I thought that Americans had become more sophisticated about 60's and 70's style Madison Ave. tricks, and brilliantly lampooned by Steve Martin in the 1979 movie, "The Jerk", in which Steve Martin's character only feels like a stud unless he has the bamboo umbrella in his drink, like he saw in a magazine.
But you all get in a huff about a vodka ad in English(the irony is priceless), that basically states that if you drink this vodka, the ad will come true.
Amazing how people can be manipulted.
Also BTW, Absolut is getting tons of free publicity with your alls help.
ABSOLUT VODKA AD ADVOCATES MEXICO CONQUEUR AMERICAN SW (action contacts here)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1997232/posts?page=2
Absolut vodka ad stirs a U.S.-Mexico debate: Some in the north take offense
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997167/posts
Ad expanding Mexico ‘hearkens to ideal time’(Absolut Vodka)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997140/posts
Absolut responded to my email and said “THE MAP” is down!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997027/posts
In an ABSOLUT World according to Mexico (Absolut responds to ad outrage)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996876/posts
Mexico reconquers California? Absolut drinks to that!(alarma de Vómito Principal)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996832/posts
Reconquista? ABSOLUT-ly! (ABQ Journal comment on Michelle Malkin and illegal immigration)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996733/posts
Boycott Absolut Vodka!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1996711/posts
ABSOLUT Outrage!! (Vanity)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996297/posts
Time-Warner: Vodka Ad Campaign Reconquers California for Mexico (boycott Absolut Vodka!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1996135/posts
Caption Absolut Vodka’s new anti-American reconquista ad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996093/posts
Absolut-ly Insulting (Absolut Vodka hearts Aztlan)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1995788/posts
Don’t you ever get tired of being so tiresoms?
The fact is we're well aware of what Al-Queda represents but when a large company puts out ads like this it really makes you wonder what larger problems we as a country face. Note I have no problem with Hispanics at all--but they need to be here legally under OUR terms with the people that WE choose. If we need to allow more legal immigration I have no problem but this flood of illegal immigration coupled with free bennies and undue burdon on our healthcare system is outrageous.
Absolut? Absolutely out of the question. We’ll spend our money elsewhere.
Grupo Gallegos Creative Director Favio Ucedo, an Argentinian who emigrated here in 1990 is the slimebucket, pro-reconquista, brainchild of this ad.
As an aside Grupo Gallegos is an American Company located here in the good ol U.S. of A. (401 E. Ocean Blvd. 8th Floor Long Beach, CA. 90802 tel. 562-256-3600)
Dane is partly right, for once. Getting upset over a vodka ad is pretty worthless.
It would be extraordinarily more effective if regular citizens would hold politicians publicly accountable. For instance, imagine if a better questioner had asked a better question in this case:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tIK9ZawRMlg
Some sample questions are here:
HEY! WHY PAY SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS ___________ WHEN THIS ___________ IS SO MUCH WORSE!
I'm foolish enough to believe that just because one thing is considerably higher up the Richter Scale of Wrong than the other doesn't mean I should ignore the lesser of the two evils.
I can happily bitch about both. (and frequently do.)
How about an Absolut map of the Confederate States of America with the Capital in Richmond, VA?
-PJ
So let me get this straight - you think too much attention is being paid to a vodka advertisement and so to address this absurdity you...start another FR thread about it?
I boycott Absolut for a different reason. It tastes like crap. If I wanted cheaply made vodka, I’d buy Popov, which was somewhat popular on college campuses when I was there for one reasons - price. If I’m paying $25 a bottle, make it a good whiskey.
I’m not positive about this, but I heard that over in Sweden, that absolut was under another brandname that sold bad because it tasted like crap. They then kept the taste the same, but had did some ace marketing in the US as a “premium” brand for all the yuppies in college who want to look sophisticated. Even raised the price. Hook, like, sinker.
I bet Absolut is laughing to the bank on this outrage.
Oh, so the ad’s real.
Weren’t you just yukking it up a few days ago over FReepers and Michelle Malkin being suckered by a hoax?
Stick that in your tortilla and smoke it!
Did you get a bonus for finding the idea for your ad?
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In response to the blog post published by the Los Angeles Times on Friday, April 4th concerning an Absolut Vodka advertisement, Grupo Gallegos wants to officially clarify it did not create the controversial advertisement in question. Grupo Gallegos is currently not associated with Absolut Vodka in any capacity.