pudge's Journal: Playing the Ad Game

I decided to try my own hand at political advertising.

Update, courtesy Jhon: A Seattle Times columnist tries to warn protestors about people like me.

Heh.

[berniecase]

What a moran [wustl.edu].

Go USA!

Re:Heh.

[pudge]

I was just thinking of that picture today. :-)

Not the first time

[LinuxWhore]

I don't know if any of you have seen the ProtestWarrior [protestwarrior.com] website, and some of their video clips. I've been keeping up with them for a while now and have found most of their activities to be an encouraging sign of change in this country. At very least, it's entertaining. As these guys have shown, anti-protesting can be a dangerous activity, depending on the hot-headedness of the protesters. These guys have gotten in some pretty heated situations as well.

But I don't think that this is unusual for these prote

Re:Not the first time

[cascadefx]

I had heard of this group and I say big deal. They put out just as much propoganda as the next protestor. As long as they're being peaceful, I say let them stand there.

I much prefer groups like the Billionaires for Bush [billionairesforbush.com] who are humorous while making their point. The best part is that they often aren't relegated to "Free Speech" zones because their overt message is Pro-Bush. Funny stuff. The conflicts they have had where Bush supporters have tried to have police remove them for being anti-Bush while t

Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[Red Warrior]

Remember, it's the right that are the haters, though...

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[cyranoVR]

Remember, it's the right that are the haters, though...

I'll remember that little troll next time I read a tidbit about Kerry being a liar and a war criminal ;->

Gotta bounce, toodles

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[pudge]

BTW, you are not a foe of me, you are a freak of me. To be a foe of you, I'd have to make you my foe. Rather YOU are a foe of ME.

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[cyranoVR]

Don't you have some 503's to fix?

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[pudge]

Nah, they were fixed awhile ago, where've you been?

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[cyranoVR]

READ THE SIG

Less time trolling, more time fixing that sloppy mess you call "code." Now get busy! ;->

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[pudge]

Yes, I read the sig. You are not my foe as you claim, and the 503s are gone. You're lilke a disco freak trying to claim that Abba is still cool!

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[Jhon]

I'll remember that little troll next time I read a tidbit about Kerry being a liar and a war criminal ;->

To be fair, Kerry describes a number of things he personally did and if taken to their legal limit, would be 'war crimes':

"...I did take part in free fire zones and I did take part in harassment interdiction fire. I did take part in search-and-destroy missions in which the houses of noncombatants were burned to the ground."

and

"...these acts are contrary to the Hague and Geneva Conventions and to

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[ncc74656]

Remember, it's the right that are the haters, though...

I'll remember that little troll next time I read a tidbit about Kerry being a liar and a war criminal

In what alternate universe does telling the truth constitute trolling?

Re:Gotta love the minions of peace and tolerance

[pudge]

OK, this part of the discussion is becoming unfrutiful, please move on. :)

I couldn't beleive it

[nocomment]

I couldn't beleive that guy just socked him like that.

nice touch pausing on the baby.

I'm really disapointed.

[Scott Lockwood]

Is that really the kind of game you think the right should play to get elected? Drawing a link between that idiot and John Kerry was very low. I doubt Bush would even support that.

Re:I'm really disapointed.

[pudge]

IT WAS A JOKE.

Re:I'm really disapointed.

[pudge]

I think it is hilarious, and I laugh every time I watch it.

Re:I'm really disapointed.

[Jhon]

Maybe if you changed the audio people would find it funnier:

"George Bush says he's stronger on defense. But even his supporters cant defend themselves from little old men. Even children look on in dismay as a Bush supporter is 'struck' dumb."

Re:I'm really disapointed.

[pudge]

George Bush says he's stronger on defense. But even his supporters cant defend themselves from little old men. Even children look on in dismay as a Bush supporter is 'struck' dumb.

Yeah, I've been thinking about various ways to use the same footage to make an anti-Bush ad.

Re:I'm really disapointed.

[mskfisher]

tongue-in-cheek [reference.com] (tngn-chk)
adj.

Meant or expressed ironically or facetiously.

Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[cascadefx]

and nary a skirmish...

In fact, the protests were the media darlings of Sunday. Seen as polite, funny, and engaging.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[pudge]

and nary a skirmish...

"Nary" means there were none, but there were a few.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[cascadefx]

Sorry... there were a few. The ones that I read about were police threatening to mace peaceful protestors.

On the other hand, I am sure there were probably some not so peaceful protestors as well.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[Jhon]

Or the one where the mob knocked down a detective and beat him unconscious [nydailynews.com].

The ones that I read about were police threatening to mace peaceful protestors.

Gotta love those peaceful protesters trying to break past that naughty mean barricade. I'm sure they just would have spread love and harmony up and down Madison... Pffft.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[cascadefx]

That happened last night, which I didn't know about. I was talking about the 250000 that protested on Sunday with only a few skirmishes.

It is sad that a plain clothes detective was injured. I don't want to see anyone injured or attacked in any way. I hate violence. As a pacifist, I think peaceful protests are the way to go.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[Jhon]

But it stops being 'peaceful' when they try to move beyond the barricades -- which were the only reports I saw of the threat of mace being used. Your comment made it sound like some sunny happy Kum By Ya singing innocents were threatened with mace out of nowhere.

Re:Quarter of a Million march in NYC

[cascadefx]

I WAS TALKING ABOUT SUNDAY.

Those reports were of people randomly assembling in areas without barracades and police trying to keep them away from convention goers. At one point a police officer threatened to use mace on the protesters if they didn't clear away.

Can't find the blasted articles now...