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MONDAY HOT VIEW: ECO POLICE?By Charlie SykesUmmmm, did this really sell Audis? I was with them until the very end.....And somehow can't imagine that eco-activists were really happy with this portrayal of their dystopian fantasy.
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Wednesday, Feb 10 at 5:31 PM Walt to Peter wrote ...
I guess I am “compulsive” about recycling my yard waste in my compost bin because I get some great dirt for my garden and flower beds, I even like getting cash for my aluminum and steel cans but it’s the other stuff that I don’t like; forcing us to bring mercury filled florescent bulbs into my home, mandating that we turn food into gasoline for our cars (10%, or more, Ethanol). There are REASONABLE recyclers and than there are the Eco Nazis. Most liberals fall into the latter.
37391204 Flag for moderationWednesday, Feb 10 at 5:30 AM Peter wrote ...
It was an effective commercial. Look at all of you pouting about it! And I bet 90% of you are compulsive about recycling.
37346496 Flag for moderationTuesday, Feb 9 at 9:35 PM Anty wrote ...
Irony, thy name is Aardvark
37334394 Flag for moderationTuesday, Feb 9 at 7:25 PM Jay in Boston wrote ...
Now I know the commercial is going over like a lead balloon - but I liked it and this is why: Clean Diesel is just like clean coal - using a traditional fossil fuel with a little extra refining, in order to help it burn cleaner... It isn't BioDiesel, or some other reformulation of fuel made from food, and so the irony of the commercial is the green police allowing ANY fossil fuel burning vehicle.
37328366 Flag for moderationTuesday, Feb 9 at 7:55 AM Walt to Carl wrote ...
I guess that’s the same reason I hated that commercial; overbearing bureaucrats telling us how to live our lives naturally repels Americans. I get the satire of the commercial but is still sends chill up your spin with the realization at how close we are to that very point in time, just look at California and all their silly rules and laws. The Demolition Man movie is s a good watch to see what could be in our future if we aren’t careful. They even predicted that Swartzeneger would be Governor.
37269186 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 11:15 PM MilwaukeeBob wrote ...
As black man I see no problem with the Green Police. They were only arresting white men. I sense racial profiling at work. Dumb commercial
37257814 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:37 PM Hank wrote ...
Yeah, I thought at the end Audi was going to show some 5 mpg gas-hog of a SUV or something to tell the Eco-Nazis to go to Heck. Too bad they didn't.
37256194 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:35 PM Allen wrote ...
Couldn't they have worked in the Doyle Family choosing the ultimate reusable grocery bag.
37256079 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:25 PM Mr. X wrote ...
Excellent commercial. An example of where "liberal fascism" might take us. I agree that Audi was playing it both ways.
37252662 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 8:20 PM Carl wrote ...
This ad gave me the same feelings as did the 90's movie Demolition Man with Stallone.
37249499 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 7:48 PM Whitefish Bay Mike wrote ...
As a proud Audi owner I think Audi is guilty of trying to have it both ways in this commercial. On the one hand, they do rip on the Eco Fascists in the commercial via the Green Police. At the same time, though, they are trying to point out how wonderful and environmentally correct their product is, which sort of negates their mocking of the Eco Fascists.
37247869 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 6:40 PM Amy P. wrote ...
Liberals watched that and thought it was their game plan; don't mind the car - but what a stupid commercial. Totally, utterly tone deaf.
37244362 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 6:25 PM KT wrote ...
A road block, home search without a warrant, and spying inside someone's house? There is nothing amusing about this commercial at all (except maybe the mutant aardvark). It's just plain creepy mainly because there are actually people who would like to see this type of stuff happen.
37243639 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 5:22 PM Cabbitboy wrote ...
I heard that on Huff Po the eco twits love the ad. Give it 24 hours,48 tops till they start screaming once the jackasses figure out they're being made fun of.
37240284 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 3:51 PM Max Power wrote ...
Puzzled at why Audi would run such satire? Maybe it has to do with California's arcane and corrupt CARB system (Green Police) that effectively outlaws even high efficiency diesel cars. The California Air Resources Board is so caught up in its own bureaucracy that they won't consider this technology even though it is commonplace in Europe.
37233777 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 1:17 PM TD wrote ...
I loved this ad. It was my favorite of the day. I think you have to love an ad that makes fun of the Eco-Nazi movement, while selling a supposedly Eco-Friendly car. I might buy a green car someday, but it won't be because it will make some Eco Nazis happy ... I refuse to even consider a Prius simply because it has been shoved down my throat that its the socially conscious thing to do. This Car has my attention now ... because I could buy it, and still laugh at the idiocy of the Eco-Nuts!
37222322 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 1:14 PM BayViewJames wrote ...
A plastic bag found at the grocery store is made from polythylene, a man-made polymer that microorganisms don't recognize as food. Do you really want all of this plastic stuff in the landfills? However, there was article I was reading in the UK Registar. The UK attached serial numbers to all incandescent bulbs so they could track the purchases made with credit cards. The same system has been implemented in the US as well. Pay cash for those incadescents!
37222122 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 1:08 PM greenstapo wrote ...
Maybe it is a way to show where the "Green Jobs" will be created....
37221719 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 12:38 PM Greg M wrote ...
This commercial sent chills up my spine and a true sense of fear suddenly came over an otherwise enjoyable afternoon a football and friends. Audi really didn't think this ad through very well.
37219427 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 11:35 AM Stu wrote ...
I would have really liked this commercial a few years ago. Now, it hits a little too close to home. Anybody who doesn't think that this is our future (at least in part) had better wake up.
37214699 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 11:26 AM Walt to Paladin wrote ...
You just may have nailed it. Audi may have just wanted to appease the Pelosi; I mean the Obama, White House now that they own their own auto company with the power of the US economy behind them. Audi may not have wanted the same hassle that this administration is giving Toyota. Since Audi is such a smaller market than Toyota they probably thought that kissing Obama’s ring would keep him off their backs.
37214142 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:41 AM Tom/Kenosha wrote ...
Hilarious!! Not for selling Audis, but I thought it was a great spoof on the whole "econuts" thing. And they really had Cheap Trick re-record their song "Dream Police" as "Green Police" for this. Cool!
37211147 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:40 AM Paladin wrote ...
The WH speechwriters strike again! It's that Pelousy influence. No wonder the land of the fruits & the nuts is going broke!
37211069 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:39 AM TWP wrote ...
The ad would have been great if they'd followed the very entertaining setup where it wanted to go; if you start out mocking the madness, the consistent message is to resist it. Instead they told us how to save ourselves by keeping our heads down and appeasing the green-shirts. What could have been really funny ended up just creepy. From a German company, yet!
37211032 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:16 AM DG wrote ...
Did anybody notice that a Black Chicken was missing from the Denny's ad when they go to the White House? And now we learned that men are to go around just wearing their underwear and no pants from the Super Bowl ads. And yes, this Green ad just shows that the Progress of the Country will come to a stand still with this police.
37209237 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:11 AM Mombo Napolitano wrote ...
The only thing that was missing was an appearance by E-Gore but he has made so much money that he doesn't need anymore from a commercial.
37208864 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 10:02 AM Jan wrote ...
I like the aardvark.
37208129 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:56 AM Frank wrote ...
Clearly shows what Eco-nuts are all about.I think the ad has an adverse affect.
37207717 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:42 AM The Family Guy wrote ...
It was a commercial?!? I thought it was a public service announcement from the Obama administration. Phew. I guess I can put back all the incandescent light bulbs I buried in the yard last night.
37206849 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:20 AM Walt wrote ...
As I watched this commercial the first thing I said to myself was “there is no friggin way I want anything to do with what these people are selling.”. I think Audi made a big mistake with this add, what were they thinking? The Global warming Nazis have been debunked and Americans are tired of these people telling us what kind of movie theater popcorn oil to use. Dreadful commercial.
37205479 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:14 AM TWP wrote ...
The commercial was a hoot, but the actual sales pitch was totally incongruous. It could have been a very funny ad for something like a Hummer. There are signs the pendulum is swinging back a bit from eco-lunacy, but I guess no one's THAT brave yet.
37205162 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:13 AM Mary wrote ...
Ouch, I bet the eco-warriors cringe at this. Not because they would disapprove, but because it is all too real and something they support. They already have a squad of enforcement agents making sure people in the San Francisco area do not use their wood-burning fireplaces on days when air pollution is exepcted to be high. They literally sniff their way around town looking for signs of violators.
37205067 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:05 AM Amy L. Geiger-Hemmer wrote ...
At first I thought this commercial was just giving television viewers a warning about what we can expect in the future. After all, I don't think it is that unrealistic or far-fetched.
37204622 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 9:04 AM Nancy wrote ...
I know that commercial was supposed to be funny, but it was way too realistic to be funny. It was scary. Too plausible for the current administration.
37204542 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 8:56 AM Mark wrote ...
After seeing this, I wanted to go out and burn some plastic.
37204072 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 8:52 AM Mr. Pelican Pants wrote ...
There are numerous 'green laws' like this already on the books, or heading in that direction. Most are completely unenforceable. But if they were, it would probably look a lot like that.
37203842 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 8:52 AM George Mitchell wrote ...
Ditto to Charlie's comment.
37203819 Flag for moderationMonday, Feb 8 at 8:46 AM filthy Rich wrote ...
Seems to me that we've had a form of the "Green Police" around for quite a long time; it's called the DNR.
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