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Coca-Cola's America: Is It Yours?
The Examiner ^ | 2/3/14 | Joseph Speranzella

Posted on 02/03/2014 2:08:31 PM PST by Catholic Examiner

This is inspired by a flurry of Facebook posts and comments:

Lot's of potshots are being fired over the Super Bowl ad presented by Coca Cola on Sunday night. Those who were offended at hearing a patriotic song about America sung in foreign languages, are being labeled racist. And those who embrace multi-culturalism are being call unpatriotic. While it is probably somewhere in the middle of both, I am one who felt slighted by the ad.

Facebook is ablaze with the debate and I will add that while I agree with this comment somewhat:

"I loved the ad.... Can anyone imagine how we look to some in other Countries? We ARE the shinning "city on the hill" and if somone who wants to be a part of that city and wants to sing America the Beautiful in their native language then so be it. Grow up !"

...I still feel that multi-culturalism does damage to the nation because now anyone be whatever they want to be in America, except just American which is now something less than ______ American. Once upon a time people, my ancestors, came to America because of the new life it afforded them. Being Italians, they came to this country legally, through Ellis Island, and assimilated into American life. read more...

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


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KEYWORDS: balkinization; blogpimp; cocacola; superbowl2014
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To: Catholic Examiner

Well, what do you know....looks like my account is banned too... That’s too bad.....I was so looking forward to posting stuff later...


21 posted on 02/03/2014 2:35:46 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: humblegunner

Yet here it is...how amazing is that...

he’s some news...you are clearly obsessing over me and my “blog”... you don’t address the content of my posts and are therefore irrelevant to the conversation...

carry on...


22 posted on 02/03/2014 2:36:42 PM PST by Catholic Examiner
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To: thackney; Catholic Examiner

Exactly. Why excerpt something when you can post it in full here?


23 posted on 02/03/2014 2:38:00 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Catholic Examiner
Yet here it is...how amazing is that...

Because you deceptively placed it here.

he’s some news.

Who?

you are clearly obsessing over me and my “blog”

Don't flatter yourself. Pretty much any mook writing on Examiner gets equal time.

you don’t address the content of my posts

That's because the content ain't posted here, Zippy.

carry on...

I shall.

24 posted on 02/03/2014 2:40:26 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: Catholic Examiner
As so many others, I was offended by the commercial. They dissed a traditional American song with multicultural sophistry divisiveness (it pretended to be inclusive, however one suspects, and as others have observed, it's mainly balkanizing).

The Coke website has a long list of products, providing a handy reference for selection (or non-selection) of their wares.

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25 posted on 02/03/2014 2:41:09 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

All of the extraneous bullshiite that has come to infect the NFL Championship Game is one good reason why I did NOT tune in for even an instant, yesterday.

Rather, my daughter,SIL and I went to the theater to see LONE SURVIVOR.

I believe that the time spent at the theater was much more meaningful to the 3 of us.


26 posted on 02/03/2014 2:42:11 PM PST by Howie66 (Molon Labe, Traitors!)
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To: Catholic Examiner

I will just ignore him from here out...

11 posted on 2/3/2014 4:19:44 PM by Catholic Examiner

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To: humblegunner
just reporting what I see...perhaps you are magic...who knows, after all this is the interweb.
13 posted on 2/3/2014 4:22:37 PM by Catholic Examiner

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That decision didn’t hold very long.


27 posted on 02/03/2014 2:43:11 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: humblegunner

then why worry about it?

oh and so there’s a spelling error in the comments...I just love smarta**es whose sh*t don’t stink...

thanks for your comments...


28 posted on 02/03/2014 2:43:43 PM PST by Catholic Examiner
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To: Catholic Examiner
thanks for your comments...

You're welcome.

29 posted on 02/03/2014 2:44:53 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: colorado tanker

Wonder when Coke will come out with a “Cokexist” bumper sticker?


30 posted on 02/03/2014 2:46:37 PM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: All

Hey I’m just a guy trying to share what I write online...If you hate that I blog, remember my name and don’t look at my threads...otherwise...please stay on topic... what is your opinion of the super Bowl Ad?


31 posted on 02/03/2014 2:47:27 PM PST by Catholic Examiner
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To: N. Theknow

nice! :)


32 posted on 02/03/2014 2:48:16 PM PST by Catholic Examiner
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To: aimhigh

Yeah, when I saw that Muslim woman in full shihab outfit, I knew this commercial was propaganda. Muslim women get their heads sliced off if they get caught drinking or eating western food. Especially from infidel America.

I will be boycotting Coke soda from now on.


33 posted on 02/03/2014 2:49:15 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Catholic Examiner
Hey I’m just a guy trying to share what I write online..

Well, actually.. you seem to be trying to get hits on your Examiner blog.

If you really wanted to share what you wrote, you would post it here in full.

So that pretty much blows up your "sharing" story.

34 posted on 02/03/2014 2:50:32 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: Catholic Examiner

I have already writtne my sentiments, on the YouTube page, as of this morning, and true to form, I got one reply about Agenda 21, another reply that the song was written by a Confederate Soldier hopped up on morphine, and another that tried to call me a racist, because I stated that it is to be sung in English, only.

Time for another round of “Not buying New Coke!”


35 posted on 02/03/2014 2:51:24 PM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: Catholic Examiner

Humblegunner is not a troll. And he’s no banned or suspended. Anyone can put that comment on their homepage.


36 posted on 02/03/2014 2:52:04 PM PST by pgkdan
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To: N. Theknow
Coexist bumper stickers are a pet peeve of mine. This country was founded on co-existing religions. Have they never heard of the 1st Amendment?

I know, I know. The people who put those stickers on their cars have no interest in actual coexistence. They want to ram their ideology down my throat in the name of multiculturalism.

37 posted on 02/03/2014 2:52:30 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Catholic Examiner
I’m just a guy trying to share what I write online

So why excerpt it? Why not share it full on Free Republic as you use the site funded by the members to gain readers?

No body has asked you not to post your writing or a link, they are just asking, as Jim Robinson has asked, if you use the site to promote your writing, share your writing in full.

38 posted on 02/03/2014 2:53:56 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: humblegunner

ignore forever commencing now...


39 posted on 02/03/2014 2:54:18 PM PST by Catholic Examiner
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To: colorado tanker
Coexist bumper stickers are a pet peeve of mine.

Some look better than others.


40 posted on 02/03/2014 2:55:57 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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