Vote for Ike! 1952 Disney Propaganda Film

MinM

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Mon Jul-28-08 11:05 AM
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Vote for Ike! 1952 Disney Propaganda Film

Edited on Mon Jul-28-08 12:01 PM by MinM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4IX5jBc4Q

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first presidential candidate to use television commercials. Above is one of his commercials, made by Disney, from 1952...
http://contexts.org/socimages/2008/07/26/the-first-campaign-commercials/

So nothing new about 'Corporate Media' supporting GOP candidates.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3411033

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YOY

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Mon Jul-28-08 11:16 AM
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1. Ike's policies made Bush's look like the Fuhrer

but who reads history books?

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Jack Rabbit

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Mon Jul-28-08 12:50 PM
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2. Gee, it doesn't say much except vote for the candidate of our choice

. . . with a little attack on the opposition tossed in.

Not terribly different than most campaign ads since.

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