Saturday, January 22, 2011

Brody's Scribbles... FOX Rejects Conservative Website's 2011 Superbowl Ad

By Brody Levesque (Bethesda, Maryland) JAN 22 | The alleged conservative and self proclaimed comedy website, JesusHatesObama.com, says it really doesn't hate the president, nah, not at all, just his policies. Sure, they sell T-Shirts that say Jesus Loves You but hates Obama, and well they were more than ready to pay the Fox Sports network a pretty hefty sum to run the following commercial, but they don't hate the president. The ad shows two bobble heads, one of President Obama, and one of Jesus. Mr.Obama’s head bobbles idiotically, while Jesus stares on with apparent disgust. Eventually, the president falls into a fish tank.
Apparently, executives at the Fox network decided that they didn't need to make profit off this particular advert.
Personally I feel that it’s probably a good thing that this commercial got pulled. Not because it was offensive mind you, but because it wasn't even funny at least to anyone that has taste. This is what they claim in a message on their site:
Do we really believe that Jesus hates Obama? Of course not! However, we do believe in freedom…as in the freedom to make fun of the Obama administration with novelty t-shirts…our products may be a joke but so are the policies of this administration.”
 

2 comments:

Desmond Rutherford said...

So they, "...believe in the freedom to make fun of the Obama administration with novelty t-shirts." do they?

Then why do they get upset when other people make fun with these type of t-shirts: (my favourite being "Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you are a wanker!")

http://www.australian-native.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1628&osCsid=cb54e4058f7cbc65f3d2d68031ab1ad8

Trab said...

Just like all bullies, they think it is a 'joke' and 'in good fun' when the recipient or 'target' is someone else, but if it is pointed at them instead, it is no longer funny at all.