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HFCS- Better for you then vitiman C!

SentrySentry Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Debate and/or Discourse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q

So, the Corn Association or Corn Mafia or the Children of the Corn are now starting a delightful ad campaign designed to show people how harmless High Fructose Corn Syrup is. Now, I don't mean to grab a torch and pitchfork, but my bullshit meter is spazzing out a bit here. So, some questions...

1. Why isn't there an FDA warning on these commercials saying: Warning, this is bullshit.
2. Is there anything positive that can come from a disinformation campaign such as this?
3. Is there a place for this kind of advertising in the first freaking place?


Feel free to add... I hate the new post button, but it calls to me..

umm... I also can't spell vitamin.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    they are paying money to advertise a lie against the truth that's starting to come out. It should be illegal but I don't know if there's any way it can really be made actually illegal. Someone will.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Sentry wrote: »
    1. Why isn't there an FDA warning on these commercials saying: Warning, this is bullshit.
    This assumption implies that you think the corn lobby is less powerful than the FDA. I assure you that the FDA is wearing the panties in that particular relationship.
    2. Is there anything positive that can come from a disinformation campaign such as this?
    At least our agricultural sector won't crash with the rest of our economy?
    3. Is there a place for this kind of advertising in the first freaking place?
    Congress shall pass no law restricting freedom of speech or of the press et cetera et cetera. Apparently that applies to corporations now too.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    If you took away the right to lie in TV Commercials, what would politicians do to advertise their campaigns?

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    see317 wrote: »
    If you took away the right to lie in TV Commercials, what would politicians do to advertise their campaigns?

    I kind of thought the whole "I'm so and so and I approved this message." was there to like, hold some accountability.

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    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    wrote:
    When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
    'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
  • BamaBama Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    We recently had a thread about this.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Bama wrote: »
    We recently had a thread about this.

    gah... that one had a much better OP also.

    Okay, go to that one. Sorry everyone. :(

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    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    wrote:
    When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
    'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
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