Chukpike
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And I am saying there were other ways to depict that section of the speech/video that would have got the message across without going to the lengths they did.
Exactly. Don't walk over the bodies of service members to further your agenda.
I guess I am just missing what the problem is.
The problem CBS had with the video is that they used "stock footage" and not real soldiers.
There’s the Continental Congress…A real WWII vet…Photos of workers at Ground Zero. A close-up of a folded flag presented to a grieving widow at a military funeral… profiles of soldiers swelling with pride in slo-motion."
"But CBS News found that the footage of the ‘funeral’ and soldiers is what is called ‘stock’ footage. The soldiers were actors and the funeral scene was from a one-day film shoot, produced in June. No real soldiers were used during production." quote CBS article
CBS had no problem with the story line of the video or the video itself.The girls essay is a story line as told by the flag. It talks about being there with the signing of the Constitution, being there at ground zero, just about the flag being there when various events in history occurred.
I am guessing people aren't watching the real video. They are watching the AirAmerica video.
Here is the real video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTF-jO7NvIM&feature=player_embedded
And if you watch it listen to the girls essay.
I just don't see this video as exploiting our military personnel. We had similar videos during the patriotic rally at the VFW National Convention.
MontyB what specifically in the video bothers you?
Maybe the problem is the misleading title to this thread. RNC used fake soldiers for ad
This video was not an ad or commerical it was part of the convention program.
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