Ah ah ahhh!, you don't do politics. Remember?
Ah ah ahhh!, you don't do politics. Remember?
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bilko2

Original Poster:

1,693 posts

261 months

Sunday 1st May 2005
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Youv'e all seen the advert ( i hope )
It must have started months ago and i just thought it was funny/good that he now does politics and loosed his tongue.
Thats all

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Sunday 1st May 2005
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I'm still trying to work out why the hell it's on.....

bilko2

Original Poster:

1,693 posts

261 months

Sunday 1st May 2005
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I must admit that it annoyed me slightly when it first started but when i saw it tonight i thought " you sly g!ts"
Not that they are getting you to vote for any one party......Apart from the one that you are used to. Seriously though, what if it is government sponsered?, Why? what have they to gain? except associating blair with a rather good advert.
Misdirection anyone?
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Thats it!
To get the couch potatoes (people who don't vote0 off their arses.
He knows that once they get to the polling station they won't have a clue so cue the advert.....
Well iv'e been allright on me arse or in the pub for the last 4 years and that's the way i want the next 4 years to go.
BINGO!!!!!
Another 20,000 dummies vote for Bliar on the strenght of a dum advert.
TADA!

>> Edited by bilko2 on Sunday 1st May 23:47

shadowninja

79,999 posts

311 months

Sunday 1st May 2005
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That advert irritates me. It just goes to show how those untrustworthy politicians have their eyes on everything and it can all be seen as a revenue earner. :|

UK PLC - What can we tax today?

YarisSi

1,538 posts

273 months

Monday 2nd May 2005
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Anyone notice that a few years ago chocolate coins became Euros. Now that is sly making me associate the Euro with the greatness of money and chocolate. I still ate it but last year my parents got me Sterling after me getting upset.

andytk

1,558 posts

295 months

Monday 2nd May 2005
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yup, I hate that advert.

I just want to smash that cartoon characters face in.

After all if he "does do" politics where will the police be to save him, eh.

As they say, it doesn't matter who you vote for the govenment will still get in.

At the end of the day is anyone nieve enought to think that if they vote anything will change. Especially if you live in a safe seat constituency.

Andy

shadowninja

79,999 posts

311 months

Monday 2nd May 2005
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YarisSi said:
Anyone notice that a few years ago chocolate coins became Euros. Now that is sly making me associate the Euro with the greatness of money and chocolate. I still ate it but last year my parents got me Sterling after me getting upset.


That doesn't bode well. Europe think we have 'family chocolate'. Vis-a-vis Sterling is a lesser currency.

cymtriks

4,561 posts

274 months

Monday 2nd May 2005
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A very annoying advert.

It shows the governments total lack of ability to comprehend why people don't vote.

The "I don't do politics" character is a charicature, not of the non voting puplic as intended, but rather the manifestation of politicians arogance.

The presentation of the character shows that politicans actually belive that if we choose not to vote for them then we must be apathetic and are unworthy to have an opinion on how the country is run. Arrogant muppets.

This reminds me of an internet poll at the time of the last election. The question "what would make you more likely to vote?" was asked. Several options were presented such as, ten pound bribes, polling booths in the pub, etc. Guess what came top? "The belief that my vote would change something" Obviously no politicians looked at the results.

Voter apathy isn't the problem. But the fact that politicians think that character is a fair representation of a non voter speeks volumes and is very closely linked to the real problem.