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riversedge

(70,242 posts) Mon Feb 4, 2019, 05:47 AM Feb 2019

'Democracy Dies in Darkness' Feb. 3, 2019 SuperBowl Ad.............

‘Democracy Dies
in Darkness’
Feb. 3, 2019

Link to tweet

When we go off to war.

When we exercise our rights.

When we soar to our greatest heights.

When we mourn and pray.

When our neighbors are at risk.

When our nation is threatened.

There’s someone to gather the facts.

To bring you the story.

No matter the cost.

Because knowing empowers us.

Knowing helps us decide.

Knowing keeps us free.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/democracy-dies-in-darkness/?utm_term=.cc86c7ce0600

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'Democracy Dies in Darkness' Feb. 3, 2019 SuperBowl Ad............. (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2019 OP

poweful message! GetRidOfThem Feb 2019 #1

Important message and timely during being aired during the bowl mysteryowl Feb 2019 #2

Tom Hanks did the narration. Why would they need a second version? Auggie Feb 2019 #8

Excellent! orangecrush Feb 2019 #3

Sure beats the foreign auto commercial's message that jury duty's like root canal due to Prof.Higgins Feb 2019 #4

The jury duty bit really irked me Auggie Feb 2019 #9

I thought BigOleDummy Feb 2019 #5

And if someone doesn't want you to know, they'll just kill you IronLionZion Feb 2019 #6

a big... myohmy2 Feb 2019 #7

GetRidOfThem

(869 posts)

1. poweful message!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:43 AM

Feb 2019

Well done, Wapo!

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)

2. Important message and timely during being aired during the bowl

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:45 AM

Feb 2019

They could also have one with a female voice narration.

Auggie

(31,173 posts)

8. Tom Hanks did the narration. Why would they need a second version?

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 09:09 AM

Feb 2019

orangecrush

(19,572 posts)

3. Excellent!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 07:23 AM

Feb 2019

Prof.Higgins

(194 posts)

4. Sure beats the foreign auto commercial's message that jury duty's like root canal due to

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 08:33 AM

Feb 2019

the concept of innocent until proven guilty. Jason Bateman is on my no-see list until someone can explain why the cornerstone of American jurisprudence should be derided just to sell a foreign company’s vehicles.
And, yes, I do have a sense of humor, but this commercial didn’t even have the redeeming quality of being a clever or droll satire.