Most inappropriate childrens video ever - 'There Goes A Tank!'

[Screaming Lord Byron]

Anyone seen this at your local Blockbuster (or wherever). It's for 3-8 year olds, and the friendly guy in the video visits his local friendly Army base, where he has hilarious mishaps involving Tanks and APC's. The blurb says (I'm paraphrasing - but not by much) 'Guaranteed to make willing recruits of your little armchair soldiers'. WTF is this? Are they making BFEE propoganda for toddlers now? How the hell do I explain a tank to my three year old? 'Well Mari, a tank is something men use to smash the walls of Iraqi houses'. This must be the work of Satan, or his lieutenant Karl Rove.

[Mistress Quickly]

1. We have "There Goes a Garbage Truck"

My boys love it!

I think it is the cheesiest thing this side of cheese, but hey, what's a mom to do?

on edit- Yes that is scary wording though. Recruiting kids that young? What's the age for these things? 2-5?ikes.

[AWD]

5. Wow...we have one too!

Ours is called "There Goes Your Daddy's Pension Fund"

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. It will help kids understand stories like the link below

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=260476

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. I would hope. From what I've seen, this video glorifies weapons, though.

[Zuni]

4. that is just bizarre

I mean, that is just really strange.

[DuctapeFatwa]

6. It actually makes a lot of sense, When US draft age is lowered to 14

or 12, depending on need, the military will find itself with quite a few youngsters who due to their upbringing, are less than eager to crush their fellow human beings under tanks, even destroy their homes.

What better way to give the tots a sneak peek into the tools that they will be using?

[Beaker]

7. A website the video watchers might like-

http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index_2.shtml

[bif]

8. How about "There goes some Nepalm"?

n/t

[roguevalley]

9. you know, with all the hell going on the board right now over endorsements

and war and crap, your headline made me laugh out loud.
It truly is inapropriate but your comment made it funny.
Thanks. I need a laugh.

[bif]

10. Thanks!

Oft times I don't know when I'm pushing it. Glad you got a laugh ourt of it!

[Blue_Chill]

11. WTF did you think GI JOE did?

This is no different, little boys like guns and such. You can give them dolls and guess what, they'll bend barbi over and pretend she's a gun too.

Don't worry so much, when they get older they will learn that war leaves you either dead, crippled, or crazy.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

12. It's the age bracket suggested that gets me - 3 to 8 years old.