Anyone see the ad this morning supporting the Iraq War that said, "They attacked us first"

[gatorboy]

My wife and I nearly fell on the floor. They played it during NBC's morning show (And not as part of a story. It was a commercial between breaks).

[CatWoman]

1. that sounds like Ari Fliescher's bullshit.

[acmavm]

2. And people think KKKarl is gone.

This has the fingerprints of that fat, homely, balding traitor all over it.

He can be, and will be, much more effective out of the spotlight.

[msongs]

3. its an effective strategy that works, that's why it is done - rebuttals are ineffective nt

[babylonsister]

5. They might be more effective if there was one, aired immediately. nt

[atreides1]

10. It works on stupid people

Which pretty much covers Bush's base with a few racist and anti-Muslim groups thrown in, also let's not forget the idiots who still believe that Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks like the brain dead SOB who lost both his legs.

Yes he's a veteran, but evidently he's also an idiot. As a veteran myself I would give a free pass to other vets, but not any longer, this war of choice has brought the military down and it no longer can provide the protection that this country will need when the time comes.

[iconoclastic cat]

4. Did you fall on the floor laughing, or in a goatlike faint? nt

[gatorboy]

7. More like when you see someone fall off panel on an old comic strip.

[MorningGlow]

6. The one with the young guy who's a solider or a vet (I think)?

Yeah, saw it yesterday in the middle of the evening news. I never watch TV news, and never watch commercial television live anymore (I TiVo everything and skip all the "buy-this" malarkey) but I was over my mom's, and PLOP there it was. I couldn't believe it. My 82-year-old mom wasn't buying, either--when the spot ended with the line "This isn't politics", she answered back to the TV, "Oh yeah? Who produced THAT?"

Huzzah, mom! :applause:

[Dervill Crow]

8. Your mom rawks! eom

[MorningGlow]

15. I think so too!

She used to be completely apolitical, but just like with so many Americans, that all changed once Bush & Co. started trashing the country. She curses the pRez up one side and down the other given half a chance. Mom lived through the Depression and always says that if this isn't exactly the same situation, she doesn't know what is. Even worse, she says that this isn't America anymore, and she's ashamed of what our country's become. :cry:

[gatorboy]

9. That's the one!

Not political yet the ad is coming out just before the big Iraq report card. :eyes:

[MorningGlow]

17. They are SOoooooo smooth

In their own minds.

[Cha]

29. Right! Bullshit it isn't "politics"!

Who the hell spread the lie that "they attacked us first"?

buSHITS..that's who. The political, dirty, lyin' scum of the Universe.

Bravo for your Mum..may every mother be so wise!

[NotGivingUp]

11. holy crap! n/t

[JHB]

12. About as bad as the National Guard ads that have been playing...

...in movie theaters for about a year now.

They include a "we know this is a tough job, we volunteered, we signed up for this", something you'd have never heard in a recruiting ad if it weren't propagandizing against critiques of how * has abused the NG through over-deployment.

[MorningGlow]

13. Yeah, and the radio ads

The parents saying that at first they were against their son or daughter signing up, but then realized it was a good move and they support their kid 100 percent. :puke:

[JHB]

37. Yeah. The realistic response would be...

..."Not until those warmongering jackasses aren't in charge anymore, you're not!"

[European Socialist]

14. It's infuriating --and I can see the Dem's caving in already.

[rodeodance]

32. we are losing many people to 'they need a bit more time"

[spanone]

16. if the thugs have their way history will note that Saddam Hussein attacked the WTC on 911

[napi21]

18. That's the new Ari Fleischer ad. They played it last night when

Ari was on Hardball. The sit in host even asked Ari about that part. Of course he dribbled some BS answer that didn't asnwer the question!

He said it was a LARGE ad buy that was scheduled to run in areas where Pubs were sitting on the fence on the Iraq war issue, and the intent is to convince the local citizens to help sway THEIR Rep. or Sen. to stay with the Prez on this.

[Tansy_Gold]

27. They are playing to the base, hoping not to lose congressional

seats that might be up for grabs.

Fleischer wouldn't say where the ads were going to run, only that it was "in more than 20 states." The target audience is those who still support the war. In other words, they're preachin' to the choir.

I suspect the strategy is to keep the 25-percenters revved up, keep them talking, give them some (im)moral support so that the tide in those districts doesn't shift enough to remove vulnerable pukes. I think they're desperately afraid of a catastrophic landslide in 2008, of proportions that not even rigging the voting machines or purging the voter rolls will overturn. They have to keep those vulnerable seats within reach of the fraudsters.

I'm sure the DNC is tracking where these ads are running, but it probably wouldn't hurt if we kept track of the markets here on DU for, well, for our own purposes.


Tansy Gold

[blogslut]

19. The Ari/Freedomswatch thing

Been doing a wee bit of research on them.

Now, why would a 501(c)(4) organization, "dedicated to fighting to protect the ideals and issues that keep America strong and prosperous" hide their contact information behind a WHOIS privacy service?

Domain ID: D148128735-LROR
Domain Name:FREEDOMSWATCH.ORG
Created On:15-Jun-2007 22:26:29 UTC
Last Updated On:15-Aug-2007 03:57:23 UTC
Expiration Date:15-Jun-2008 22:26:29 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, Inc. (R91-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:GODA-033737308
Registrant Name:Registration Private
Registrant Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registrant Street1: DomainsByProxy.com...etc

http://whois.domaintools.com/freedomswatch.org

[bdamomma]

20. more BS propaganda for the sheeple to believe in.

how disgusting, and how shameful how they treat clear thinking Americans like us!

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Here's a thread on the organization behind the ad:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3470710

[Cha]

31. Thanks, I just posted

in it.

[raccoon]

22. No, but last night NBC evening news said those war ads would start

airing today.

I suggest we call/email NBC and tell them that is a damn lie.

This is disgusting. Would NBC or another major network run ads against the war?

In a pig's ass!

[NotGivingUp]

23. Is there a link anywhere to view the commercial? n/t

[Highway61]

25. here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV7iUrN8ZA0

[NotGivingUp]

28. thanks! n/t

[liberalpress]

36. Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNTWYnPi8yc

[NotGivingUp]

40. thanks...i saw it already...i'm still recuperating! n/t

[catmandu57]

24. Watch this blow up in their faces

This worked at one time, not anymore. There is a whole hell of a lot of people looking with open eyes and questioning every move they make.

[EnviroBat]

26. Yep, and don't forget, The SURGE IS WORKING!

:sarcasm:

Propagandist Hannity last night. Up until the point I almost smashed my car radio to turn off the stream of bullshit. I often like to listen to what the mouth-breathers of society are buying, but I've had enough. This fucking bastard, coward, chickenhawk Hannity should end up in a dumpster somewhere.

[Bitwit1234]

30. Too bad someone with enough money can't sue

This is an out and out lie, why not sue.

[Cha]

33. There's gotta be

somethin' we can do with these cornered rabid rats.

[NotGivingUp]

34. Unfuckingbelievable. I just watched the ad. That is so sick. My blood is boiling.

I'm so tired of being angry about what these sick fucks are doing.

[NotGivingUp]

35. I gave the 2nd rec...need a few more!

[NotGivingUp]

38. Here's their link if you want to tell them how you feel about their ad:

http://www.freedomswatch.org/default.aspx

[sampsonblk]

39. Well let's contact NBC and complain!

Does anyone have contact info?

Time to fight fire with fire.