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Super Bowl commercial rejected by Fox because it featured border wall, according to ad agency
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Tear down this wall!
Looking to keep politics separate from football, Fox Sports recently rejected a Super Bowl commercial because it included an image of a border wall, according to the ad agency.
The 84 Lumber ad, produced by the Brunner agency, reportedly cost $15 million.
“Fox rejected our original commercial because they determined that some of the imagery, including ‘the wall’ would be too controversial,” Brunner CEO Michael Brunner said in a statement. “So we went back and revised the spot to make it acceptable to them.”
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The Daily News has reached out to Fox for comment.
At 90 seconds, it will reportedly be the longest commercial during the Feb. 5 game. It sounds like it might be the most searing, too.
“This isn’t one that’s going to make people laugh,” Brunner creative director Rob Schapiro told the Daily News. “It’s one that’s going to be thought-provoking and relevant to the discussions that are taking place in homes across America now. It’s not typical subject matter for the Super Bowl.”
The centerpiece of an 84 Lumber recruiting campaign, the top secret spot was shot in Mexico using a Mexican crew and a Mexican cast said to be on a journey, presumably to the United States. The ad is meant to make a statement, Schapiro said, and took “a lot of courage” for 84 Lumber to tell.
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“The journey ultimately demonstrates the characteristics, the will, grit, determination to succeed that we’re looking for, the people who make up 84 Lumber who we consider to be 84 Lumber material,” Schapiro said. “It’s also a very patriotic message.”
The final powerful product is something, Shapiro said, that will cut through noisy Super Bowl gatherings, grab viewers “by the throat and say ‘Look at me and pay attention.’”
So what’s it about? The combination of jobs, Mexican workers and a deleted border wall paint a predictable picture of what the ad is going to focus on.
“84 Lumber challenged us to create a thought-provoking 90-second spot that would tell the world who 84 Lumber is and what they stand for — a company looking for people with grit, determination and heart, no matter who they are, where they come from, or what they look like,” Schapiro said.
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If 84 Lumber is looking to make a splash with the ad, they’ve already done it. The political undertones and the early draft getting spiked by the network have trained attention on the spot almost two weeks before it even airs.
Because they “all believed too strongly” in the message of the ad, Brunner will put the the full, original version online during the Super Bowl.
With the wall intact
Well, he certainly kept this promise from his election campaign:"He tells it like it is"
@washingtonpost: "Trump is getting payments from foreign governments. We have no idea what they are." https://t.co/QjpGBLhLve
Any of you guys listen to sway in the morning? Is DJ Wonder really pro trump?....can't tell if it's a work.
"He's not a politician, but he will mellow out when he gets into office" [emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]. Dude was a politician the entire time he just never held public office.
@washingtonpost: "Trump is getting payments from foreign governments. We have no idea what they are." https://t.co/QjpGBLhLve
21,995,000 to 12,329,000: Government Employees Outnumber Manufacturing Employees 1.8 to 1I knew there were some effects from immigration that affected employment levels but didn't know it was that bad. Damn.
This is of 2015.
CNSNews.com) - Those employed by government in the United States in August of this year outnumbered those employed in the manufacturing sector by almost 1.8 to 1, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS. By contrast, there were only 12,329,000 employed in the manufacturing sector.
Its amazing that people cant see that the man is mentally ill. Look at the transcript from the interview, it's completely incoherent. I've never met a sane person who talks like that, no matter how ignorant they are.
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I knew there were some effects from immigration that affected employment levels but didn't know it was that bad. Damn.
21,995,000 to 12,329,000: Government Employees Outnumber Manufacturing Employees 1.8 to 1
[QUOTE url="[URL]http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cesbtab1.htm[/URL]"]
CNSNews.com) - Those employed by government in the United States in August of this year outnumbered those employed in the manufacturing sector by almost 1.8 to 1, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS. By contrast, there were only 12,329,000 employed in the manufacturing sector.
@brianstelter: 14 minutes apart: Fox says "ungrateful traitor," Trump says "ungrateful traitor," Fox says "weak leader," Trump says "weak leader."
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I knew there were some effects from immigration that affected employment levels but didn't know it was that bad. Damn.
21,995,000 to 12,329,000: Government Employees Outnumber Manufacturing Employees 1.8 to 1
[QUOTE url="[URL]http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cesbtab1.htm[/URL]"]
CNSNews.com) - Those employed by government in the United States in August of this year outnumbered those employed in the manufacturing sector by almost 1.8 to 1, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS. By contrast, there were only 12,329,000 employed in the manufacturing sector.
Not saying they do.Those jobs don't just magically appear in the private sector and manufacturing jobs don't just appear through a government freeze.