DUers: Are those I'M A MORMON TV ads running where you are?

[K8-EEE]

If so can you please chime in and tell me what city you have seen them in?

I have never seen one except on the inter-tubes - I have a feeling it's because I live in a blue state (CA) that ain't votin' for Romney anyhow!

Betting these "religious" ads are targeting red states (for the primary) and swing states (for the general) exclusively, which, IMO, would mean they are not religious at all but political.

I find them completely strange anyway because they don't say ANYTHING about the religion at all it's more like "look how cute and normal I am....I'M A MORMON!" How lame is that? I remember the LDS ads of old were all like "did you know that there's another part of the Bible God wants to share with you? Send away for this free Book of Mormon!" Whatever happened to THAT?

[redwitch]

1. It's a Romney thing I am sure.

And we'll all be seeing them soon.

[K8-EEE]

15. Not in the solid blue states, that's my point

If they were really "religious" ads why would they not be interested in CA & NY? It's a political campaign for Romney and as such should be subject to the same disclosure...

[JoePhilly]

2. Initially, I thought you asked if we saw the "I'm a Moron TV ads"...

Which made perfect sense, given the current crop of GOP candidates and their insane supporters.

I was imagining a series of people with rather blank stares saying things like .... "I know that Obama took office in Jan of 2009, and I'm still completely sure he caused the recession that started in 2007. I'm a moron."

Oh well ... I can hope some one with video skills gets working on this ...

[monmouth]

34. I swear, I read too fast and saw the same thing...LOL...n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Billboards in ATL. gagme

[K8-EEE]

14. So far LDS wants to save souls in TX, MN, GA, and SC...

But not in Los Angeles or NYC!

[RebelOne]

39. Yup. They are running on the local Atlanta channels. n/t

[TBF]

44. I don't watch much TV - but I can tell you that we always have Mormon

missionaries around here. There is a LDS church not far from here. They're kinda annoying like Jehovah's Witnesses, but I guess people can talk to imaginary folks in the sky however they want.

[MineralMan]

4. They're running in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

They have been for quite some time. I have no idea if they are connected with the Presidential election. Mormons have been running ads off and on for decades. It's an evangelistic campaign aimed at getting people to join. This new series of ads seems to be aimed at normalizing Mormons in public opinion. Will they affect Romney's campaign. Probably, in a small way, although they shouldn't have much effect on people with an existing prejudice against Mormons.

[ThomWV]

5. I've been seeing them for about a year now.

This is on Direct TV's Choice set of channels. There are a lot of channels, I only watch a few, and I see those advertisements pretty often.

[K8-EEE]

11. I'm assuming on the local channels though?

I have Dish as well that has same channels I have not seen them here (in L.A.)

[ThomWV]

19. Could be, my wife watches Jeopardy on a Pittsburgh channel every evening.

That's about the only time we see any local channels but I'm not sure that they can't direct advertising by regions. I've always had the impression they could do that.

[FarLeftFist]

6. Haven't seen one here in NYC, but I remember those LDS commercials during saturday cartoons as a kid

Between almost every cartoon show as a kid there was a commercial for Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Now I never see Mormon commercials here in NYC. Can't say I miss them though.

[Avalux]

7. I've seen it here in San Antonio.

John Hagee is right up the road. Sure they're targeting red states.

Another unrelated commercial observation - ExxonMobile ad set in a college classroom where corp recruiters are explaining the process of natural gas extraction; how safe it is; how they're creating jobs. Students are told they'll have a job when they get out of college.

Didn't take big oil long to put that one together in response the OWS.

[K8-EEE]

13. Wow....that's really creepy about Exxon!

and yep Mitt really needs LDS to be "normal" for the TX GOP --

[Chan790]

21. They've been running the Exxon ad for about a year now...

they just upped the rate in response to OWS.

Unfortunately for them, as my youngest brother put it...if I wanted to work towards the destruction of my happiness and live in a cesspool, I'd have continued on to law school.(He's quickly becoming my favorite sibling.)

[StandingInLeftField]

8. Yes, Charleston SC

[Morning Dew]

9. They have been running in Minnesota

forever...

[FSogol]

10. The Church o' LDS is pulling out all the stops for Romney. After the M$M

is done messing with Cain, they'll start defending Romney too.

[K8-EEE]

12. It's already started -- wondering if there is a legal thing if

They LDS ads are politically targeted, can they get their tax-free status yanked?

[Frustratedlady]

16. I misread that subject line and thought you had MORON...or, MORAN, as it were.

No, I haven't seen it, but I'd think it would be in Iowa. I don't watch that much TV, except for MSNBC news, HGTV and PBS. Pretty boring, eh?

[NNN0LHI]

17. Northern Illinois. Non-stop Mormon commercials. They just about have me converted

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[Motown_Johnny]

23. Hey, after you die you get to be a God and rule over your own planet

who wouldn't convert?
:sarcasm:

[closeupready]

27. That whole area is just freaky-scary xtian fundamentalism.

I don't know why, but it's disgusting. :puke:

:)

[northoftheborder]

18. I've seen them running in San Antonio television area

[dionysus]

20. saw one on cable in upstate NY, about 6 months ago.

[Motown_Johnny]

22. I have not seen any yet, but if they were not aired during football or baseball games

then I would have missed it

[WI_DEM]

24. I've seen those types of ads for years from LDS--it's not new.

[K8-EEE]

32. Yes it is new -- they don't talk about the religion AT ALL

The old ones were trying to get you interested in the Book of Mormon and etc., this is like 'MORMONS ARE COOL AND NORMAL!"

[Erose999]

25. I think all those "Foundation for a Better Life" tv ads are from the Mormons.

There used to be similar ads on TV when I was a young'un... they were followed by a pitch for you to "call and recieve your free Book of Mormon from the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints.

[Phentex]

26. Atlanta during Jeopardy...

every night between 7:30-8:00 pm. And they run back-to-back during the show.

We make inappropriate remarks every night. :)

[RebelOne]

42. Atlanta during the daytime also. n/t

[fishwax]

28. I've seen the here in Illinois, and I know they hit NYC earlier this year

[Erose999]

29. Mormon TV ads from the '70's & '80's....

Those parents are so mean...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_FRnkmh5M

[Jim__]

30. They're on in Denver. - n/t

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

31. can't speak to tv, as I rarely watch

but billboards are in the Bellevue, WA area -

Which sometimes goes Red in a very blue state. Surprise, surprise.

[Ezlivin]

33. No, but two guys in white shirts and ties carried a television up to my front porch

After I told them that I didn't receive the way they did, they had a hell of a time loading it back onto a bicycle.

[Contrary1]

35. They're showing up in Indianapolis. n/t

[Raine]

36. I haven't seen any in the Los Angeles area. nt

[K8-EEE]

38. Nor I n/t

[plcdude]

37. Oklahoma

we just love them here we are waiting for I am mormom phoenix merger.

[Autumn]

40. Only for the last year

here in Colorado. Radio, television.

[Suich]

41. Saw them here in Seattle today

for the 1st time! Bizarre!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

43. Oh yeah.

But I have never minded Mormons. Their reading material was always crazy whack job entertaining and they are super duper nice. I love the missionary kids. Always so polite.