Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Every Super Bowl ad
Right here. Including the banned ones. I'll update later with some criticism.
UPDATE: No criticism. An anecdote.
I watched the Super Bowl at this resort in South Carolina along with perhaps fifty of our sales reps. Our sales reps are highly educated -- many of them have advanced degrees -- and they make a very good living teaching surgeons how to use sophisticated instruments and medical devices. They are well-read, politically aware, thoughtful people who do their jobs not only for the paycheck but because they know they save lives. They come from all over the country, red state and blue, but mostly from cities. Like Americans everywhere, they talked all through the game, watched the ads, and laughed, cheered, and yelled out in dismay.
Then "Thank the Troops" came on. The crowd watching the game fell silent, and at the end of the ad they burst into loud applause. If that happened everywhere that a crowd of Super Bowl fans gathered, a beer company -- fer Chrissakes -- reminded America how much we owe to our soldiers.
UPDATE: No criticism. An anecdote.
I watched the Super Bowl at this resort in South Carolina along with perhaps fifty of our sales reps. Our sales reps are highly educated -- many of them have advanced degrees -- and they make a very good living teaching surgeons how to use sophisticated instruments and medical devices. They are well-read, politically aware, thoughtful people who do their jobs not only for the paycheck but because they know they save lives. They come from all over the country, red state and blue, but mostly from cities. Like Americans everywhere, they talked all through the game, watched the ads, and laughed, cheered, and yelled out in dismay.
Then "Thank the Troops" came on. The crowd watching the game fell silent, and at the end of the ad they burst into loud applause. If that happened everywhere that a crowd of Super Bowl fans gathered, a beer company -- fer Chrissakes -- reminded America how much we owe to our soldiers.
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