I know they shouldn't make it that easy. As you stated it wasn't difficult to determine the political impetus behind it.
Nevertheless, the deceptive quality of the product placement in addition to the fact that many people are already afraid of Barack Obama, the uncanny and timely placement in the nation's newspapers coupled with the fact many people take the radical right's assertions at face value as if it were The Holy Gospel This sets a dangerous precedent. A friend of mine in a high corporate position actually believed a "memo" from the RNC stating Obama, a father of to daughters, was in favor of teaching Kindergartners sex education. It made NO sense at all, he did not read the law in question, (had he done so he would have seen it for the lie it is), yet he believed it. This man is a reasonably intelligent person. What about others who are not that the RNC is hoping to instill fear in with this rhetoric and will fervently accept it at face value? I suppose I would not mind as much if what they were saying was true, but most of it is specious. On 9/14/08 9:14 AM, "Al Airone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to say I wouldn't call it "deceptive advertising". OK, I have to say > when I saw the CD (it was in our Inquirer, too) I first thought it was an > advertisement for Liz Taylor's perfume, but once I started reading the copy, > I was pretty sure what it was: a free copy of a partisan film that otherwise > wouldn't get much play. > > "Radical Islam's War Against the West" , "an 'insider's view' of the hatred > the Radicals are teaching...and their goal of world domination." - I think > I've heard Dick Cheney use the same phrases. Heck, even the fact that they > capitalize "Radicals" - like they're a formalized national state, or at > least a single organization with a logo and a membership card - advertises > that this is a highly political and highly partisan effort, relying on > rhetoric and media-savvy communications techniques rather than, say, actual > content. > > Hey, that's it - I would have to say this type of CD is __sort__ of like an > educational campaign, except that with an educational campaign you have > actual __content__. > > Yes, the radical right producers of this thing are hiding behind a URL > instead of coming right out and saying, "Brought to you by the same people > who brought the Swiftboat lies", but we can't expect them to make it that > easy. > > > > - Al Airone > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wilma de Soto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "UnivCity listserv" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:40 AM > Subject: [UC] The Sunday Inquirer-"Deceptive Advertising" > > >> My Sunday Inquirer included two DVDs called "Obsession". >> >> At first glance it looked as if it were some type of action film. >> >> However, it is a product of "The Clarion Fund" a non-profit, >> "non-partisan" >> organization for national security through education. Its focus? Radical >> Islam. >> >> http://clarionfund.org/ >> >> Although quite subtle in its presentation there are references to "Who >> Will >> Be Able To Lead Our Country?", it raises questions >> >> Yesterday, there was an article under Recent News on their sister site: >> http://www.radicalislam.org, by the way it was removed today, stating the >> DNC had given a platform to a woman who has ties to Radical Muslims and >> allowed her to make a Keynote Speech. >> >> First, I wish to state I believe The Clarion Fund has every right to >> advertise in newspapers. My beef is they should be up front with who they >> are and what they do instead of masquerading as a motion picture. >> >> It seems it seeks to cloak scare tactics in a veil of education and give a >> perfunctory appearance of fairness in discussing other sects of Islam. >> >> My gut feeling is the timing during the Holy month of Ramadan, the >> Presidential Campaign with a candidate that has a Muslim name is by >> subliminal design an effort to connect said candidate with radical Islam. >> >> This deceptive advertising at best and an attempt at indoctrination of >> those >> who do not know better nor care to research their findings. >> >> A slipper slope. >> >> >> ---- >> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
