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2016 Postmortem

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

16. Ah, then...

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #15)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 07:26 PM

Oct 2013

Problem is, our nation's culture labors under this strange psychosis where pointing out that someone is a racist, self-centered, destructive asshole... makes them the victim, you the bad guy, and the people they abuse disappear from the discussion altogether.

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The Ad scheduled to run on tomorrow’s NFL game just might be a bad idea... [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

Not everything is worthy of debate Scootaloo Oct 2013 #1

No..I dislike intellectual as well.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #3

Wow! +1 n/t Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #6

Comparing Scientific fact and those who favor Creationism is a bad analogy to whats going on here. busterbrown Oct 2013 #13

I'm just going to lift from EarlG real fast... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #14

Didn’t make myself clear.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #15

Ah, then... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #16

We’re talking about an ad!!! busterbrown Oct 2013 #17

I'm going to vote for Scootaloo rock Oct 2013 #27

There's a lengthy discussion on this topic occurring... DonViejo Oct 2013 #2

Thanks...Checking it out..So far...I see few agreeing with me.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #7

I'm torn... DonViejo Oct 2013 #9

I’m telling you I think its bad from an effectiveness standpoint. busterbrown Oct 2013 #10

I admit I'm not too crazy about it, BUT... arcane1 Oct 2013 #4

Yes, I hate it. As a communcations professional I really hate it. Chan790 Oct 2013 #5

I'm a communications professional too mcar Oct 2013 #20

Absolutely...Worked for High End Retailers for years in Advertising. busterbrown Oct 2013 #8

I agree. This will do more damage than good. summerschild Oct 2013 #11

Why can not these “experts figure this out”? busterbrown Oct 2013 #12

we have the high ground now......why sink to this low? Rene Oct 2013 #18

Anyone have a number we might not know about? busterbrown Oct 2013 #19

maybe the ad is for us AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #21

How about the authors of one horrible ad.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #23

I absolutely HATE this commercial efhmc Oct 2013 #22

I'm with busterbrown... Dr Claw Oct 2013 #24

I just watched it again ... tavernier Oct 2013 #25

Agree...we're winning handily without it BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #26

I think a much better ad would be the piece Rachel Maddow did a few days doc03 Oct 2013 #28