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Post number 2979

snakey — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 11:52:14 -0800

Mastercard Wants to Silence Nader If you thought Ralph Nader's views on too much corporate power were too far out -- click this one. The corporate thugs are trying to shut him down.

By: snakey

snakey — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:28:07 -0800

In case you haven't seen the ad -- click here (56k) or here (ISDN/DSL/Cable)

By: thirteen

thirteen — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:56:26 -0800

It is obviously parody, it will be thrown out. I am sure Ralph is not bummed out by the attention.

By: alan

alan — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 13:08:11 -0800

You can also find the ad on Adcritic.

By: almostcool

almostcool — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 13:59:08 -0800

Nader doesn't even own a credit card, which makes it even more a parody in my book, plus he's done his fair share of slamming credit card companies already. This just gives him another chance to show them how silly they look.

By: rafeco

rafeco — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:25:08 -0800

There's no doubt in my mind that this stunt was designed to piss off MasterCard and thus get lots of free media coverage for Nader. He runs on an anti-corporate agenda, so tweaking a corporation with his ads is perfect. Not only do they get his point across, but he also gets the bonus of being sued and thus having his ad aired repeatedly every time the talking heads on cable discuss the issue. A brilliant media hack.

By: lileks

lileks — Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:43:03 -0800

Nader's ad agency, I believe, are the same folks who did the ads for Jesse Ventura. They're very clever. The Ventura ads, for example, convinced Minnesotans that Mr. Ventura was a smart, modest, self-aware fellow who winked at his public persona, and would govern as a libertarian pragmatist. Those were the days.