I'm assuming the point the author was shooting for was that there was something a bit odd about political commentators pausing their rants about corporate greed

I'm assuming the point the author was shooting for was that there was something a bit odd about political commentators pausing their rants about corporate greed and people over profit to deliver paid pitches for a software company, with the added suggestion they tended to look awkward doing it. But yeah, it's clumsily delivered and a random political swipe probably doesn't help people trust a browser extension...