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Super Bowl commercial: HeroSalute.com
Busch Entertainment Corporation ^ | February 6, 2005 | Anheuser-Busch

Posted on 02/06/2005 8:17:17 PM PST by an amused spectator

A great commercial that ran during the Super Bowl. I wasn't watching - my wife told me about it.

Watch it, and bring the box of tissue. You WILL be leaking...

I looked for a Super Bowl thread, but I couldn't find anything that seemed as if it would carry this.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ads; anheuserbusch; beer; heroes; military; superbowlads; supportourtroops; thecommercial; tribute; usmilitary; welcomehome
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To: nutmeg

IIRC AB had a very moving ad in the Superbowl that followed 9/11 I recall the Clydesdales going into NYC and bowing their heads. Over the many Super Bowls AB has had some of the best ads bar none. This one joins a long tradition.


81 posted on 02/06/2005 10:55:44 PM PST by xp38
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To: an amused spectator
Dang blurry monitor! ;o)
Great ad!
82 posted on 02/06/2005 10:56:45 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Alberta's Child
Shows you just how cynical we've become. That's the first thing I noticed, too. Though I guess we should look on the bright side and thank Anheuser-Busch for not including a Muslim soldier bending his @ss in prayer on a mat right there in the airport.

amen to that!

83 posted on 02/06/2005 10:56:54 PM PST by Chani (Go Philly! ;))
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To: xp38
IIRC AB had a very moving ad in the Superbowl that followed 9/11 I recall the Clydesdales going into NYC and bowing their heads. Over the many Super Bowls AB has had some of the best ads bar none. This one joins a long tradition.

I remember that ad with the Clydesdales looking across a river at NYC and bowing their heads. I loved it, but I think it only aired once. IIRC there was some controversy over that commercial...?

84 posted on 02/06/2005 11:00:08 PM PST by nutmeg (democRATs = The Party of NO)
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To: hocndoc
At Chicago, O'Hare, a little girl (about 4 or 5) started hollering at her mother that "There's a soldier, who keeps us safe!" She ran up to the Captain, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Soldier, for keeping me safe!"

How sweet! :-)

85 posted on 02/06/2005 11:02:28 PM PST by nutmeg (democRATs = The Party of NO)
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To: Let's Roll
Or the dead guy in the convertible

That was ok the first time.....but it played too many times for my liking.

86 posted on 02/06/2005 11:02:31 PM PST by Chani (Go Philly! ;))
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To: an amused spectator

Personally, I thought the best commercial of the whole night was the utterly hilarious spot (I think it was for FedEx or something) that counted down the 10 cliches most often used in commercials. The spot was an absurd delight all around, featuring a waxen but game Burt Reynolds as the obligatory celebrity cameo, a talking (!) bear that kicks him in the groin, beautiful cheerleaders, a hit pop song ("don't stop believing" by Journey) and the bonus ending ("I loved you in Smokey and the Bandit").


87 posted on 02/06/2005 11:04:20 PM PST by RockAgainsttheLeft04 (Chaos is great. Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling. -- from Heathers (1989))
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To: an amused spectator

I saw it. It was great.


88 posted on 02/06/2005 11:14:11 PM PST by Christian4Bush ("If Ted Kennedy has his way, democracy in Iraq will suffer the same fate as Mary Jo Kopechne.")
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To: Psycho_Bunny

Bump to your post at 65


89 posted on 02/06/2005 11:16:40 PM PST by Christian4Bush ("If Ted Kennedy has his way, democracy in Iraq will suffer the same fate as Mary Jo Kopechne.")
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To: cubreporter

RE: "God bless our troops both men AND WOMEN."


Amen to that (or HOO-AH if you prefer). I think that the commercial was meant to honor ALL troops serving the U.S. right now, not JUST those in Iraq and Afghanistan, and even many of those soldiers are women. Did you know that well over 40% of all new U.S. Army recruits are women?


90 posted on 02/06/2005 11:18:48 PM PST by RockAgainsttheLeft04 (Chaos is great. Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling. -- from Heathers (1989))
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To: Grey Ghost II
Half the soldiers leaving the plane were women. The vast majority of soldiers who have died in Iraq have been men. I thought that commercial reeked of political correctness.

I dont think the gender split is that unusual for supply units and so forth. Most of the National Guard units locally that have been activated seem to have a relatively high percentage of women. Women serve too. Why not just sit back and enjoy the tribute rather than looking for something to be upset about. You will live longer or at least be happier.

91 posted on 02/06/2005 11:23:55 PM PST by Dave S
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To: Baynative
Over at DU they are pissed off. The DUmmies think it was a BUSH ad... don't even know the difference in Busch as in Anheiser

And to think .. they went to college to learn that

92 posted on 02/06/2005 11:24:21 PM PST by Mo1 (Question to Liberals .. When did supporting and defending Freedom become a bad thing??)
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04

oh yeah saw that one with burt reynolds.......and then, did you see later that a new movie The Longest Yard is gonna come out, with Burt Reynolds? Hmmm


93 posted on 02/06/2005 11:27:32 PM PST by Chani (Go Philly! ;))
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To: Chani

RE: "oh yeah saw that one with burt reynolds.......and then, did you see later that a new movie The Longest Yard is gonna come out, with Burt Reynolds? Hmmm"


Yup, the new commercial and the Longest Yard (a remake of a Reynolds film, with Adam Sandler now the star) is probably the closest thing to a career revival ole' Burt's experienced since his (very good) Oscar-nominated comeback performance in Boogie Nights, though the '70's oddest Box Office attraction still hasn't ever gotten a role as good as the tough, resourceful businessman he played in Deliverance during his heyday. That is, unless you count the great Saturday Night Live sketch with Norm MacDonald as Burt...or "Turd Fergusen".


94 posted on 02/06/2005 11:45:01 PM PST by RockAgainsttheLeft04 (Chaos is great. Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling. -- from Heathers (1989))
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To: an amused spectator

Far and away, the best commercial of the evening.


97 posted on 02/07/2005 2:46:52 AM PST by Beckwith (Barbara Boxer is the Wicked Witch of the West . . .)
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04

Yes, that's exactly how we viewed the commercial. One that honored our military. Plain and simple.

No, didn't know that percentage but...glad they are stepping up to the plate and obviously, they want to or wouldn't do it since it is an all volunteer force.

God bless them all.


98 posted on 02/07/2005 5:54:41 AM PST by cubreporter (.)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet

You're most welcome. Glad you found the site.


99 posted on 02/07/2005 5:55:26 AM PST by cubreporter (.)
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To: cubreporter
This ad brought a tear to my eye

You probably cried when the two chicks hugged at the State of the Union speech didn't you?

100 posted on 02/07/2005 6:01:02 AM PST by Grey Ghost II
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