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LAS14

(15,537 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2017, 12:41 PM Feb 2017

The NYT Oscars ad. Does it work?

I didn't think it was working until the "Truth is hard" ending. I'm not sure everyone will stick with it till that point. What do you think?

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The NYT Oscars ad. Does it work? (Original Post) LAS14 Feb 2017 OP

i don't like it. unblock Feb 2017 #1

preaching to the choir handmade34 Feb 2017 #2

I like it...how about supporting a newspaper that is trying to expose the truth Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #3

That's where I am. I like the ad and feel we need to support hard journalism like the Times Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #6

For the paper that published Judith Miller's pieces promoting for the Iraq War it rings true. PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #4

Kind of a mess yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #5

unblock

(56,261 posts)

1. i don't like it.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 12:44 PM

Feb 2017

nyt saying "truth is hard" seems defensive and may reinforce donnie's attacks that they might get it wrong a lot.

handmade34

(24,054 posts)

2. preaching to the choir

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 12:47 PM

Feb 2017

Demsrule86

(71,555 posts)

3. I like it...how about supporting a newspaper that is trying to expose the truth

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 12:51 PM

Feb 2017

about Donald Trump...I swear some are never happy.

Maru Kitteh

(32,010 posts)

6. That's where I am. I like the ad and feel we need to support hard journalism like the Times

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:42 PM

Feb 2017

And you are correct - some people will never be happy.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. For the paper that published Judith Miller's pieces promoting for the Iraq War it rings true.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 01:00 PM

Feb 2017

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

5. Kind of a mess

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:37 PM

Feb 2017

The talking in the background was a distraction. Let's put it this way, I watched the entire oscars from beginning to end and don't recall that commercial at all. Not a good sign.

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