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."
See how upset it gets you? Ya can't even spell straight!
"After all the nonsense that the terrorists put the public through, they're fair game."
This idiot considers the acts of terrorists as "nonsense" ?
"free rubber swords for the kiddies." ... what, so they can go around playing at beheading each other ?
How about the phoney strap-on suicide bombs ... they would make a big hit at school Monday morning.
This guy managed to insult fanatical Muslims and patriotic Americans at the same time
... and as hard it may seem, maybe car dealers also ...
ROFLOL...... good one
LOL
How can one insult a car dealer? Most of these these unscrupulous bastards would rob their own grandmothers for hundreds, if not thousands, of $$ profit on a car deal!
PRoP ***PING***!, Ladies and Gentlemen...
These CAIR folk are a pip, but this statement:
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."
takes the cake...although it does seem to almost condemn the homicide bombers and their minions, I'm sure Asma will be taken to task for that.
As for the ad itself, it is in bad taste, but a lot of ads are, it's what makes people remember them.
So, I take it that someone sold you a "Guarenteed to Fly" magic carpet?
So, I take it that someone sold you a "Guarenteed to Fly" magic carpet?
You should check this out; "Confessions of a car salesman"!
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/42962/article.html
My thoughts exactly! Ridicule until their blood pressure makes their heads explode! Ridicule from every direction, in every way the imagination offers!
Why not a Fatwa Festival! MoHAMmed sandwiches, double the ham and a free terrorist voodoo doll( with pins!).
This man is brilliant- and gutsy as hell! Hope he sells ALL of his cars! Any muslim protesters should be greeted with signs, on his own property, countering theirs. And free pork cracklin's for all!
In good humor, I was referring a car dealership in your area. A hint is that it features a car salesman in blue makeup and is on cable tv.
No need to as I have a good idea of what they do. I refer to all new and used cars as Whizzers. When you are standing at the counter signing the papers, the salesman is whizzing on your leg.
The worse part is that we ourselves are to blame. When we walk into the dealership or a car lot, we have usually already made up our minds that we will buy the new or used 2007 Whizzer.
If you think buying a car is bad you should look into buying a horse some time. Believe me, used car salesmen are kidde-playground amateurs when compared to most horse traders. At a horse sale you may buy a calm gentle horse that anyone can ride. By the time you get the horse home, the calming drugs have worn off and you have a completely different horse than what you bought........
One has to wonder...WHICH Muslims does this insult?
Surely not the 'moderate, good Muslims' who hate and reject terrorism in the name of their 'religion'!! Why would they be offended on behalf of those wicked terrorists? Hmmmmm? And why would they care if the wicked among them are insulted?
If I'm shooting at pigs and you squeal....
Does this mean Dodge Trucks are built "Ramadan" tough?
"Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai."
Cheers!
I think I'll drive out there and get me Jihadmobile!
Brilliant!
Bzactly. People who take themselves too seriously self-immolate when ridiculed. ~ Brad Cloven
Which is why I carry and show an Osama bin Laden driver license.
If we don't laugh at them, the terrorists will have won...
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