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colorado_ufo

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75. Ouch! That's going to leave a mark!

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Fri Mar 28, 2014, 11:24 AM

Mar 2014

Go Ford!

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Ford Just Absolutely Destroyed Cadillac's Ad Praising Rich Guys Who Work All The Time [View all] cali Mar 2014 OP

Ooooh, what a smackdown! I love it! n/t MicaelS Mar 2014 #1

Freakin' awesome! cyberswede Mar 2014 #2

Fabulous! Thanks for linking it cyberswede! Scuba Mar 2014 #25

She is sooo much better than that douche from the Cadillac commercial progressoid Mar 2014 #27

love it. Schema Thing Mar 2014 #3

Cadillac raised its American corporate scumbag meter to the top with that commercial. quinnox Mar 2014 #4

Indeed, it was so bad it was damn near satire arcane1 Mar 2014 #49

Ford just wants to sell more Lincolns. idendoit Mar 2014 #5

I think that Cadillac ad was intentionally made to be Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #6

Cadillac knows their demographic is middle aged self important white guys. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #14

Actually, I think I see more of those hogs being driven by Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #18

What? Polly Hennessey Mar 2014 #26

A Maddam? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #30

A Maddam? Polly Hennessey Mar 2014 #37

"Well, I do live in Las Vegas." Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #57

I have not seen Blue hair in 20 years happyslug Mar 2014 #68

Wow, thanks for the info. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #69

Somebody forgot to tell all the nice ladies in Texas snooper2 Mar 2014 #72

Meh CFLDem Mar 2014 #7

My daddy said you're gonna make start drinkin' deaniac21 Mar 2014 #8

Hope you don't mind if I correct you, 'cause it's... Ferretherder Mar 2014 #31

That is my recall as well... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #58

After watching that ad I think I'd rather have a Cadillac. name not needed Mar 2014 #9

why? cali Mar 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author name not needed Mar 2014 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Mar 2014 #23

Well, the woman in the ad really does what she claims to do in the ad... cyberswede Mar 2014 #34

I didn't see that woman as being anything like Mitt Romney. And I didn't think the Squinch Mar 2014 #38

Wow MrScorpio Mar 2014 #44

Ford and their marketing team have realized that appealing to mainstream American values .... Scuba Mar 2014 #10

Ford 1,2,3 n/t reddread Mar 2014 #11

I would rather promote both Ford and Cadillac as products of unionized American companies. totodeinhere Mar 2014 #13

I hear that. /nt pintobean Mar 2014 #16

And Ford got their shit together without needing to be bailed out by the govt. 7962 Mar 2014 #81

"sit down or get out of the way" (or howzabout "Cadillac: the Cadillac of cars"?) MisterP Mar 2014 #15

I think people missed the punchline of the Cadillac commercial ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #17

I missed it too, what was it? arcane1 Mar 2014 #52

Basically, here's this red meat loving alpha male.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #59

Cadillacs are overpriced and poorly made cars GETPLANING Mar 2014 #19

my dad had an old used Cadillac a few years before I was born...... lastlib Mar 2014 #50

Cadillacs used to have a high rating...until the Great Recession hit. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #53

I Had An Old One ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #64

JD Power might disagree, some Cadillacs get the highest rankings FogerRox Mar 2014 #76

That is just NOT true. OverBurn Mar 2014 #83

Frankly, I like both ads. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #20

Yeah, we blew up several people TWICE trying to go back and get the car with the keys in it. Hissyspit Mar 2014 #24

Best. car. ad. ever. Brigid Mar 2014 #22

"Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out." adirondacker Mar 2014 #28

Touche! Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #29

We have to encourage the wealthy to disperse their hoarded money. LakeVermilion Mar 2014 #32

You're not going to get the wealthy to spend more than they are starroute Mar 2014 #46

Yep. The lady came across working to help others; he came across as working snappyturtle Mar 2014 #39

It *is* interesting; you're right. Ten years ago... Marr Mar 2014 #33

That's pretty great. Did you see the conspiracy version? JackRiddler Mar 2014 #35

Thanks! this is good. nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #42

haha Cool! Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #47

Excellent!! oldandhappy Mar 2014 #36

Set in Detroit? GM went big with Detroit messaging last year. Ford hit 'em there too. n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #40

That ad will make me look at that Ford the next time I am buying a car. Squinch Mar 2014 #41

Cadillac further shoots own feet by "clearing up misconceptions". HughBeaumont Mar 2014 #43

What a crock of shit. llmart Mar 2014 #45

He forgot to add: DeSwiss Mar 2014 #67

LOL, not the richest 1%, just the richest 2.8%. FogerRox Mar 2014 #77

Brilliant n/t rumdude Mar 2014 #48

Big DU rec and kick! n/t zappaman Mar 2014 #51

Proud to own two Fords MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #54

My partner, a car nut, fell in love with sync. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #65

A whole slew of DUers just put their Fords up for sale on Craigslist. bullwinkle428 Mar 2014 #66

Still Will Never Buy A Ford ProgressiveJarhead Mar 2014 #55

It is all marketing. Still, Ford took advantage of a competitors mistake. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #56

My last three new cars were Fords... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #60

I have to kinda laugh at all the "new" styled Fords.....they remind me of a kennedy Mar 2014 #63

Some of this regulation driven happyslug Mar 2014 #70

Please don't tell me this is the ad fad of the year jmowreader Mar 2014 #61

Boom! Esse Quam Videri Mar 2014 #62

Americans gave up on Cadillac, when DeLorean spilled the beans. n/t CanSocDem Mar 2014 #71

Just marketing MosheFeingold Mar 2014 #73

I saw that commercial and was disturbed by it Rider3 Mar 2014 #74

Ouch! That's going to leave a mark! colorado_ufo Mar 2014 #75

Excellent relayerbob Mar 2014 #78

Sold me ... sarchasm Mar 2014 #79

I think this is a huge step in the right direction. The American dream isnt to be wealthy as we rhett o rick Mar 2014 #80

Sweet !!! beemer27 Mar 2014 #82

Damn Ford - fecking Brilliant! mackerel Mar 2014 #84

Note the woman in the Ford ad looks much younger and smarter than the guy in the Cadillac JDPriestly Mar 2014 #85

Love it! DesertRat Mar 2014 #86