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(Detroit News)   Godwin watchers rejoice as the first attack ad of the season featuring a photo of Hitler appears in Michigan   (detnews.com) divider line
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Diogenes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2006-07-07 2:04:40 PM  
Maybe I'm feeling a little too Friday right now, but I'm totally missing the Nazi imagery. Regardless, the article misquotes the poster. The poster reads: "...the Democrats expects African American voters to stay in their place." Perhaps not slipping into ebonics would help their message.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-07-07 2:09:26 PM  
Diogenes: I'm totally missing the Nazi imagery

RTFA. The image is apparently just the bottom half of the ad.
 
Dancin_In_Anson
2006-07-07 2:12:04 PM  
The CraneMeister: The image is apparently just the bottom half of the ad.


Which is completely ignored in the article and renders the whole this null and void. Perhaps Charlie Cain can try again.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-07-07 2:12:05 PM  
I agree with the ad's message, BTW: The Dems continue to assume they're going to get the black vote but do little of substance for that constituency. They're ignoring the voices of dissent that are arising over it to their peril. IMNSHO.

But also IMNSHO, if you put Hitler in an ad you've already lost your argument by guaranteeing few people will pay attention to anything else. Stupid of them.
 
wierdaaron
2006-07-07 2:38:20 PM  
I'd go out and get that paper to scan the full ad, but I've lived in Michigan my whole life and have never heared of "The Michigan Chronicle".

Judging by the devisiveness of the ad, it's probably a [whatever the non-offensive word for "newspaper geared towards black folks" is] paper someone prints on their inkjet.
 
sigdiamond2000
2006-07-07 2:39:34 PM  
It's funny that The Detroit News ran this story because I'll bet a weeks pay they run an editorial this weekend defending it.
 
Mr. Clarence Butterworth
2006-07-07 2:39:43 PM  
But it's still cool to say Hitlery, right freepers?
 
Dear Jerk
2006-07-07 2:39:47 PM  
The ____ continue to assume they're going to get the _____ vote but do little of substance for that constituency.

I had Mad-Libs booklet, too.
 
pixistick
2006-07-07 2:39:59 PM  
Nice Grammar

The ad in the picture says

"And now during this crucial election year, the Democrats expects African American voters to stay in their place," the ad says.
 
char_boy
2006-07-07 2:40:48 PM  
The not-so-swift boat veterans?
 
BlazeTrailer
2006-07-07 2:41:19 PM  
Asriel86: "it's probably a [whatever the non-offensive word for "newspaper geared towards black folks" is] paper someone prints on their inkjet."

You almost had it, it's "jet ink"
 
Cake Hunter [TotalFark]
2006-07-07 2:41:28 PM  
"C'mon, Hitler, I'll buy you a glass of lemonade..."
 
Jesus of Norfolk
2006-07-07 2:43:38 PM  
Amazingly enough, the Democrats continue to get the majority of the Jewish vote, despite having had a "Final Solution" plank in the party platform every election since 1928.
 
HotWingConspiracy
2006-07-07 2:43:53 PM  
Desperation.
 
Jument
2006-07-07 2:44:03 PM  
WTF? They didn't include the part of the ad that is the entire point of the article? That's the only part that has any entertainment value, come on now.
 
BlindMan
2006-07-07 2:45:26 PM  
Apparently the nazi imagery is hidden in the ad (as I sure couldn't spot it), but it makes a damn good point. Too bad they obscured it by being retards and (allegedly) godwinning.
 
Koggie
2006-07-07 2:45:40 PM  
Candygram for Mongo.
 
ChairmanKaga
2006-07-07 2:45:46 PM  
Wondering if during Nazi election campaigns they ever compared to opponents to Republicans or Democrats...

Hans, you Jeffersoned the thread again!
 
RedfordRenegade
2006-07-07 2:46:11 PM  
The ad was paid for by Voice the Vote, a little-known political action committee.

This political strategery sounds familiar, I wonder where these guys got it from?
 
FooDog
2006-07-07 2:46:58 PM  
This means "No more beans for Mongo"...
 
frequencyfarm
2006-07-07 2:47:07 PM  
I will NEVER vote for anyone who plays the Hitler or 9/11 card in a campaign.

Dems, Repubs, and Libby's all freakin' suck.


All hail the Fark party. Isn't it time?
 
ianderthal
2006-07-07 2:48:25 PM  
Dancin_In_Anson
Which is completely ignored in the article and renders the whole this null and void. Perhaps Charlie Cain can try again.

Jument
WTF? They didn't include the part of the ad that is the entire point of the article? That's the only part that has any entertainment value, come on now.

If it's offensive, they're certainly not going to reprint it. Plus, reprinting the full ad would simply amount to free advertising for the people behind the ad anyway.
 
fireclown
2006-07-07 2:48:40 PM  
I have to remind everyone of a radio ad I lisened to for a few weeks back in 00 that used the phrases (very nearly) "when you vote republican, someone gets dragged from a truck (with chain noises)", and "when you vote republican, another church burns".

Drove me nuts. They were running in IA and Missouri. Ugliest ads I've ever heard or seen.
 
ChairmanKaga
2006-07-07 2:48:42 PM  
BlindMan

Apparently the nazi imagery is hidden in the ad (as I sure couldn't spot it), but it makes a damn good point. Too bad they obscured it by being retards and (allegedly) godwinning.

Because it's NAZI IMAGERY. If you send in five Zyklon B box tops and shipping and handling they will send you a pair of Adolf Eichman Secret Decoder glasses!
 
awachtel
2006-07-07 2:48:45 PM  
Dems, Repubs, and Libby's all freakin' suck.


All hail the Fark party. Isn't it time?



Check out the libertarian party.
 
BadPinko
2006-07-07 2:49:07 PM  
You can see the full ad here. - Courtesy of reason.com

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5595/3308/1600/GOP_Godwin_violation.1.jpg
 
Kann
2006-07-07 2:49:08 PM  
"Detroit has been a one-party state for too long"

This guy sounds like a real political insider
 
NotANinjaJustABox
2006-07-07 2:49:50 PM  
Wow, just wow. I think my head will asplode.
 
please
2006-07-07 2:50:48 PM  
I'm not happy at all with our current governor, but I refuse to vote for a guy who is at the top of the Amway pyramid, regardless of how many times they have renamed the company.
 
buzz75
2006-07-07 2:52:02 PM  
Lovely. I'm so happy to live in Michigan. Well, I guess it could be worse. *Florida*
 
MEGAMERICAN
2006-07-07 2:52:03 PM  
Henry Ford had a picture of Hitler on his desk in Dearborn, MI and Hitler had a picture of Ford on his desk.
 
MWeather
2006-07-07 2:52:35 PM  
ianderthal: If it's offensive, they're certainly not going to reprint it.

I'll bet you'd be pissed if it was Mohammed they refused to print.
 
craigzy [TotalFark]
2006-07-07 2:52:43 PM  
it cuz da man only be givin us one baxset!!!

shiat!
 
Headso
2006-07-07 2:53:51 PM  
what does the current republican party have to offer a black guy? a black guy that is not a uber rich that is...
 
fireclown
2006-07-07 2:53:51 PM  
MEGAMERICAN: Henry Ford had a picture of Hitler on his desk in Dearborn, MI and Hitler had a picture of Ford on his desk.

AND the Rami brothers AND Bruce Cambell come from Dearborn Michigan! It's starting to make sense . . . .
 
Nibbled to death by gerbils
2006-07-07 2:54:00 PM  
Only Nazis would approve of godwinning an election campaign!

/uhhhh, i think that works
//my head aspolde.
 
waiting4godot
2006-07-07 2:55:18 PM  
I checked the farq, but didn't find anything about "godwin" -- what's the story here? I see it in headlines.. threads, but just miss the reference...

/yes, i live under a rock
 
HulkHands
2006-07-07 2:55:26 PM  
Thanks, BadPinko
 
BIGNICKEL
2006-07-07 2:55:37 PM  
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I always like to use a PR/adman named "Adolph Mongo" when I plan my political campaigns. What could go wrong?

/So i figured, when was I going to be in Haiti again....
 
ingvar
2006-07-07 2:55:47 PM  
"The Man Who Murdered People For A Living" .. ermm .. yeah .. as if Americans don't do that for a living.
 
brandied
2006-07-07 2:56:25 PM  
Dear Jerk
The ____ continue to assume they're going to get the _____ vote but do little of substance for that constituency.
I had Mad-Libs booklet, too.

This is perfect!!!
 
PalsyClown
2006-07-07 2:56:44 PM  
You keep saying Hitler. I don't thin kit means what you think it means...
 
Kann
2006-07-07 2:58:11 PM  
Read the entire ad..
I work for an ad agency and would be fired if I put something out with that many grammatical errors.
 
Kann
2006-07-07 2:59:28 PM  
Godwin's Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law
 
PFC Obvious
2006-07-07 3:00:40 PM  
I believe this needs to be repeated:
"Mongo said he is not working for DeVos or suggesting Detroiters vote for him.

"I'm encouraging people to make a choice. Detroit has been a one-party state for too long," he said.
 
Raging Thespian
2006-07-07 3:02:00 PM  
Even if the Republican candidate didn't arrange this ad, they're overjoyed that it ran so they got the chance to denounce it. At the same time it still compares their opponent to Hitler. It's win/win!
 
Dancin_In_Anson
2006-07-07 3:03:40 PM  
ianderthal: If it's offensive, they're certainly not going to reprint it.


Guess that whole "freedom of the press" thing doesn't count if someone's feelings get hurt eh?

Farking priorites are juuuuust a tad out of whack.
 
inspeyere
2006-07-07 3:03:47 PM  
This thread useless without pics of the actual nazi imagery.
 
William 'Fat Tony' Williams
2006-07-07 3:04:53 PM  
Healy: There's this one kid, we call him Mongo on account of he's a mongoloid. He got out of his cage once and

Mary: He's in a cage?!

Healy: Well it's more of an enclosure really.

Mary: They keep him confined? That's bullshiat!

Healy: That's what I said, so I went out and got him a leash you know, one of those clothesline runners for the backyard. He's got plenty of room out there to dig. The kid's really blossomed. Now I can take him to ball games, movies--you know, happy stuff.

/goofy bastards
 
countvonbob
2006-07-07 3:04:56 PM  
Kann

Are you also getting a kick out of most of these replies?

/obligatory
 
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