Ohio car dealership draws fire for ad declaring jihad

AP via WFRV ^ | Sept 23, 2006

[jdm]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A car dealership's tongue-in-cheek radio advertisement declaring ``a jihad on the automotive market,'' will not be changed, the company said, despite drawing sharp criticism that the ad's content is offensive.

Several stations rejected the spot from Dennis Mitsubishi, which boasts that sales representatives wearing ``burqas'' head-to-toe traditional dress for Islamic women will sell vehicles that can ``comfortably seat 12 jihadists in the back.''

The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful.

``Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny,'' chapter president Asma Mobin-Uddin said. ``I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused.''

In the ad, Keith Dennis of Dennis Mitsubishi talks about a ``launching a jihad on the automotive market.''

The ads will begin airing next week, dealership general manager Aaron Masterson said, although it was unclear whether any radio stations had accepted the spot. A message was left seeking additional comment at Dennis Mitsubishi on Saturday.

[taxed2death]

Awesome.

[Borges]

Bad Taste.

[Dog Gone]

I think it's funny and CAIR should shut up.

[Joe 6-pack]

"The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful."

They know that real jihadists prefer airplanes.

[Borges]

To clarify....bad taste because of the victims of Jihad not because of what CAIR thinks.

[jdm]

LOL

[BlessedBeGod]

Bad taste, but ROFLMHO anyway!

[rickmichaels]

"Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny,'' chapter president Asma Mobin-Uddin said.

A CAIR rep said this??? Is there a full moon tonight?

[Toby06]

If CAIR policed belt bombers as much as they try to stifle criticism of jihadists, the world would be better off.

[stm]

[hnj_00]

I love riding in my burqa buick and my jihad jeep.

I wonder if the dealship adverstises which models are best used as sucide bombing mechanisms!!!

why is cair so upset and outraged? which part of the the muzzies not using cars as suicide bombs is not true???

they probably will declared a fatwah on ford Gm and all others and only use the vehicles manufactured in the muzzie lands...

oh wait...nothing is manufactured in those countries except for bombs!!!!

[Cicero]

I've wondered if Toyota couldn't make a killing advertising their four-wheel-drive pickups by noting that warlords and terrorists love the things.

Here's a picture of a typical Taliban truck, which has been captured by Northern Alliance troops shown in the picture:

Our own special forces troops in North Africa also use Toyota trucks with machine guns mounted in the back, I believe.

[darkwing104]

The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful.

I find CAIR disrespectful. It's called free speech baby, you use it all the time to insult us. Why not a little in return? What are you going to do about it? declare another Fatwa? Clowns.

[Sans-Culotte]

I like it. I think it's funny and satirical. It's certainly no worse than Rush's "Club Gitmo" material, and the word jihad needs to be used more in our daily discourse, IMO. If you can "clobber" high prices in ads, you may as well be able to declare a jihad on high prices as well.

People need to know that a jihad on high prices means that those prices are going to have to come down, or be decapitated.

[sockmonkey]

Declaring Jihad on high prices-well, like it or not, if the point of advertising is to get your name out there-I think they've hit a home run.

BTW, I see actors portraying Catholic Priest and Nuns in ads, and I don't remember any brouhaha over that.

[bonfire]

http://www.dennismitsubishi.com/

[tcrlaf]

"You'll LOSE YOUR HEAD Over this deal!!!"

[stm]

"Buy this car or I'll push the detonator button!!!"

[DTogo]

Excellent!

[sockmonkey]

I guess if they want to keep the "peace", next month they will have to have salesman dressed as Priests, performing exorcisms on high prices..

[UB355]

Fire away

info@cair-ohio.com

[Issaquahking]

Now ya did it!!! Riots, car bombings, eyc, will be shown at noon...


allah offended again...

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[stm]

[gaijin]

This guy is SMART! He knew perfectly well, the controversy it would kick up!

How much FREE advertising is he getting...? HAHAHHAHAH!

[Publius6961]

The time will soon come when most if not all real Americans of all faiths, or no faith at all will start wearing a small cross on all our clothing and dare the foreign heathens to claim disrespect.

What are the PC politicians gonna do? Arrest us all? for "disrespect"?

Achmed... disrespect this!

[bonfire]

Send it to them! lol

[BW2221]

If I lived in Columbus, I know where I would buy my next car.

[dfwgator]

``Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny,''

Take it up with the bombers, not a car dealer.

[jslade]

People who are easily offended.....OFFEND ME!

[NRA2BFree]

The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful.

Whine, whine, whine! You can tell they're liberals by the frequency of their whine. Muslims are the worst. I've never seen anything like it. If they don't like the way we do things in America, go back to your own country, and leave ours alone.

[BW2221]

The Muzzies should be happy. They're always claiming that jihad means much more than killing people. The dealer is helping them prove their case.

[AlaskaErik]

I've wondered if Toyota couldn't make a killing advertising their four-wheel-drive pickups by noting that warlords and terrorists love the things.

In Afghanistan Toyota is definitely the 800 pound gorilla. They must have 80 percent of the market. I've never seen so many Land Cruisers in my life. Even our own forces use them.

[NRA2BFree]

The Muzzies should be happy. They're always claiming that jihad means much more than killing people. The dealer is helping them prove their case.

Exactly! LOL!

[Nathan Zachary]

"Asma Mobin-Uddin said. ``I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused.''

Bull. It's not "misunderstood" and "misused". Jihad is fighting (war) for "allah's' cause. It's done by Muslims for the purpose of spreading Islam, no matter how bloody or what the cost.

What he's really bothered with is that it is a truthful display of one of Islam's most important pillars, which ALL muslims are bound to uphold and participate in.

[Old Professer]

Ridicule is a powerful weapon, never underestimate its usefulness.

[Old Professer]

Mourn or go on.

[Nathan Zachary]

"The time will soon come when most if not all real Americans of all faiths, or no faith at all will start wearing a small cross on all our clothing and dare the foreign heathens to claim disrespect."

That happened to one of my son's a while back. He was wearing his cross as usual, hanging out in a bar with his friends. Some muzzie can up to him and tried to tear it off his chain, saying it "offended" him.

Needless to say, the muzzie got what he deserved.

[hosepipe]

Makes me think of the movie, "Used Cars"....
And the skit on the other car dealers lot on a TV ad..

"That price is TOOOO fricken HIGH, then he shoots(with a shotgun) out the headlight and lowers the price.."

Extremely funny.. Actually that movie is or should be a classic.. Any thats not seen it, should rent it.. One of the first movies by Kurt Russel..

[BW2221]

Isn't it an offense for a Muzzie to be in a bar?

[lesser_satan]

Let CAIR scream their lungs out about this, it'll just give the car dealer more free publicity!

[stm]

Already did, can't wait for the reply!