[avg_freeper]

The comments on this article at the TMO site are typical of what you would find at DU.

[MarkeyD]

Perhaps they should try out real socialism before they go and embrace it.

[prion]

I wonder how they 'splain that Limbaugh is a Mac user? Heh heh.

[sirshackleton]

Macs are pretty popular with the graphic design and video editing set...at least they were when I was doing video editing back in college four years ago.

[ibbryn]

You guys need to get your definition of socialisim down. This is a sign of a free society at its best. Allowing citizens to produce and distribute messages to the masses, bypassing the media and government gatekeepers, would never happen in a socialist utopia. Even fax machines are banned in hard line USSR, China, Iran, etc.

While I don't agree with the message these filmmakers are trying to convey, I applaud them for using their home equipment to produce work that is ready to air. It's the 21st century equilivent of Poor Richard putting out broadsides.

And linking Mac-to-socialism is quiet a stretch, but if you want to go down this road I'll refer you back to the original 1984 Macintosh Superbowl commercial.

Macs and America rule!

[HAL9000]

The Impeachment of Bill Clinton was accomplished with a Mac.

In politics and other enterprises, the Mac is the superior weapon. It is The Ultimate FReeping Machine.

[Glenn]

It's a freaking computer. It doesn't have a political stance. It has no idea it's being used by some to produce something you dislike. Get a grip.

[TC Rider]

You sign off on a Teddy Kennedy extravaganza to increase the Education budget by 30 billion, later reduced to 24 billion.

Of course, it's a 6 billion dollar cut.

/sarcasm

[Imal]

I'll take a not-so-wild guess that the top finalists also have ponytails, too. May as well flesh out the stereotype.

A palpable irony of the Marxist Mac culture is that the Mac remains a minor contender due to its strict proprietary nature, jealously guarded with phalanxes of attorneys, while the PC became popular because IBM released its design to the masses for free.

[Lael]

All the producers were convinced their Macs made a difference in being able to focus on making the best ad, instead of worrying about the technical aspects.

"My Mac allowed me to focus on the message," said Mr. Surr. "I just find it to be really, really dependable. There's not a lot of surprises on a Mac. It doesn't crash on me and it's just a solid work station."

That says it ALL!!!

And, Apple doesn't oustource ANYTHING!!!

[Boss_Jim_Gettys]

Even some of Micro$oft's print ads have been produced on Macs. Sheesh!

[SunkenCiv]

Bravo!

[Destructor]

"Mr. Stowell was part of a team that produced one of 26 political commercials in a recent online contest soliciting political ads critical of President Bush. Entitled the 'Bush in 30 seconds' TV ad contest and sponsored by the Washington, DC-based public policy advocacy group MoveOn.org, Stowell's spot - entitled "Pop Quiz" - was produced and edited on a Mac."

What'd you expect? The Mac is a superior machine! I'm not surprised at all.

[TheBattman]

What the heck does the computer platform have to do with Bush-Bashing/Hate?

It's a known fact that the Macintosh platform is still the platform of choice for video and audio editing. The fact that Apple has free tools that can give pretty professional looking results makes it a good choice for those interested in video work.

And I won't argue Steve Job's politics because that has no bearing on this particular story.

Would the predominance of Windows based PC's being used meant that Windows was suddenly the evil ones? (They are, but for another reason...hehehe)

[Theo]

Macs are used to make most video projects, whether pro- or anti-Bush.

It's not a conspiracy by Mac users against Bush. I'm a Mac user (have 1 at work and 2 at home), and am very pro-Republican.

[armymarinemom]

Well they polygraph presentation still bugs me. That was an EEG machine not a polygraph machine.

[VOA]

Macs A Key Part Of Controversial Anti-Bush Ads (some mac users all tingly about socialism)

Not suprising, seeing how Jobs, Wozniak and all the Apple crew gave away all
their money.
What? They didn't give away millions of their earned dollars?

Hey, those guys are CAPITALISTS!

[socal_parrot]

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GEEK!

Thank God I'm a PC user.

[Swordmaker]

PINGeroonie!

Sorry if you are already here on this thread.

Have at it!

[Zeroisanumber]

Goddamn red commie Mac users, they need to be seriously purged!

/humor

[Action-America]

I saw all of the finalists' ads and only thought two were of really professional quality - the one that won Best Overall, "Child's Play" and "In My Country", which was not recognized. Out of all the finalists, it's interesting to note that only one told the unvarnished truth. I tried to find out upon what platform "In My Country" was edited, but that data was not available. I personally think that if "In My Country" is used during the campaign, it can do a lot of damage to the GOP, because it hits us where we have a real and serious problem right now - honoring the Constitution. I imagine that the reason that the Rats didn't like that ad, is because most of them have no more use for the Constitution than do Dubya and Ashcroft. It would be a much better ad for the Libertarians, Constitution Party, etc.

This contest just proves that the Mac is so easy to use that even unejukated libruls kan use them.