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Religions > Atheism |
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"Michael Nash" |
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14 Dec 2003 05:10:00 PM |
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OT: Party City, Party City Uber Alles |
Holiday Ad Has Hidden Hate Message
Hanukkah Flier Contains Anti-Semitic Line
http://www.nbc5i.com/holidays/2699927/detail.html
DALLAS -- A holiday shopping flier that's been distributed to thousands
of households in north Texas is creating controversy because a message
of hate is included within an advertisement.
An ad for "Party City" was supposed to highlight a sale on Hanukkah
items, but it also contained a hateful anti-Semitic message.
The advertisement includes the sentence "CC Hates the Jews" in large,
bold letters.
According to ADVO, the company that printed the advertisement, a graphic
artist working on the ad had left his desk for a moment, and a co-worker
with the initials C.C. changed the text on the ad.
The graphic artist didn't notice the change and the ad went to print.
However, despite the explanation, the Anti-Defamation League wants more
questions answered.
"How did it get out of the graphic shop in Pittsburgh? How did it get by
ADVO? How did it get by the printer and all of that?" Mark Briskman
said.
ADVO representatives in Dallas said they are mortified by the oversight
and that they are trying to figure out why the error was never caught.
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Michael Nash - aa # 1651
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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that
we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --
Teddy Roosevelt (Kansas City Star, 7 May 1918)
"The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television, and *****." --
P. J. O'Rourke
"Conservatives want a federal government so small it fits in your
bedroom." -- Brian Westley
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Party City, Party City Uber Alles |
14 Dec 2003 09:10:17 PM |
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:10:00 -0600, Michael Nash
<nashmj1971@nospam.yahoo.com> posted in alt.atheism:
ADVO representatives in Dallas said they are mortified by the oversight
and that they are trying to figure out why the error was never caught.
WHEN was the "prankster" summarily fired?
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"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he
unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."
-- Bertrand Russell.
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
rukbat at optonline dot net
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| User: "Michael Nash" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Party City, Party City Uber Alles |
15 Dec 2003 12:46:25 AM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:gf9qtvctkce23a67h4136snd8d7ml1urkg@Pern.rk:
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:10:00 -0600, Michael Nash
<nashmj1971@nospam.yahoo.com> posted in alt.atheism:
ADVO representatives in Dallas said they are mortified by the oversight
and that they are trying to figure out why the error was never caught.
WHEN was the "prankster" summarily fired?
I haven't seen any info to indicate that anyone has been fired or otherwise
disciplined, unfortunately. For that matter, I googled for this and saw
only two articles even mentioning the incident. Kind of shocking,
especially considering that this flyer went out to thousands of people in a
major metropolitan area. Surely, though, one would think that the ADVO
people at least fired the guy/people responsible for this, especially since
they're probably going to get their pants sued off by Party City.
--
Michael Nash - aa # 1651
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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we
are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and
servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Teddy
Roosevelt (Kansas City Star, 7 May 1918)
"The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television, and *****." -- P.
J. O'Rourke
"Conservatives want a federal government so small it fits in your
bedroom." -- Brian Westley
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