ASS MURPHY wrote:I bet many of you are offended by this Dodge Ram commercial that ran during the Superbowl.
It has farmers praying in it, even a church. Better call the ACLU, your tender sensibilities have been violated.
Also, most of the people in it are white, which is bad. And there are those greedy farmers, taking subsidies. Plus farming is just not hip or cool, so again, call the ACLU. You've been violated.
(hey, somebody had to say it...)
You're an ass, Murphy. I'll bet you've never heard of -- let alone heard -- Paul Harvey. He was a radio news-and-commentary broadcaster for at least 50 years. Yes, he was "conservative," but not in the current idiom. Harvey occasionally did write commentaries like that in praise of one person or another. I'd rather that the Dodge Ram folks hadn't used Harvey (who died in 2009) for commercial purposes, but even so, it was good to hear his voice again.
Mr. Harvey had a number of standard phrases that he used: If introducing an odd or unususal story, he would say, "Here is a strange...", or "For what it's worth" as a wry closing comment, right before his sign-off, "This is Paul Harvey...Good Day."
A couple of his pet catch-phrases even entered the language: If you've ever heard, ""Reaganomics" or "guesstimate," he's the one who coined them.
Another Paul Harvey catch phrase that I think needs repeating -- and should be tattooed on the forehead of every numbskull who thinks he or she should be allowed to do what he or she wants without limit or restraint -- is this:
"Self-government
won't work without
self-discipline."
That includes everyone from gun fanatics who think the Second Amendment is sacrosanct and should not be limited in any way to the big-money financiers and bankers who think they should be allowed to do what ever they damn well please so long as they personally get rich.
It should also be tattooed on the back of every politician's hand so he can read it as he's taking bribes or stainding up to disrupt what ever the other party is trying to do.
Kreatorkind wrote:
Oh, and Paul Harvey was a boring guy with an annoying voice... but I guess old people like him.
Definie "old people." I started listening to Paul when I was twelve. Or maybe a little younger.
Ed wrote:What's the farmer version of "all hat, no cattle"?
"Mister Ed." Next stupid question?
madryan wrote:lol at conservo-bitches trying to manufacture outrage
Aye, that they are. And trolling the heck out of the forum for no good reason, to boot. Silly people.
For example...
Daryl Flynn wrote:Haha, I was watching that and thought of some of the libs on PP getting their panties in a wad.
"I was watching that and thought of some of the libs on PP"
That's kinda sad on a whole other level.
Cuts back time spent on teh PP
Daryl Flynn wrote:The liberal's touted tolerance for all views will be tested in this thread.
...Mr. Flynn, who has seen fit to express the same opinion twice in his efforts to anger "libbies."
Just Me wrote:jeezus,it was just a truck commercial, bitches.
Of course it was just a truck commercial, but that won't stop the resident trolls from trying to "make libbies scream."
dblazer wrote:
I just thought it was boring, sickenly emotional, and a waste of time.
Oh well, if you're not happy, I suppose you could ask FIAT to refund your 58 seconds of viewing time.
dblazer wrote:
And in my whole life I never met a farmer who wasn't driving a Chevy or Ford truck.
Just a guess, but I think a real farmer drives what ever he damn well pleases, so long as it suits him and does so without asking anybody's permission; not even yours.
dblazer wrote:
Their commercials that say they only build trucks do crack me up though . . .
That part is true. When FIAT took over the management of Chrysler, they separated the Dodge car division from the Dodge Truck division. Dodge Trucks were re-named "RAM Trucks" -- they are no longer called "Dodge Ram Trucks." Or did you not notice that?
ASS MURPHY wrote:It has farmers praying in it, even a church. Better call the ACLU, your tender sensibilities have been violated.
Also, most of the people in it are white, which is bad. And there are those greedy farmers, taking subsidies. Plus farming is just not hip or cool, so again, call the ACLU. You've been violated.
Before you try to manufacture outrage you might want to learn when the First Amendment's Establishment Clause applies and what it prevents. You should also educate yourself on the concept of state action doctrine.
Chrysler isn't owned by the state/government so there is no first amendment violation.
BTW, Whose Open Jam alt are you?
Originally Posted by Papa Grizzly
guido61 wrote:
yumpy wrote:
guido61 wrote:
Born and raised on a farm. Not offended. Mostly bored. My father hated Dodge. Real farmers drive Fords and Chevys.what kind of farm, jethro?
You care....why?
But, if you must know, it was originally a cattle ranch and dairy, and then my father changed it over mostly to rice. My brother still runs it.
And what sort of labor did you do as a lad?
just seeing if u were full of shit. 
my dad grew up on a farm, kinda never left him.
my mom's side called him a hillbilly.
i've had a unique life, blending mafia and "hillbilly's."
both had guns in common.
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