Here’s a political ad — sort of — that won’t have you throwing things at the TV.
It might well be the last ad featuring five living ex-presidents.
In this case, they’re rallying support for people hurt by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
They say you can’t just throw money at a problem.
Yes, we can.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins