Posts Tagged ‘Super Bowl’
Do a Web search for megabucks and you will get this: Google boss get $100 million payout
Will you go to SOTU with me? Congress gets ready to mix it up.
Jesus might love everybody, but not the President of the United States according to the conservative comedy site JesusHatesObama.com. The site states that it doesn’t actually believe that Jesus hates Obama, and says in friendly Comic Sans font that they are just exercising free speech.
The creator, Richard Belfry, commented, “Do I really believe that Jesus hates Obama? Absolutely not.”
The company attempted to run a Superbowl ad for it’s “Jesus Hates Obama” message and merchandise. Superbowl ads are no strangers to controversy- remember the pro-life commercial that aired last year?- but in a somewhat surprising move, Fox refused to air the ad.
You can watch the rejected ad on Youtube
Do you think this is just a harmless joke, or an extreme statement? Was Fox right to reject the ad?
Here it is, our wickedly wonderfully wacky caption contest. Did you watch the Super Bowl? If you did I’m sure it was just for the commercials. When we saw this image our editor shot an entire peperoni pizza out of his nose.
It’s a mini Troy Polamalu. What could these two be thinking? Let’s know and win free tickets! (Editor: to what?)
Super Bowl Sunday: A great time for football fans or advertisement enthusiasts? Well, the football fans have gotten the chance to marvel over the Saints’ win, but now it’s time to analyze the advertisements!
Here’s the New York Times’ take on the issue. But we at U.S. Democrazy thought we’d bring you some of our favorites!
First, here’s the definite winner in the Most Adorable category:
Second, the best advertisement that targeted guys:
Here’s one for the Golden Girls fan:
Finally, here’s one that just made us laugh:
What was your favorite ad from the Super Bowl? Tell us in the comments!
Two things you don’t talk to friends about- Religion and Politics. That is, if you still want them to be you’re friends.
CBS is kicking this age-old adage through the uprights and throwing caution to the wind.
In a move that will be sure fan the flames (are we using enough metaphors here) of the proverbial “culture wars,” the network approved the airing of a controversial pro-life (or is it anti-abortion?) Super Bowl ad. The ad features the Heisman Trophy-winning Tim Tebow, and his mother Pam Tebow.
Hut! Hut!
ABC News gives us the overhead coverage on the pro-life plug…
Paid for by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, the ad tells the story of Bob and Pam Tebow, who was pregnant with their fifth child when the couple travelled to the Philippines on a missionary trip.
As you can image, some people aren’t please with the networks call. WaPo keeps us in the know…
After learning of the ad late Monday, Women’s Media Center (speaking on behalf of the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation and other organizations) asked CBS to pull the ad. It also questioned how and why the network, which used to forbid “advocacy” advertising
