Author Topic: The troop applauding Bud comercial (Read 713 times)

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:50:56 PM »

I actually thought the whole commercial was creepy after I saw it was sponsored by a peddler of cheap alcohol.

But the content was fine and I assumed they were returning home.

Dune · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:01:29 PM »

Maybe they're worth giving our applause to regardless of which direction they're heading?

SunTracker · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:09:03 PM »

As long as you dont get killed, horribley maimed, or lose a limb, combat is supposed to be alot of fun. Kind of like football combined with deer hunting. So the people in the airport were applauding the troops like people applaud a sports team before a game.

That commercial made me think they were coming home too. Which was cool. But I guess for its target audience, beer drinking republicans, they were meant to see people cheering that Americans were going off into urban combat.

Nash · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:13:07 PM »

I just went and looked at it again. It's an entirely different ad if you try to imagine that the troops are on their way there.

left column, 9th down, hit "skip ad"

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:16:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Nash What was your take on it when you first saw it?

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I try not to give commercials any thought. They are ass. Which is why I'm busting your balls for thinking deeply about them.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:21:07 PM »

I thought it was applause for those who put duty, honor and country ahead of self. IMHO really does not matter if they are arriving or departing.

JB88 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:27:27 PM »

it would explain my earlier observation

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Originally posted by JB88
yes it was. nice commercial definately.

i wondered though...were they really soldiers? they didnt have that far off look...maybe they were just support people...but you could tell that they hadnt actually shot anybody.

if they did...they would have had the look.

you know.... the STARE.

Lazerus · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:29:34 PM »

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Originally posted by SunTracker
they were meant to see people cheering that Americans were going off into urban combat.

That's pretty inflammatory. I imagine that the applause would be a show of respect to those that are willing to sacrifice several years of their life in service to their country knowing that they could be called on to put themselves in harms way. And on the realization of that situation, they fulfill the commitment they made. It is no small thing to do what the members of our armed services are doing. Don't belittle their sacrifice. Whatever your position on our involvement in Iraq may be, every son and daughter that has or will head over there deserves a round of applause on their way out. They just might not live to hear it when they get back.

RTStuka · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:49:26 PM »

u people give me a headache, it was just a simple commercial to say thank you, hell I didnt even realize that bud sponsered it.

Dinger · « **Reply #24 on:** February 10, 2005, 04:35:06 AM »

Bah, if you want to say "thank you", don't put your name anywhere on it. Otherwise, it's a simple commercial to promote a product by identifying it with an emotionally charged political and social situation. In simple terms, it's a cheap shot using the US Military to sell beer.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #25 on:** February 10, 2005, 04:42:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Dinger
Bah, if you want to say "thank you", don't put your name anywhere on it.

So all those Christmas thank you notes my mom used to make me write to Aunt Ethel should have been left unsigned?

Dinger · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:00:47 AM »

only if you signed it "McGroin's noodle Enlargement" and mailed a copy to every household in the US.

Why not just provide free beer on the flights home? That's a thank you we all can appreciate (Except, the Muslim soldiers, of course).

SaburoS · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:10:56 AM »

Nash, I think you're reading more into it than I did. For present day post 9/11, appreciating our troops whether they be going overseas to fight a battle or coming back from battle fought, doesn't matter. It's the same thing. I looked at the commercial from both perspectives, leaving or arriving. You know what? It played the same to me. I liked it as it made me feel good (as opposed to seeing our troops getting spat on would get my blood boiling).
If I were vacationing in Canada and saw a broadcast of a Canadian beer company doing the exact same type of commercial for Canadian troops, I'd feel the same good thing about it.

Most people here know my views on war, but I sure loved that commercial. It was nice to see some appreciation shown on a commercial (I still won't drink beer though).

That commercial leads me to believe that it was in saying thanks to our troops for the work they've done. Had it been for the work they were going to do, it would probably read as a "Good Luck and Thanks!" type message. Since it says "Thanks" only, it leads me to believe that it is for a job done, hence their return.

Anyway, my two cents.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #28 on:** February 10, 2005, 06:28:25 AM »

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Originally posted by Dinger
only if you signed it "McGroin's noodle Enlargement" and mailed a copy to every household in the US.

Why not just provide free beer on the flights home? That's a thank you we all can appreciate (Except, the Muslim soldiers, of course).

So one should then sign thank you notes...

Got it.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #29 on:** February 10, 2005, 07:30:28 AM »

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Originally posted by Dune
Maybe they're worth giving our applause to regardless of which direction they're heading?

There ya go!:aok