I'm really not a fan of companies or products appropriating the legacy of 9/11, but I have to admit that this commercial from State Farm -- which aired yesterday and was directed by Spike Lee -- brought me pretty close to tears.
Let's hear it for New York.
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Empire Strikes Back
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agreed. this was the only thing I saw yesterday that didn't make me want to hit someone or something.
Close? I was just short of unrestrained tears...
Ditto here. So my 10-year-old rolls his eyes and says, "Jesus, dad!" The 10-year-old who on September 2001 was six months old.
Where are the adorbale singing kids, genuflecting horses, and grateful Hooters girls when First Responders are trying to get the proper health care for the debilitating diseases they have from digging through the wreckage ten years ago?
At school, in a stable, and working at Hooters, respectively.
You asked.
You can download the song from two sites and State Farm donates its share of the proceeds to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Great job Spike.
After raising my home owners insurance
from 2600 to 8950 all I can say is
Fuck You State Farm.
One minute I was yelling out of happiness for the Bears, the next minute I was crying like a baby. You should have seen my boyfriend's face when he walked in on me in tears. And Luke, I agree with you 100%.
Agreed. That one and genuflecting clydesdales did it for me. That does not mean I'm going to start drinking swilly Budweiser or using State Farm. Nice ads though.
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