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Title: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Ben on February 02, 2020, 09:36:36 PM
So the big talk was that Bloomberg spent over $10 million on a Super Bowl commercial that was supposed to center on gun control. I don't watch the Super Bowl, but found the commercial:

https://youtu.be/9Yp0yN8UxVg

The commercial alludes to stopping gun violence against children. Fox News did some digging:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-10-million-dollar-super-bowl-ad-gun-violence
https://www.scribd.com/document/445149914/KEMP-COURT-DOCUMENT

The "child" in the commercial was 20 years old and died in gang violence. And not just as an "innocent victim of a stray bullet". He was one of the gang members.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: MillCreek on February 02, 2020, 09:56:57 PM
I am watching the Super Bowl and watched the commerical.  $ 11 million for a one minute commercial.  Interesting that it was all about the urban youth, who is not a demographic that is likely to vote for Mr. Bloomberg.
Title: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: p12 on February 02, 2020, 10:02:49 PM
The Doritos commercial was awesome 👏


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xVnq31Vk8Y&feature=share
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 03, 2020, 12:41:24 AM
The Doritos commercial was awesome 👏


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xVnq31Vk8Y&feature=share

So that's that Old Town Road song people keep talking about? Who's the black fella?
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: HankB on February 03, 2020, 07:32:23 AM
The "child" in the commercial was 20 years old and died in gang violence. And not just as an "innocent victim of a stray bullet". He was one of the gang members.
If that's the case, it sure sounds like a "good riddance" shooting to me. (I suppose the decedent's nickname was "dindonuffin.")
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Ron on February 03, 2020, 08:33:13 AM
Speaking of Bloomberg...

Looks like he has a Ukraine connection.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1224087082978758657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: MechAg94 on February 03, 2020, 09:19:03 AM
Speaking of Bloomberg...

Looks like he has a Ukraine connection.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1224087082978758657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Also, during the early part of the Hong Kong stuff when people were getting critical of China, Bloomberg went out of his way to praise them.  I am sure there are connections there as well.  We will see if that comes out.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Fly320s on February 03, 2020, 10:11:57 AM
So that's that Old Town Road song people keep talking about? Who's the black fella?

Lil Nas X.  He is the singer.  20 years old, won a country music award, two Grammys.  Gay, black, country music singer.  That doesn't happen often.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Ron on February 03, 2020, 12:04:02 PM
It's almost as if there is a concerted effort to invade and converge every heterosexual male space and endeavor  [tinfoil]
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: MillCreek on February 03, 2020, 12:24:44 PM
The heterosexual male was adequately covered by Shakira's dancing during the half time show. My gosh, that butt.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: brimic on February 03, 2020, 12:42:43 PM
I didn't watch, other than a minute of the 1/2 time show. From what I saw, it looked like they tried to do a strip club re-enactment for the entire country to see.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 03, 2020, 01:28:53 PM
I didn't watch, other than a minute of the 1/2 time show. From what I saw, it looked like they tried to do a strip club re-enactment for the entire country to see.

Well, it's 2020, and they're female pop singers, so - yeah.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: MillCreek on February 03, 2020, 02:50:51 PM
During the half-time show, the risk manager actually turned to his wife and remarked how he hoped that engineering or the stage crew had checked out the stripper pole being used in J. Lo's dance.  Since if the pole collapsed or fell causing injury to a multi-bazillion pop star, that could get expensive in a hurry.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Fly320s on February 03, 2020, 03:16:38 PM
During the half-time show, the risk manager actually turned to his wife and remarked how he hoped that engineering or the stage crew had checked out the stripper pole being used in J. Lo's dance.  Since if the pole collapsed or fell causing injury to a multi-bazillion pop star, that could get expensive in a hurry.

That pole didn't look very well anchored.  It had nearly as much wiggle as Shakira and J. Lo.

BTW, Lopez is 50 and Shikara turned 43 on Superbowl Sunday.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: dogmush on February 04, 2020, 12:49:38 AM
Whatever you might say about the halftime show's aesthetic, I am impressed by the athleticism needed to hold yourself aloft on a smooth pole, using only your legs, which are covered in nylon, while wearing heels.

*I caught the halftime performance on YouTube. I think it has about as many views now as the game did on Sunday.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Jamisjockey on February 04, 2020, 09:39:44 AM
It's almost as if there is a concerted effort to invade and converge every heterosexual male space and endeavor  [tinfoil]


 ;/ ;/
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: dogmush on February 04, 2020, 11:05:05 AM
Back on the subject of Bloomberg, this stance probably won't help him with his base, or many middle of the road folks:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/bloomberg-medical-marijuana/314712/?fbclid=IwAR1kAdzNZ4MytoG4XsiAYpAMVHLYNhPd82m8RhuF1L-VQEuroLzWnT2qwro
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Angel Eyes on February 04, 2020, 11:37:04 AM
Back on the subject of Bloomberg, this stance probably won't help him with his base, or many middle of the road folks:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/bloomberg-medical-marijuana/314712/?fbclid=IwAR1kAdzNZ4MytoG4XsiAYpAMVHLYNhPd82m8RhuF1L-VQEuroLzWnT2qwro

Apparently he understands marijuana about as well as he understands firearms.
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: WLJ on February 04, 2020, 11:37:51 AM
Apparently he understands marijuana about as well as he understands firearms.


So he's an expert
Title: Re: Bloomberg's Super Bowl Commercial
Post by: Angel Eyes on February 04, 2020, 12:37:20 PM
So he's an expert

Yup.  He's a legend in his own mind.