Big Kudos to Chrysler

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,,,,, for remembering the rest of us who dont live in big cities, dont chase the 'big money', and live a lifestyle the rest dont understand.

https://youtu.be/sillEgUHGC4

RIP Paul Harvey
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Racer92 2/4/2013 4:58am
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And yep, I own a Goat, too.

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jtomasik 2/4/2013 5:03am
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I thought that was the most insulting use of Harvey's work....not the farmer part, the Chrysler pimping their product part.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 5:12am
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jtomasik wrote:
I thought that was the most insulting use of Harvey's work....not the farmer part, the Chrysler pimping their product part.
Well you arent the audience they were talking to, because all the folks I know who farm, raise cattle, and live an Ag lifestyle loved the commercial, bigtime. Including myself. And any corporation who is brave enough to use the word GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks.
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jtomasik 2/4/2013 5:22am
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Yeah, I have close friends in Kansas who have the typical farmer/Christian/etc. lifestyle. Two of them were texting me during the game, and both thought it was shallow to leverage the lifestyle for profit. I guess some Christians have no problem with it.

The real question is, WWJD?

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Racer92 2/4/2013 5:37am
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jtomasik wrote:
Yeah, I have close friends in Kansas who have the typical farmer/Christian/etc. lifestyle. Two of them were texting me during the game, and both thought it...
Yeah, I have close friends in Kansas who have the typical farmer/Christian/etc. lifestyle. Two of them were texting me during the game, and both thought it was shallow to leverage the lifestyle for profit. I guess some Christians have no problem with it.

The real question is, WWJD?

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Nice bait Capt. Bligh. Its not "leveraging the lifestyle" at all. At least they havent forgotten that demographic exists.

If your two friends didnt like the commercial, tell 'em to go buy another brand and STFU.

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jndmx 2/4/2013 5:56am
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Let's face it, every commercial is trying to use whatever tug at the heartstrings they can to sell their product, can't really call Chrysler out for being any different.
It was pretty well done and I can definitely see it hitting the target for their demographic.
Nice imagery and I have to admit it made me think of my Uncles farm and the farms I ran around and played on as a kid.

I'm more bummed out about the fact that that farmer they portray in that commercial is being forced out of business by companies that continually drive the market down.
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jtomasik 2/4/2013 6:45am
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jndmx wrote:
Let's face it, every commercial is trying to use whatever tug at the heartstrings they can to sell their product, can't really call Chrysler out for...
Let's face it, every commercial is trying to use whatever tug at the heartstrings they can to sell their product, can't really call Chrysler out for being any different.
It was pretty well done and I can definitely see it hitting the target for their demographic.
Nice imagery and I have to admit it made me think of my Uncles farm and the farms I ran around and played on as a kid.

I'm more bummed out about the fact that that farmer they portray in that commercial is being forced out of business by companies that continually drive the market down.
I liked it very much too, since my pop grew up on a farm and we had a close friend from church that we'd spend some weekends on their farm. I could see my dad loved that kind of environment, and I did too. But, about halfway through the commercial I realized every single vehicle was a Chrysler (duh....of course it would be), and that they wouldn't burn a commercial during the Super Bowl to truly promote something other than their product. I kinda felt like how even the government would leverage the flag-waving patriotism just to stir the emotions and get their audience doing something they might not otherwise.

So, yeah, I was disappointed.
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I liked it. Very powerful. Gave me chill bumps.
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flarider 2/4/2013 7:30am
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It was a good commercial. It was well targeted and hit the mark it was trying to hit.

If you didn't like or appreciate the commercial, you weren't the target demographic
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Racer92 wrote:
Well you arent the audience they were talking to, because all the folks I know who farm, raise cattle, and live an Ag lifestyle loved the...
Well you arent the audience they were talking to, because all the folks I know who farm, raise cattle, and live an Ag lifestyle loved the commercial, bigtime. Including myself. And any corporation who is brave enough to use the word GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks.
x2! I miss the days when I could ride with dad in the tractor and listen to Paul Harveys 5 minute Morning News and the news at 12 noon.

..and that's the rest of the story.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 7:57am
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308, I miss Mr. Harveys reports too. Was the highpoint of the day many times for me.
el moto diablo 2/4/2013 8:30am
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Seemed a little biased to me you see a lot more brown faces on farms than what was shown on that commercial.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 9:31am
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el moto diablo wrote:
Seemed a little biased to me you see a lot more brown faces on farms than what was shown on that commercial.
You must be speaking to mega-farms but not where I live. Truth is, very few brown faces at all. More black faces than brown. Black folks where I am at love to farm and ranch too.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 9:32am
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Like you have ANY clue what is going on in rural America and farming/ranching. LOL
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SlingShot 2/4/2013 9:46am
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I wonder how small time farmers can even afford a new Dodge 3500 dually.
I priced one recently. $61,000 and it really wasn't fully loaded.
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FreshTopEnd 2/4/2013 9:47am
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Beat the heck out of that creeps Go Daddy commercial.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 9:53am
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I wonder how small time farmers can even afford a new Dodge 3500 dually.
I priced one recently. $61,000 and it really wasn't fully loaded.
You can get one way cheaper than that.

Houston is showing $42-to-47K and that is without going in and dealing. Walk in with money and you can get one for less.

http://www.northwestdodge.com/dodge-ram-2500-3500-in-houston

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Racer92 2/4/2013 9:54am
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Heck this one is 39K and they have a 'Make An Offer' button

VIN Number: 3C63DPGL3CG327753
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jonjon714 2/4/2013 10:05am
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As soon as that commercial started I piped up "Truck Commercial!"...
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Farmer's tend to be darker because of the long hot days spent in the sun.

If you find something to bitch about in that video, you're trying to hard. We need more farmer's!
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Racer92 2/4/2013 10:24am
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And your gripe is ? Huh
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WhKnuckle 2/4/2013 10:24am
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I liked it. I'd like to see them do similar ones on drilling rig personnel, iron workers, people like that. America spends too much time worrying about the next generation of business consultants and accountants who drive BMWs and too little time mentoring people who build things, put food on our tables and make our lights come on when we flip the switch, and drive pickup trucks to get that done. If all the accountants in America went away for a week, nobody would notice. If all the farmers, energy workers and builders went away, you'd think the Apocolypse happened.
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TFS 2/4/2013 10:58am
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jtomasik wrote:
I thought that was the most insulting use of Harvey's work....not the farmer part, the Chrysler pimping their product part.
Racer92 wrote:
Well you arent the audience they were talking to, because all the folks I know who farm, raise cattle, and live an Ag lifestyle loved the...
Well you arent the audience they were talking to, because all the folks I know who farm, raise cattle, and live an Ag lifestyle loved the commercial, bigtime. Including myself. And any corporation who is brave enough to use the word GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks.
"...GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks..."

Or doesn't think.

People showing off their faith or sucking up to others that have it just makes them look dumb.
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Racer92 2/4/2013 11:01am
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TFS wrote:
"...GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks..." Or doesn't think. People...
"...GOD and bible passages, images of a family praying and a fella praying in a church pew, knows how rural America thinks..."

Or doesn't think.

People showing off their faith or sucking up to others that have it just makes them look dumb.
Teefus, that commercial wasnt made to please guys like you.
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TFS 2/4/2013 11:06am
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or George Carlin... Smile
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Racer92 2/4/2013 11:16am
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TFS wrote:
or George Carlin... Smile
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WhKnuckle 2/4/2013 11:19am
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TFS wrote:
or George Carlin... Smile
If George Carlin is still doing comedy, do you think some of the subject matter may have changed?
GoldenState54 2/4/2013 11:38am
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Awesome commercial! Actually made me forget Obama was president for a minute. Smile
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Racer92 2/4/2013 11:43am
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GoldenState54 wrote:
Awesome commercial! Actually made me forget Obama was president for a minute. Smile

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