{"id":1234,"date":"2020-01-07T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T22:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T22:57:01","slug":"i-clicked-a-polical-ad-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/2020\/01\/07\/i-clicked-a-polical-ad-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"I Clicked on a Polical Ad – D’oh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before I get to it… I need to tell you, this is not about politics. These days, there\u2019s no faster way for a lifelong friend to \u201cun-friend\u201d you than to disagree with their politics. And… if you support the other side, it is as if you are going to vote for Beelzebub. You will be a pariah to them for the rest of eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So… this is about the bottomless pit of political ads on Facebook.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you noticed the increase in political ads on Facebook? Yes, they are increasing everywhere, but now every time I go Into Facebook, there\u2019s a political ad waiting for me. When I scroll down, it seems every other posting will be a political ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was curious about all these ads, so I started poking around. I discovered something interesting. Each one of those ads has a little \u201ci\u201d somewhere in the upper right part. If you click on that little \u201ci,\u201d a pop-up will give you some information about the ad\u2026 who paid for it and stuff like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See the little ” i ” in the upper right hand part of the pic. (Click Here) Click that ” i ” only to see who paid for the add.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This one was paid for by a “committee” not Trunp’s campaign. This on is a “Political Action Committee” usually just called a PAC (pronounced “pack”).<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you click on \u201cMore About This Ad\u201d at the bottom (red arrow in the pic above), another window will open up, telling you how much that person or organization has spent on the ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOLLY S***!!!!! It is astonishing how much has been spent on Facebook alone. Since May 2018, this PAC has spent nearly $27 Million.. and in the last week, over HALF A MILLION. Imagine how much spending there is across all platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No… I’m not picking on Trump. They’re all like this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve shown just one PAC for one candidate. Imagine how much is being spent by all the PACs and the candidates. I did some checking, and it will astonish you how much all the PACs are spending. Go ahead… check it out for yourself. Facebook is making Billions! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I propose a new law requiring 50% of the money spent on all campaign ads on Facebook to go to the Saint. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, the Salvation Army, the ALS Association (Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease), or other equally worthy charities. Think of the good it would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARNING! <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t do what I did!!!!!!  Don\u2019t click into any of those ads. I did. D’oh!!!!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, I saw an ad for Maxwell Schemdley. The ad: \u201cDo you support Max YES \u2013 NO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VOTE FOR MAXWELL SCHMEDLEY<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well\u2026 I like ole Max, so I clicked \u201cYES.\u201d  D\u2019oh!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then a window popped up, \u201cTake our survey,\u201d so I clicked in… D\u2019oh!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey asked me what my main issues were and asked me for my email to complete the survey. So I filled in my email. D\u2019oh!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After I checked the boxes for a few survey answers and clicked next, I was taken to a \u201cDonate to Maxwell Schmedley\u201d page. D’oh!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure… I like Max, but I\u2019m not ready to donate. So I clicked \u201cback\u201d to get out. Nothing worked. Finally, I entered $0.00 in the amount. Yeah\u2026 you guessed it\u2026 bells and whistles went off. A fire engine siren drove through my office… Neeee-Naaaaa-Neeeee-Naaaaa.<\/strong> Then a hand reached out of the monitor and slapped my wrist with a 12\u201d wooden ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t know what to do. So I figured since I do like Max, I would give a minuscule amount. I entered $0.25 in the little box for a custom amount. I really didn\u2019t think it would work. I just wanted to work up from the bottom end. To my surprise, up popped a new window prompting me to enter my credit card information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I filled in all the information and pressed enter. The screen started flashing green. A band in my office started playing Happy Days Are Here Again<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span> After a minute, another screen popped up with a \u201cThank you\u201d and a \u201cPress Here to Exit\u201d button. I clicked on the button, and the donation page closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I get 173 emails every day asking me for another donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u2019oh!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P.S. You couldn’t resisting clicking on “Happy Days Are Here Again” could you? D’oh!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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