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OK, I just did this so I can confirm it... with a smart phone get a WIMO content reader... point it at the right side of a new dollar bill. Once it finds the embedded code you will be treated to an Obama re-election commercial. WTF... is this old news I missed or something? When did we start advertising on the money in the first place, and how is this legal?

You just do not see many corporations wishing us A Merry Christmas anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbtJIiBx3Ls

Okay, less than two weeks until Black Friday and I am already seeing some terrific deals, some of which I shall list below. I invite you to list your own Black Friday deals as well. Personally, I have a rather modest Black Friday goal. I just want to get a really good deal on a Lexmark 730 inkjet cartridge. As for the electronic stuff below I am guessing you will need to get yourself a chair and wait on a line all night, something I am not prepared to do. So here are some of the really good deals I've...

A spokeswoman for Levi’s also tried to explain the ad in general terms, but may have done more harm than good: "Now, more than ever, the world needs inspiration. The world needs people with a pioneering spirit who still believe that anything is possible. Our 60-second 'Go Forth' film and digital engagement programme recognise people around the globe who are stepping forward to transform the world."[Emphasis added] And the images are definitely of riots. The Guardian says they’re supposed to represent the May Day riots in Berlin.

There's no denying it now: Gulf War Syndrome, characterized by memory loss, lack of concentration, neuropathic pain and depression, is a physiological illness, not a psychological one.

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the free speech of a coalition of atheists had been violated when Little Rock's public bus line denied them the right to place $5,000 worth of ads on city buses. Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that the Central Arkansas Transit Authority and its advertising agency should not have denied the group the right to place the ads on 18 publicly-funded city buses during Memorial Day weekend. Washington-based United Coalition of Reason filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Arkansas group in June after the transit authority and its advertising agency rejected The transit...

From the PREVIOUS thread:Strong opening weekend fuels film’s expansion to Tucson, AZ, West Palm, FL, Milwaukee, WI, Charlotte, NC, and Ontario, CA-- snip --Santa Monica, Calif. (July 18, 2011) ⎯ ARC Entertainment today announced "The Undefeated," which chronicles Sarah Palin’s rise from obscurity to national prominence, will roll out to additional AMC Theatres (AMC) beginning on Friday, July 22nd. -- snip -- This coming Friday the film will play in the following AMC theatres:-- snip -- Ontario Mills 30 - - 4549 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA  91764 And from www.movietickets.com, the show times are:Friday, July 22 -- 11:10am, 1:55pm, 4:50pm,...

Sarah Palin Documentary “The Undefeated” to Expand to Additional Cities This Weekend July 19, 2011 Strong opening weekend fuels film’s expansion to Tucson, AZ, West Palm, FL, Milwaukee, WI, Charlotte, NC, and Ontario, CAAdditional theatres added in Phoenix, AZ and Atlanta, GA $11,000-plus per screen weekend averages in Orange County and PhoenixFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Monica, Calif. (July 18, 2011) ⎯ ARC Entertainment today announced "The Undefeated," which chronicles Sarah Palin’s rise from obscurity to national prominence, will roll out to additional AMC Theatres (AMC) beginning on Friday, July 22nd. With sold-out runs and enthusiastic audience support on opening weekend,...

A new Kia ad is raising eyebrows-with some even saying that it promotes pedophilia. The ad, which promotes a dual-zone climate control feature in one of Kia's cars, took home the Silver Press Lion at the prestigious Cannes Lion Awards. But it is controversial, to say the least. The ad features a teacher lusting after his elementary school-aged student. On one side of the page, she appears as a young girl. On the other side, though, she becomes a scantily clad, buxom teen, seemingly as a product of the teacher's imagination.

They don't just call us "mitnachalim (inheritors)"; it's a title of honor concerning those that work to inherit the birth-right of our forefathers. But the job is not done. "Very much land remains to inherit!" and to our distress, the government prevents the continuing expansion in Judah and Samaria and even tries to uproot that which was planted. Raising the flag of love of the Land of Israel and expanding beyond the boundaries of existing communities - Mitzpeh Avihai was established (on Hill 18, in the northern corner of Remat Mamre) dedicated to the memory of Avihai Levi (May G-d...

This is all over the news, and it's sickening how the media is using it. Man robs bank to get medical care in jail Check it out on google news. The LA Slimes is donating tens of thousands of dollars to Obamacare.CBS carried itUSA Today has itThe NY Daily news And there's more, much more. The entire liberal media it seems(save a few) have united on this story. Now ask yourself this question: How is it that the liberal media can't report on Obama's past, agenda 21, or the uniting of socialists and islamists in the middle east, but yet...

Some people who need medical care but can't afford it go to the emergency room. Others just hope they'll get better. James Richard Verone robbed a bank. Earlier this month, Verone (pictured), a 59-year-old convenience store clerk, walked into a Gaston, N.C., bank and handed the cashier a note demanding $1 and medical attention. Then he waited calmly for police to show up. He's now in jail and has an appointment with a doctor this week. Verone's problems started when he lost the job he'd held for 17 years as a Coca Cola deliveryman, amid the economic downturn. He found...

The bottled water makers think so. There ads present the image of pure and clean drinking water, guaranteed to quench your thirst. Consumers pay well over 1,900 times more for bottled water than tap water. While the bottled water maker’s thirst for cash is satisfied, they however, leave the water consumer dehydrated. Do you know what’s in your favorite brand bottled water? Bottled water makers where asked three questions about their treatment process: Where does your bottled water come from? How is it purified, if it is? If they have done tests: Have you found any contaminants, and what are...

How is your week going? Most likely its going much better than GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Why? Just days after officially announcing his candidacy, respected political pundit Charles Krauthammer said of Gingrich’s candidacy “It’s done, it’s over.” Last night during an appearance on On the Record Newt continued to walk back his Sunday critique of Paul Ryan’s health care plan, in a stark manner. To say that Gingrich is in crisis mode is not necessarily hyperbole. The former House Speaker and GOP thought leader has been toying with running for president for what seems like years now, and coming...

Act Now: Keystone XL Congress and the state legislatures continuously debate important issues that directly impact us all. Like you, our industry is affected by government actions. (snip) We need your help supporting sound American energy policy that provides affordable energy, encourages efficiency and improves energy security. America needs an energy policy that promotes all forms of energy, and in the midst of turmoil in the Middle East, we need to partner with friendly nations that want to do business with us. (snip) TransCanada, a major pipeline company, is seeking a cross-border permit to further expand its Keystone Pipeline from...

I want help in writing a series of conversations of about 7 sentences, imagining two disgruntled Obama supporters. This is to appeal to independents, not the conservative base. The ending, where the waiter speaks, is always the same. Although we could improve anything, of course. One simply video without faces can be used with different voice-overs. The visual "punch" is the denying of the refill. There is no money here... does anyone want to volunteer? Criticism is welcome, positive advice & new scripts would be fantastic!

Pakistan adding submarine muscle while India hems and haws Rajat Pandit, TNN | Apr 11, 2011, 02.01am IST NEW DELHI: Even as India dithers in even finalizing its new submarine programme called " Project-75 India", Pakistan has moved swiftly to seal a deal with China to acquire six advanced submarines equipped with crucial air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems. Conventional diesel-electric submarines have to surface or snorkel every few days to get oxygen to recharge their batteries. But those fitted with AIP can stay submerged for much longer periods to significantly boost their stealth and combat capabilities, somewhat narrowing the gap with...

Air force eyes 18 more Super Hornets as delays dog our new fighter EXCLUSIVE Brendan Nicholson, Defence editor DEVELOPMENT of the revolutionary Joint Strike Fighter, intended to provide Australia's air defence through this century, is running well behind schedule and the RAAF may need to buy 18 more Super Hornets for $1.5 billion to fill the gap. Australian defence officials head for the US this week for an update from Lockheed Martin Corporation, which is developing the stealthy, multi-role JSF, now named the F-35 Lightning II. The Australian understands they will raise serious concerns about delays in the project and...

A proposal to require the Obama administration to sell offshore oil leases and act on drilling permits within a set time frame gained more supporters Thursday, with Senate Republicans introducing legislation to do so a day after House Republicans backed the idea. The bills announced by Senate Republicans also took a far broader approach than the House proposals and included a grab bag of initiatives. The Senate bills would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for drilling and direct royalty monies on those lands to "renewable energy development," according to a summary of the legislation distributed by...

In his speech Wednesday outlining a broad national energy strategy, President Obama cited an Interior Department report that says the oil and gas industry has vast numbers of leases sitting idle. The study says 70 percent of federal Gulf of Mexico leases and 57 percent of federal onshore leases “are not producing or not subject to approved or pending exploration or development plans.” The oil and gas industry has heard this before and was ready with the reply: There really is not such thing as an idle lease. In a press call this week the American Petroleum Institute chief lobbyist...

Tucson-made Tomahawk missiles rack up kills, bills Posted Mar 27, 2011, 12:08 pm Sharon Weinberger Center for Public Integrity In the opening days of the assault on Libya, the United States and the United Kingdom launched a barrage of at least 161 Tomahawk cruise missiles to flatten Moammar Gadhafi’s air defenses and pave the way for coalition aircraft. In fiscal terms, at a time when Congress is fighting over every dollar, the cruise missile show of military might was an expenditure of nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. Each missile cost $1.41 million. Raytheon Corp. is the manufacturer of...

Advertisement Half of America’s voters favor public sector unions for government workers, but they strongly oppose the tactic by Wisconsin state senators to flee their state to prevent a vote that would limit the rights of such unions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 25% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of this tactic, while 67% disapprove. State legislators in Indiana have used the same approach to avoid a vote in their state.

When I interviewed Eric Wisemen, CEO of VF Corp, at the ICR Xchange retail conference in Orange County, I asked him if it was difficult for one of his company's brands, Wrangler, to stand by Brett Favre after the football legend's sexting scandal. "Brett's been terrific for our brand for a long period of time. He speaks to the Wrangler consumer," Wiseman told me, before adding, "We're obviously figuring out where to go from here." He might want to read a study by Ace Metrix which suggests that celebrity endorsements can do more harm than good. "Our study of more...

Who says conservatives don't have a sense of humor? A new tv ad produced by the Family Research Council Action PAC amusingly and effectively demonstrates how 'government on our backs' is a huge problem affecting everyone. The ad will be run against 5 specific Democrats who have supported "big health care, big bailouts and big debt" but it's applicable to so many more.

Back in 2008, shortly after Sarah Palin was nominated for VP, a political cartoon came out that was a spoof of the old Maxwell "Blown Away" ad. Instead of a guy in the chair, it was the Republican Elephant. I have been attempting to locate this online for the past few days, but have been unsuccessful. Does anyone still have a link to this?

A new ad for the November elections is playing hardball with the Dems, utilizing the power of images very skillfully. I have no idea who made the ad. These days, thanks to the democratizing nature of the internet and cheap computing power, it could be a lone individual who put it together. The Democrats have relied for two generations on their near-monopoly of the media elites to stigmatize Republicans and conservatives. That monopoly is no more, and they are geting larger and larger doses of their own medicine. At 3 minutes 11 seconds, it is too long for a TV...

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It’s skin and sex vs. feminists and food. Pamela Anderson’s racy new ad for PETA is sparking debate in the busty native’s home country of Canada as Montreal city officials refuse to display the advertisement based on claims it is “sexist.”

<p>Two US TV networks have refused to air a controversial advert condemning plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York.</p> <p>The advert is funded by the National Republican Trust, a conservative group not affiliated to the Republican Party.</p>

...The other day, azgo sent me the portion of the U.S. Code that deals with federal campaign spending and disclosure. Sure enough, the campaign spending and disclosure requirements in the law correspond to changes in Mr. Obama’s legal status (candidate vs. nominee vs. President) which are reflected in the evolving ‘credit’ language we previously noted in the FTS footer. azgo summed up the federal requirements perfectly: “So, therefore, is it safe to say the OFA/DNC BC page is just a paid advertisement?” Yep; that’s exactly what FTS is. And Mr. Gibbs confirmed as much, in a line from the ABC...

This is the first installment in what I hope becomes a weekly update about the sheer amount of ridiculous crap that comes out of California. Keep in mind, I grew up there (southern California, mind you) – I love the Golden State– it is beautiful, dynamic, and completely politically retarded. That being said… let’s get rolling. Electronic license plates that would flash advertisements? Yes, you read that right. According to the San Jose Mercury News (emphasis mine):

Ed Miliband’s adverts banned for overstating climate changeThe adverts' claims 'were not supported by science' TWO government advertisements that use nursery rhymes to warn people of the dangers of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for exaggerating the potential harm.The adverts, commissioned by Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, used the rhymes to suggest that Britain faces an inevitable increase in storms, floods and heat waves unless greenhouse gas emissions are brought under control.The ASA has ruled that the claims made in the newspaper adverts were not supported by solid science and has told the Department...

The first advert promoting Apple’s iPad device went live last night during the Oscars. The 30-second advert takes the viewer on a whirlwind tour of all of the functions the hotly anticipated tablet style computer is capable of, to a soundtrack of The Blue Van’s 'There Goes My Love’. The surprise spot advert launched after the news emerged last week that the iPad will go on sale in the US on April 3 and follow suit around the world on an unconfirmed date in ‘late April’. British consumers will be able to buy both the Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi and...

Pro-choice advocates could counter the Tim Tebow Pro-life Super Bowl ad by producing an ad featuring a woman who tells about the blessings she experienced as a result of choosing to abort.Imagine a woman the age of Tebow's mom speaking eloquently about the many positive effects on her life that resulted from her decision to have an abortion in the late 1980's. How enormously powerful it would be to hear her talk about these issues:

CNBC "Squawk Box" co-hosts Joe Kernen and Becky Quick get it. Unfortunately, their CNBC colleague that covers Washington, D.C. for the network doesn't. On the Jan. 22 broadcast, Harwood appeared on the program to give a status report on the current version of health care reform being negotiated in Congress and what it means in the aftermath of Scott Brown's filibuster-proof busting election victory in Massachusetts on Jan. 20. Kernen suggested that the health care bill might have been forced through if not Brown's election and the public fervor it revealed. "I think it's unbelievable that it would have gone...

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BLOWING smoke rings as she lies back in bed with seven semi-naked dwarves tucked alongside, it's Snow White like you've never seen before. Now this risque version of the fairytale favourite, renamed "Ho White" to promote a local beer, has drawn the wrath of Disney. The Jamieson's Raspberry Ale campaign, launched by brewers The Foundry online this week, features an adults-only take on the fairytale character, with dwarves named Filthy, Smarmy and Randy replacing Sleepy, Happy and Doc.

I spend much of my time trying to read news articles and visit various web sites that have these new (expanding) advertisements. Some have click out boxes others do not. I spend a lot of time trying various techniques to get rid of those ads so that I can read the articles I am researching. Is there some technique to make them disappear? Better yet - Is there someone who one can complain to to get rid of that style of ad? Many are subscription only and I see no reason to subscribe just to complain that I can't read...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fast food giant Burger King apologized Tuesday for an advertisement featuring a squat Mexican draped in his country's flag next to a tall American cowboy and said it would change the campaign. Mexico's ambassador to Spain said posters released in Europe for Burger King's new Tex-Mex style "Texican whopper," a cheeseburger with chile and spicy mayonnaise, inappropriately displayed the Mexican flag, whose image is protected under national law. The ambassador wrote a letter complaining to Burger King and requested the ad campaign be discontinued. Burger King said the ads were meant to show a mixture of...

Back in '86, W.R. Grace, a multi-national chemical and everything else company, paid Oscar-winning director Ridley Scott to direct a commercial about Grace's concern for rising deficits. The commercial was made, but when WR Grace tried to buy airtime on the networks, they were refused. Isn't it interesting that no one brings up this commercial in the Age of Obama and it's only been seen 3,000 or so times on YouTube?

Latest ad from Pesico: "Dear Mr. President." Dare I say, click on this link & hit "Play." http://www.refresheverything.com/?or=yahooomg

There's a new front in the conflict between Jew and Muslim: Broward County Click here for restaurant inspection reports buses. Fifty of the county's 290-bus fleet have been chugging around area streets for the past several weeks with a message that might seem more oblique than inflammatory. Black letters on a white backdrop proclaim, "ISLAM: The Way of Life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad." The $60,000 ad was paid for by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "We owe it to our fellow Americans to let them know that Islam stands for peace," said Altaf Ali, director of CAIR's South...

I recall reading that a Union soldier, observing his comrades fleeing in wide-eyed panic from the "rebel yell" at Chancellorsville said his former unit resembled "close-packed ranks rushing like legions of the damned."

Pajamas TV offers three subscription options with varying qualities of videos and different archive times. PLEASE NOTE: BEFORE you subscribe to ANY PLAN - please test out the video from that plan to make sure you can run it on ALL computers and on ALL locations where you want to use it.

LONDON: The golden rule of advertising - thin models lure more people towards the product - is actually a misconception, claims a new research. The study revealed that skinny models are a ‘turn off’ to consumers in TV commercials and other advertising. According to scientists, images of super-thin models carry no edge in encouraging young women to buy and for the majority of adult women ads showing skinny girls actually discouraged sales whereas plus size models encouraged them to buy, the study found. To reach the conclusion, the study psychologist Phillippa Diedrichs, of the University of Queensland, Australia, created a...

At a funeral one day, the minister stood up and said, "You know, I didn't know Ralph terribly well. Could someone stand up and say something nice about him?" Silence. Finally, a guy stands up in the back of the room to offer words of consolation. "Yes?" the minister says. "His brother was worse," the mourner says. It's an old joke, but for bond investors, it rings true: The only thing good that can be said about bond funds lately is that stock funds have been worse. If you're looking for someplace to put your money, a high-grade corporate bond...

THE ELECTION IS NOT OVER By Dick Morris And Eileen McGann 11.11.2008   Obama is elected but the Senate has not been fully chosen. Hanging in the balance is, perhaps, the fate of the center-right free market system that has brought America decades of success and prosperity. The Democrats now have 57 Senators, having gained open seats in New Mexico, Colorado, and Virginia and having defeated Republican incumbents in New Hampshire (Sununu), North Carolina (Dole), and Oregon (Smith). But races in Minnesota and Alaska will be decided by recounts. Republicans are leading in both but, particularly in Minnesota, the...

TV ad features Obama mocking BibleCandidate's 'Fight the Smears' site tries to bury video documentationA television commercial showing clips of Sen. Barack Obama mocking the Bible has prompted backlash from the candidate's "Fight the Smears" website, which falsely accuses the ad's creator of trying to scam Christians out of their money by promising to air a spot that will never be broadcast. Under the heading "Scamming the faithful," Obama's official website says of the man who made the commercial, "The trickster's claims about Barack's faith are every bit as false as his claims that this amateurish video is really a...

Gone now... CBS boo-hooed over the use of Ms. Perky. ("copyright complaint")

Poltical Advertisement Idea.... 1. Camera zooms in on American school yard, children playing sounds of laughter...... slight ticking sound in the background.... 2. Bell rings children line up to file back in school entrance. ... ticking gets louder... 3. cut to Al-Qaida terrorist training video... 4. cut back to school kids are all sitting behind their desks teaching in front of classroom.... ticking louder still.... 5. Cut to front entrance of school van pulls up and 5 terrorists jump out wearing suicide bomber vests.....and run into the school... Ticking abruptly stops.... Scroll... We need a leader that takes the threat...