NBC: War is Great! You should try some!

[loveable liberal]

Advertising for war during the Olympics makes me want to puke. NBC is disgusting and pathetic for running those ads. But I dont know which is worse, the fact I have to view the garbage or the fact the democrats aren't running a counter ad. War (to the McDonalds theme) Da da da da daaaaaaaa, I'm Lovin it!

[vi5]

1. O.K. some clarification might help here...

I'm sure the ads aren't actually for war, so perhaps you could clarify as to what they ARE actually for so we could be on the lookout for them. Recruiting? A movie? A song? I know hyperbole is fun, and makes the internets go round, but some more specific information would be nice. I'm just trying to figure out if I happened to miss these commercials or if I'm misinterpreting something altogether.

Thanks in advance.

[loveable liberal]

2. Sorry... the commercials come on and support the war in Iraq.

They use veterans and they use the familys of veterans killed to restate the Bush position. Liberation, fight them there and not here, the troops all want to be there and finish the job. One even states that he's sure we'd be fighting in the streets of Anytown USA if we werent over there. It's awful. These Kool-Aid drinking idiots have even lost family to Bush's policies and they still support him and are used by his propaganda machine. It's pitiful.

[951-Riverside]

3. Wow you'd think that would make major news

Which means they are taking a hit in the pockets and ratings if this group can afford to advertise.

[clitzpah queen]

5. Are you sure those ads aren't being underwritten by us taxpayers? n/t

[Radical Activist]

7. Who is paying for the commercials?

Is it actually NBC? Are these military recruitment commercials?

[genie_weenie]

12. Don't be so hard on families who have lost children

Each family wants to believe their child's life was not thrown away, I think the slimebags who prey upon them and convince them to appear in the ads should be suffering your derision. Just remember the suffering those families are going through... You last line is the most appropriate, they are to be pitied.

[txindy]

4. NBC's owned by a defense contractor, so, no surprise there.

Still disgusting, of course, but not surprising.

[depakid]

6. Yep- no surprise- their management is sick and twisted

and quite frankly, GE should be forced to divest itself of NBC- or straight up have its license yanked, or simple non-renewed.

[Ilsa]

8. Advertising for war support during the Olympic games? How

hypocritical! It's an abomination. It's the antithesis of what the games stand for.

[wtmusic]

9. You have to admire Brian Williams for deciding to enlist, though

oh he didn't? Nevermind.

[lpbk2713]

10. "War is good business"

The motto of the rethuglican party.

[AX10]

11. NBC, subsidiary of defense contractor GE.

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