FReepers Airing Ads Against Kerry!

[rmjohnston]

Hey... have any of you guys seen this? The whacko freepers actually managed to get their looney, paranoid ads on the air!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1127476/posts

I have seen a few of these... some annoying folks at my office have them on their computers.

Comments?



P.S. I apologize if this posting is in any way improper... I'm relatively new here -- only learned about DU recently. I find it theraputic :) A nice change from the usual, right-wing chatter I'm forced to endure day in and day out.

[Supormom]

1. Hello

And welcome to DU
:hi:

[rmjohnston]

4. Thanks!

It has, thus far, been a pleasant, much needed experience.

[Mountainman]

2. Seems when ever freepers get in to the public view they shoot themselves

in the foot. The enormous crowds (not) at their anti - what ever rallies we are having- freeps. The Moran picture. Their porta potty police. They will probably make fools of themselves with this too.

[buddy22600]

3. welcome to DU

don't worry when kerry is elected we can finally arrest all the conservatives and ship them out of the country and if they don't want to go, then we can put them in the jails that they wanted created

[rmjohnston]

5. Funny!

LOL!

[buddy22600]

9. thank you

i do try to bring levity some times, hehe

[Failure]

6. welcome to DU

:hi:

[rmjohnston]

7. Thanks! It's nice to...

be in the company of friendly (likeminded ) people :)

[brainoverload]

8. cable access

From what I can tell these loony tune ads are being played on cable access shows. No one with a brain cell in his head would air an ad blaming John Kerry for 9/11 over the mainstream media.

[rmjohnston]

12. I think they are going for cable news shows; look...

Here is what they say:

"Right now, we are tentatively scheduled to start airing Tuesday, SIX TIMES on each station we choose in each area, 7pm-12M. At the moment, 24 runs are scheduled, but more are forthcoming. CNN and Fox News are the target stations for the moment (depending on availability of the channels in each area), due to the audience size. Our estimate is that 50,000 households will actually see the commercial."

Fox News... figures.

[krkaufman]

15. Targeting FOX News...?

??? What's the point? If the viewer is watching Fox News, they're probably already Bush voters. Or do the FReepers realize that their candidate's incompetence is scaring away even the Fox Faithful?

[Old and In the Way]

10. We should thank FR for their PSA ads.

Particularly, the one about the FAA warning Kerry of potential terrorist attacks in May of 2001. Great. If Kerry was warned, certainly the administration in office at that time, were warned. What could/should Kerry have done? It was the Bush administration that had the responsibility to do something. But if I recall, Cheney was busy divvying up Iraq in his secret oil meetings and we were negotiating pipelines with the Taliban. Dimson was probably on vacation.

[rmjohnston]

13. LOL!

Precisely.

[krkaufman]

17. Pre-ad editorials?

Hey, if anyone has access to the content of these ads, and has a modicum of writing skills, we should try putting together a brief critique detailing dishonesty -- and send it to the local papers in advance.

Sort of a study guide, to assist in deciphering the lies.

[Zorra]

11. LOL. Those ridiculous ads will probably help Kerry.

They're stupid. Only a freeper would believe them. The stupidity of those ads will horrify Dems, and they will work harder to prevent stupid people from getting into government.

[krkaufman]

14. Scary. I'm from Quincy, IL, originally...

And it feels odd to see my hometown being targeted by these radicals. (Though I understand why. All these towns are on the Mississippi*, in the northeast region of Missouri.)

Did anyone see a link to the actual ads to be aired?


on edit: Except Macomb, but it's in the same region.

[rmjohnston]

16. Yeah, there's a link provided by them

http://www.naspino.com/media

[NMDemDist2]

30. ROFL

this is priceless freeper, only idiots would advertise better "unemployment"



Package Last Updated Downloads Availability

The Truth About The Economy Campaign Ad #1 Better Unemployment Under George W. Bush!
UPDATED on 3/14 with a new PROFESSIONAL
VOICE OVER!
OS: All
File Size: 1.38MB

[rmjohnston]

20. We should tone down the medals rhetoric

It may turn around and bite us in the butt. You know... there are GOP congressman who are starting to crawl out of the cave who have many, many more medals than John. I believe one of them was actually the model for Tom Skerrit's character in "Top Gun". You KNOW they will use that against us.

Let's be honest... John served honorably, and is decorated for his service, but he will get himself into trouble if he walks around like he is the biggest hero to come out of Vietnam.

You know how viscious the GOP can be -- especially when it comes down to pissing contests.

[krkaufman]

22. I'll keep 'em for a bit longer; thanks.

> "We should tone down the medals rhetoric"

I'll keep 'em for a bit longer; thanks. And I will continue to not require that you add them to your signature. :)

> there are GOP congressman who are starting to crawl
> out of the cave who have many, many more medals
> than John.

Let 'em come out of the woodwork. The more people that come out to speak, the more Congressmen/women and military supporters we can bring. It's a wash. The one thing that will become apparent is that * has nothing to offer there.

Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely of the opinion that we need to stay focused on the present-day demonstrations/examples of *'s incompetence. I just don't think my signature file has much effect on the day-to-day message development of the Kerry campaign. (Unless there's something you're not telling me.)

[rmjohnston]

23. Agreed

Yes... you are correct.

[snippy]

18. Always remember that the original freeper was John Wilkes Booth.

Freepers and shittoheads are like Bush himself, completely lacking in honesty and integrity. They are to be pitied, particularly those who have had brain surgery done on their colostomy bags.

[SEpatriot]

19. How do they pay for those ads?

By selling brownshirts? I truly feel sorry for you for having to work with nuts who would buy into this nonsense!

[krkaufman]

21. Transcript for the Freeper "W A R N E D" ad.....

You really *DO* need to go check out this ad. It's HI-larious. As commented above, it'll nudge over to Kerry any thinking person not already locked-in to a faith-based vote for *.

Here's the transcript (again, for the Freeper "Warned" ad; you've been forewarned!!):

---

John Kerry received a specific warning about 9/11.

On May 7, 2001, FAA Special Agent Brian Sullivan sent a memo to Senator Kerry -- a warning that Boston's Logan Airport could be used to stage an attack against America.

That's exactly what DID happen on 9/11.

Why did Senator Kerry ignore this specific warning, and why won't John Kerry testify before the 9/11 Commission?

Americans deserve to know the truth.

Call Senator Kerry. Tell him to do the right thing for our national security.

---

Just ridiculous; hilariously deceitful. For someone who proclaims their strong belief in Jesus and the truth, they seem to not have any qualms with deceit and lying. You'd think they'd know that the deception is recognized by Him That Knows, even if it isn't by all of their target audience.

---

To quote the source...
FR isn't even mentioned in the ads (to do so would undermine the perceived credibility and "neutrality").

---

Hmmm... "undermine the perceived credibility and 'neutrality'"... Can you say... "reveal the enormous bias and history of lies associated with all things Freepie"?

Bless their hearts. :loveya:

Any behavior is permissible so long as it is in service to the cause. As goes for Their Leader, so goes for them... the ends justify the means.

What's not so funny is the "ends" that these people envision, and that one of them is within reach of The Football.

[Mz Pip]

24. Let them spend their money

Maybe they'll bankrupt themselves. :-)

MzPip
:dem:

[rmjohnston]

25. But will the "average person"

buy it? Maybe.

[Mz Pip]

26. I suspect that anyone

who would believe an over the top freeper ad wouldn't be voting for Kerry anyway. These people preach to their own choir.


Besides, Kerry seems to have a pretty rapid fire response team.


MzPip
:dem:

[rmjohnston]

27. You have a lot of faith

in the average person.

But, whatever.

Take care (sleepy time) :)

[MAlibdem]

28. Are they registered as a 527?

Otherwise they may be breaking campaign finance laws.

I don't know much about campaign finance, but let's make sure they're playing by the rules.

[krkaufman]

29. I was wondering that, myself.

Like could I just create an ad using my computer and then submit it to a local television station? I'm thinking not.

I expect they've covered themselves there, or that the TV stations would have required documentation of their status. Good thing to look into, though.

[jsanteramo]

31. I've placed ads before

For my company. They (the tv station/cable company) are VERY thorough and will never place anything on the air without extensive documentation. They basically read you the riot act, because it is thier butt on the line (and that is why they have a lawyer crawl up yours before you can place one).

[jsanteramo]

34. Then again...

If they're spending personal money or under $10,000 in "hard" donations, I don't think it's regulated at all (read the CFL disclaimers/info on MoveOn/VF).

[MessiahRp]

32. What Irony...

They can get their ads put on any cable system because those cable outlets' owners are likely FReepers themselves, but if say DUers wanted to air ads, we'd be denied by cable systems or most local media stations.

Tell me how fair that is?

Rp

[jsanteramo]

33. The extent of my knowledge

extends only to physical product placement (cosmetics), but I can tell you that as long as you back up your assertions (for example, that your product does X, Y, Z and you can prove it with documentation/affidavits), they never deny ads based on substance.

As long as you are 1) a legitimate advertiser and 2) your product does what you say it does, you'll never be denied air time.

[Moderator]

35. Locking.....

The author has been banned.


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