Well, we can all look the other way on the garbage thing. but don't you dare use a financial planner. That helps Ken Lay!
An e-mail I got re the ads. It is unbelievable that they wasted millions of tax payer's money on these ads _E-MAIL_____________________________________________ If you watched the Super Bowl, you probably saw two dramatic ads that link illegal drug use and terrorism — including the terrorist attacks on September 11. Super Bowl Sunday has become as famous for the slick commercials run between plays as for the actual game played on the field, and by any measure these particular spots sent a powerful message. Unfortunately, that message is misguided, and the millions being spent to promote it are a sad waste. Don't get us wrong: Addictive drugs like cocaine and heroin are destroying lives and families in America every day. It is also true that drug sales generate profits for overseas cartels and terrorists often sell drugs to finance violence. However, it makes no sense for the government to buy the most expensive airtime there is to air spots that seem designed mainly to link the popular War on Terrorism with the unpopular War on Drugs. Only a third of federal anti-drug money is earmarked for prevention and treatment programs — even though waiting lists for treatment programs are so long as to be cruel. Yet out of these limited funds, the White House spent $3.2 million to air two 30-second commercials. The ads were created under the auspices of President Bush's drug czar as part of a $10 million campaign. In the first ad, a litany of a terrorist's expenses concludes with a question: "Where do terrorists get their money? If you buy drugs, some of it may come from you." The second ad splices images of teenagers claiming drugs are "just fun" with other teens taking the blame for atrocities committed in other countries. "I helped murder families in Colombia," says one kid, "I helped the bomber get a fake passport," claims another. While such shocking statements may hit viewers in the gut, they will do little, if anything, to end either drug abuse or drug-related violence. By almost any measure, the United States' War on Drugs continues to be an abject failure, and the reasons are pretty simple: The profits from the illegal sale of drugs, like cocaine and heroin, are so large that drug cartels can overwhelm the billions of dollars spent on seizing drugs and counter-narcotics operations overseas. The White House's Super Bowl ads represent the continuation of a failed policy that does not serve our kids, fight terrorists or help to liberate those living under the scourge of governments corrupted by drug money. Instead, they represent a missed opportunity to channel millions of dollars into drug prevention and treatment programs that work. E-mail President Bush to express outrage that millions of dollars were spent on misguided Super Bowl ads when important treatment and prevention programs are underfunded. Click here to take action now! Melissa Simpson Manager ActForChange.com
The money only goes to terrorists right now because they're illegal... they're making a frickin' case for legalization!
Great point. My friends and I were laughing about this very fact. Within one commercial break it was "smoking kills you and it has rat poison" then "if you do drugs you are helping terrorists" and finally "Budweiser is a great american tradition so go out and drink all you want." I found this rediculous. This is a guess, but I would have to say that more innocent lives are lost due to drunk driving/drunk people than smoking and drugs. I figure people who smoke and do drugs know they are harming themselves and mostly only actually DO harm themselves and not as many other people (but people on drugs do often harm innocent people). but when people put themselves behind the wheel of a car under the influence they are endangering a lot more then their own lives (i feel every citizen has the right to do what they want to themselves) but a lot of innocent people as well. just a thought... Michael
Think of how much money the government could make by legalizing pot. Probably pay off the debt! I don't know if it'll be done anytime soon, but it should be. Like I said earlier, I don't think the commercials were bad. But I didn't think they should necessarily run during the Superbowl.
Waah! Waaaaah! Its to hard for me not to do illegal drugs. They are an integral part of my life and I can't live without them. Damn everyone who tries to take away my illicit drugs.
