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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChrysler’s New Super Bowl Ad Whitewashes WI Union Signs
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/02/11281/chrysler%E2%80%99s-new-super-bowl-ad-whitewashes-wi-union-signs
Submitted by Mary Bottari on February 6, 2012 - 8:50am
Wisconsin made a brief, unexpected appearance at the Super Bowl yesterday. A new ad by Chrysler, Its Half Time in America, voiced by Clint Eastwood, included a short clip of the historic Wisconsin protests from February 2011. Many in Wisconsin recognized the misty evening shot of the King Street entrance to the Wisconsin Capitol with Colonel Hans Christian Heg, who led the all-Scandanavian Regiment into the Civil War, in the foreground. Recognizing the shot, Wisconsinites went wild on Facebook and Twitter. But what the cheeseheads quickly started to realize is that they did not recognize the protest signs in the shot. Apparently, Chrysler was comfortable using the Wisconsin Capitol shot as a symbol of the nations discontent, but actually using pro-union signs was too much for the bailed-out car company. Somewhere along the line, red hearts and text were removed from the Care for your educators like they care for your kids signs. Plus, Madison Teachers Inc. signs -- MTI in a circle -- were weirdly written over as can be seen by this screen shot. At least there were no palm trees.
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Chrysler’s New Super Bowl Ad Whitewashes WI Union Signs (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Feb 2012
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seabeyond
(110,159 posts)1. pat on head what good american, working together, be a better us.... BUT
we want to screw you while we are all that.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)2. That's it: I'm buying a Hyundai (SOLIDARITY, otherwise!)
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. Disturbing..I was wondering about that scene.
It looked weird, I had downloaded and watched the video several times.
Omaha Steve
(99,613 posts)4. Kick
Broderick
(4,578 posts)5. The message was clear.
The message was good. No sense in dismantling the message by us not getting enough. It's devastating to republicans.