This is no holiday treat

The Capital One television Christmas “No Hassles” credit cards pitch was an inane assault upon consumers’ intelligence. Almost makes me glad Christmas has passed. Where’s the humor in snarky David Spade’s “No” as in “no blackout dates” to his co-workers in a corporate cube farm? Sarcastic. Smug. Capital One, and Spade, reached a new slithering low with its Christmas 60-seconder that had that annoying punk tossing “bonuses” to subordinates, including the moron behind the reins of a sleigh who (cue the predictable climax that’s apparently supposed to be humorous but is cruel) gets dragged, screaming and whimpering, behind a team of dogs. Enough, enough, puleeeese. — Ron Hall