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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:32 AM Apr 2014

I'm cool with seeing most ads here

but this one made me shudder

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I'm cool with seeing most ads here (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Apr 2014 OP

Not me. It means Allen West paid money to be laughed at. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #1

would creep me out as well irisblue Apr 2014 #2

It's amazing how many extreme RW ads there are here. malthaussen Apr 2014 #3

I believe they are pulled by words Capt. Obvious Apr 2014 #5

More insidious than that. malthaussen Apr 2014 #7

Omg Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #4

This kind of thing sharp_stick Apr 2014 #6

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

1. Not me. It means Allen West paid money to be laughed at.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:33 AM

Apr 2014

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

2. would creep me out as well

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Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:34 AM

Apr 2014

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

3. It's amazing how many extreme RW ads there are here.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:34 AM

Apr 2014

Either DU is extremely cynical, or the RW ad people are extremely stupid.

-- Mal

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

5. I believe they are pulled by words

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:37 AM

Apr 2014

e.g. - Almost any thread with the word Obama in the title will have a Newsmax poll ad about Obama. I'm generalizing of course but those are the ones that stick out - mainly because they use an unflattering photo of him.

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

7. More insidious than that.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:49 AM

Apr 2014

The ads are supposed to be "tailored" to the user's preferences. E.g., I browsed a book on Amazon the other day and now it constantly pops up in the ads here. Obviously, though, the people who wrote the filtering software need to catch a clue. Even the worst Obama-haters here aren't going to sign a petition to impeach him.

-- Mal

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

4. Omg

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:35 AM

Apr 2014

I just tried to click a link on your photo.

Hmmm. Maybe I'll take a breather.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

6. This kind of thing

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 11:49 AM

Apr 2014

really makes me appreciate AdBlock

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