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the study finds that two-thirds of alcohol ads in magazines have more influence on those under 21 than other age groups and more so with yoing men. top brand are nine times more likely to appeal to them than lesser known brand. for women those ads are only five times more appealing. well, there is so much anticipation for what could be the splashiest thrill ride in the world. i love this. the world s tallest water slide is opening in kansas city. it is called the varoot, how about that, and that means insane in german. so, if you can remember that, that s a mouthful. set to open to the public thursday after several delays. new video here shows how thrilling it is. 17 stories high. that s crazy to me. to ride down the slide you have to first climb 264 steps before you take the heart-pounding plunge. is there a way that maybe an elevator could take me to the top instead of those 264 steps? you would think you would take get a v.i.p. pass like disney, skyrockets you up and bri
causing eating disorders especially in young women who try to have their bodies conform to what is really an unrealistic body image. and we know that advertisers want to sell their perfume and their clothes. but can they do it in a more responsible way by using true human forms? as you know, we already regulate cigarette ads and alcohol ads. and those are self-imposed by the industry themselves. we hope that by this bill, we can stir the conversation and have these folks realize that maybe they can sell the products without distorting the human image. how would you go about doing that? the ftc can blatantly shoot down an untruthful ad. you just hope that by the fact of the matter that you re talking about it, advertisers are going to notice? we re going to pass the fcc, which has this duty already, to start the conversation, the
no, but i sat in for larry king and they had the dallas cowboy cheer leaders. it was the original dallas cowboy cheer leaders. they were your age. they were. you talk about the free market, they have the right to keep these things the off the air. i wouldn t put the thing on, first of all, it s a lousily produced commercial. secondly, i think you re right. you can put your baby out front and it will catch a bullet? they have a right to do it and i m glad they re doing it. they does have a point, eric, that it s not fox but nfl can choose anything they want, even if you disagree with it. right, correct. cars kill a lot of people, too, and there are car ads and drinking kills a lot of people and there will be a lot of alcohol ads but it s a free market, a free business they can pick and choose what advertisers they want to turn down. if they want to turn down $4 million bucks a minute, then i
should that stop? no, but i sat in for larry king and they had the dallas cowboy cheer leaders. it was the original dallas cowboy cheer leaders. they were your age. they were. you talk about the free market, they have the right to keep these things the off the air. i wouldn t put the thing on, first of all, it s a lousily produced commercial. secondly, i think you re right. you can put your baby out front and it will catch a bullet? they have a right to do it and i m glad they re doing it. they does have a point, eric, that it s not fox but nfl can choose anything they want, even if you disagree with it. right, correct. cars kill a lot of people, too, and there are car ads and drinking kills a lot of people and there will be a lot of alcohol ads but it s a free market, a free business they can pick and choose what advertisers they want to turn down. if they want to turn down $4 million bucks a minute, then i