Rhodes: “Taylor Marsh will do anything for a political Gotcha! and money...”
Comment by Ripley on
04/16/08 at 12:52 PM
Ugh, what a freaking tool. But just think how much fun it’s going to be to snicker over the wailing and gnashing of teeth at sites like TM.com, NQ, etc., once Obama sews up this nomination. Their 15 minutes is almost up.
(But i thought Barack was a Marxist!!??)
Man! I need to start a blog. My girlfriend and i investigated this a few days ago when we noticed the ads running on both No Quarter and Taylor Marsh. I was going to send you the link.
The author is a bit of a looney 9/11 truth movement conspiracy nut.
Considering Larry Johnson has claimed publically (On the likes of Stephanie Miller) that he fervently doesn’t believe the crazy ravings of 9/11 truthers...it’s nice to see there is an exception to that rule. What price your soul when there are ridiculous right wing talking points to be made??
Man! I need to start a blog. My girlfriend and i investigated this a few days ago when we noticed the ads running on both No Quarter and Taylor Marsh. I was going to send you the link.
Larry Johnson’s been running these ads too?!? Seriously, the man should know better. I mean, it’s one thing if your ad policy is like that of The Nation, which will let pretty much anybody buy ad space. But that’s not the policy in existence with TM or NQ, as far as I know.
What? You expected integrity from a former pornographer?
Comment by Quaker in a Basement on
04/16/08 at 06:21 PM
Wow. Just..wow. Next thing you know, she will be pushing that crap by Jonah Goldberg!
Always love The Onion!
This is too funny. Over the top over the top.
Onion, you’ve outdone yourself!
Comment by Rosemary on
04/28/08 at 10:24 AM
Obama is a LYING WAR WHORE!
oBOMB’em PROMISED to VOTE NO FOR A WAR FUNDING BILL to get (s)elected, then once (s)elected VOTED FOR WAR FUNDING AS IF THROWING MOEY AT HALIBURTON & BLACKWATER WAS HIS SWORN DUTY. THAT WAS A BIG F**K YOU TO THE VOTERS THAT VOTED FOR HIM THINKING HE WAS A PEACE CANIDATE.
FRICKIN BLINDLY DELUDED SHEEPLE IN THE CULT OF ST. oBOMB’em THE LYING WAR WHORE ARE DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY.
Someone hide the paste. We got ourselves a hungry one.
I need to start a blog. My girlfriend and i investigated this a few days ago when we noticed the ads running on both No Quarter and Taylor Marsh. I was going to send you the link.
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