BRILLIANT!
Posted on 09/23/2006 2:18:23 PM PDT by wagglebee
An Ohio auto dealership, declaring that "terrorists are fair game," is promising to launch "a jihad in the automarket" with an Islamic-themed promotional campaign, despite several radio stations' rejection of its ad for being "insensitive."
Keith Dennis of Dennis Mitsubishi in Columbus, who appears in the ad, promises prospective customers that the salesforce "will be wearing burqas all weekend long." One of the featured vehicles "can comfortably seat up to 12 jihadists in the back," he says.
"Our prices are lower than the evildoers' every day. Just ask the pope!" the ad continues. "Friday is fatwa Friday, with free rubber swords for the kiddies."
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Thus far, at least eight stations in the Columbus market have said they won't air the ad.
"We won't play that," Jeff Wilson, general manager of Radio One stations WCKX, WJYD and WXMG told the Columbus Dispatch. "With no disrespect to their creativity or their desire to build business, everything we're about is promoting the values of diversity. To air things of that sort would go against our mission statement."
Dennis Mitsubishi spokesman Aaron Masterson says the company, which writes and produces its own ads, was not prepared for the reaction from some stations and admits that the "aggressive" campaign is breaking new ground.
"We talk about the pope, fatwa, terrorists. You hear one of these words, and [the radio executives'] minds froze on it," he said. "According to the people who have heard it, it is the most controversial commercial they've heard in the last 15 years."
Asma Mobin-Uddin, president of the Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told the Dispatch that the ad's tone and imagery were "mocking and disrespectful to many different areas. One is Islamic faith and Islamic culture."
"Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny," she said. "I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused. That type of ad does nothing but promote discord in a very difficult time. The timing is just amazing. Maybe that's part of the shock value."
Still, Masterson's neither discouraged nor dissuaded and promised that the commercials would soon air with few changes.
"It starts next Friday morning," Masterson said. "As far as I can see, the top 10 stations – minimum – in the market. We made it very clear we wanted market saturation to get the point across.
"This is one where we feel we're taking a bull's-eye on terrorists. After all the nonsense that the terrorists put the public through, they're fair game."
"The'll get my sense of humor when they take it from my cold dead nurons"
I'd say mission accomplished.
BTW it's neurons...
We have seen what they do when you make a cartoon of Mohammed ... or when they misinterpret a passage quoted by the Pope. They look exactly like the raving maniacs that they are.
And I am all for exposing their madness to the world.
The thinnest book in the world is "The Islamic Book of Humor"!
LOL -
That's it ?
The whole extent of your comment was an attack on a fellow FReeper ?
Have anything on topic ?
He's gotten more publicity then he could ever afford to buy.
That it gets a dig in on terrorists is a huge plus in my book.
I understand the terror the radio station executives feel, and humbly submit that the fact that they are so easily cowed is quite telling.
"He's gotten more publicity then he could ever afford to buy."
That's all it's gotten him -
Let's be rational here - Would YOU take the wife and kids down there to buy a car now, KNOWING that there may be some crazies out there that may try something against this guy ?
There are three million Muslims in this country, and since 911, the only trouble seems to have been from a few nutballs.
So here's a good idea, why don't we stir theose nutballs up to aim at my car dealership ? THAT will surely drag in the customers !
Yes. In a heartbeat.
Are you too cowed to do this?
BRILLIANT!
"Are you too cowed to do this?"
Some people realize the difference between being cowed and being stupid -
Pedestrians have the right of way ... don't you teach your kids to look before they cross the street ?
I very firmly pounded it into their heads.
I also taught them not to be afraid of the dark.
"I also taught them not to be afraid of the dark."
Did you also teach them to walk on the side of the street that HAS lights, rather then in the dark ?
Of course!
So, how long till you think there is a bombing, shooting or something else at this dealership?
Their "culture" and "faith" deserves to be ridiculed for the blight on the world that it is.
taking jewish lighting to a whole new level
HHmmm - Good point - - wonder if this guy bought a whole lot more insurance on this place before announcing this "sales campaign" ?
THAT ONE is classic!
Gotta put that on the back of my Dodge Truck...
It'll go over like a lead brick in liberalville, USA [aka Portland Oregon...]
A.A.C.
Just Excellent!
Thank you! Great find!
A.A.C.
Exactly! It's nice to see some positive things, isn't it?
My, My!!!
Equating sleeping/lazy Mexicans with COLD BLOODED MURDERERS are we?
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