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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 04:45 PM
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Anyone notice commercial ads are piggybacking off Obama's popularity?
Domino's Pizza's ad about the stimulus.

Southwest Airline's Yes, We Can (fly somewhere for cheap costs!!!!!) ad...

I don't ever remember this in American politics.

Crazy, funny and disgusting at the same time.
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Sultana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 04:46 PM
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1. and Pepsi
:eyes:
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 04:48 PM
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3. Oh seriously!
It looks like their whole new logo is based off of the Obama logo, doesn't it?
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Sultana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 05:11 PM
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5. Yes
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:01 AM
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15. might as well put Obama's face on the can.
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madwivoter Donating Member (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 04:48 PM
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2. ...and a credit union in our area
with a new ad (after the inauguration) on some billboards around town: "A more perfect union"
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Metric System Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 04:56 PM
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4. There's a stupid and kind of gross clam chowder commercial out there too. You hear slurping noises
with the White House in the background while the names of Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama flash on the screen indicating that they're eating this chowder over the years. It's so stupid. A child could come up with something more creative.
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 10:57 PM
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13. it's a counter/mercial for my son- He HATES it-
and contrasted the Pepsi commercial with Dylan & Will.I.Am as being much more effective.

:crazy:
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 06:10 PM
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6. There's some cheesy, independent car salesman where I live
who actually mentions the President in his ad.

Something to the effect of, "We've got a new President. Change has come." Basically, trying to sell people cars based on the hope that things are going to get better financially.

The guy is a total cheeseball but I found it very, very interesting.
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alexcaker Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 07:33 PM
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11. that fat greasy guy that calls him "obamer"
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GentryDixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 06:14 PM
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7. They know what works.
The MSM wants you to believe the spending plan is a dog. The people/businesses on the street know otherwise.

A day of reckoning is coming.
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TTUBatfan2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 06:27 PM
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8. The coal industry is doing it...
There's an ad that I've seen on the cable news networks that is nothing but a video clip of Obama talking about clean coal and then of course they identify who they are at the end of the ad. But it was not him endorsing them but rather him talking on the campaign trail to voters about it. I'm sure whoever put that ad together had to ask him for his permission to try to sell their agenda based entirely on a video of him talking about it.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 07:22 PM
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9. I've seen that one. A little too fascist-y for my taste
:scared:
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 07:31 PM
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10. I've noticed more African Americans in commercials
And portrayed positively. Hopefully this attitude will carry over into other areas of the media (and other minority groups will also benefit from anti-stereotypism).
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 07:37 PM
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12. I noticed two African American Girls in a commercial, one looks to be about 10, the other 7 or 8
if you know what i mean.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 11:07 PM
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14. Yep, a local furniture store did a commercial about "change" NT
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:39 AM
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16. Everyone's trying to cash in. I probably should have too
Could have made some Obama calendars on VistaPrint.
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