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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 04:53 PM Mar 2012

Santorum Campaign Ad Ties Obama to Ahmadinejad SUBLIMINALLY



VIDEO, frames in question, and article here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/santorum-campaign-disputes-obamaville-ad-tied-obama-to-ahmadinejad-subliminally/


In a new Rick Santorum attack ad released on the web entitled Obamaville, images of President Obama and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appear to be shown interspersed together. MSNBC.com reporter M. Alex Johnson observed that “at the 40-second mark, an image of Ahmadinejad is shown on a small TV screen. For less than a half-second, the picture flashes to a similarly framed picture of Obama before returning to the Iranian dictator.” ... <SNIP>



Note: At the 40 second mark - the phrase "sworn American enemy" is said, and then the picture changes from Ahmadinejad to Obama for a very brief moment and then immediately back to Ahmadinejad.

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Santorum Campaign Ad Ties Obama to Ahmadinejad SUBLIMINALLY (Original Post) Tx4obama Mar 2012 OP
It's not subliminal. It's not even subtle. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #1
Well... Tx4obama Mar 2012 #3
This fine family man is best at lying. Thinkingabout Mar 2012 #2
Even if Iran were to build 50 nuclear weapons obxhead Mar 2012 #4
This ad must have been insanely expensive to produce. eyewall Mar 2012 #5

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
3. Well...
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 05:56 PM
Mar 2012

I think in the article the example of the 'frames' was slowed down, in the actual video the frames go faster and it's more subliminal.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. This fine family man is best at lying.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 05:16 PM
Mar 2012

He was on the Sunday talk shows explaining since he won in Louisiana he going to be the GOP nominee. I hope when his children was being home schooled they was taught to be truthful. He needs 70% of the rest of the delegates to win.

 

obxhead

(8,434 posts)
4. Even if Iran were to build 50 nuclear weapons
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 06:07 PM
Mar 2012

they would not be a nuclear threat to US soil.

That paired with our very real nuclear threat against them makes this argument so much more insane. We could eliminate the entire country of Iran in less than an hour. They know this.

I'm so sick of this argument. Let Iran get nukes. They'll do the same damn thing everyone else does with them, sit on them unused.

eyewall

(674 posts)
5. This ad must have been insanely expensive to produce.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 06:32 PM
Mar 2012

The message clearly is to incite fear in the viewer that their world is being destroyed by premeditated actions being done by the Obama administration. I'm almost surprised they didn't include any earthquakes or tornadoes in the list of deliberate efforts. The idiocy of the claims is designed to be overlooked by anyone caught up in the images and pace of the piece. It's a very professional bit of fear mongering propaganda.

Bodes ill for the election season if they have stuff like this ready to air.

I'm glad someone caught the inclusion of the "sworn American enemy" subliminal insert. I hope it's enough to get the ad banned.

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