should mexican hitler ad be able to be ordered off tv for political agendas?

[karyn]

from yahoo

Controversial Hitler ad ordered off TV

Tue Apr 22, 10:53 AM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top electoral body ordered broadcasters to stop running a controversial TV ad on Monday that compares a firebrand leftist leading a siege of Congress to dictators Hitler and Pinochet.

The TV ad, funded by a Mexican businessman angry at a blockade of Congress by opposition lawmakers trying to derail an oil reform plan, says the antics of protest leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are endangering democracy.

"The complaints committee decided unanimously to order the withdrawal of the spot from today," a spokesman for the Federal Electoral Institute told Reuters.

Leftists seized Congress podiums on April 10 to block a government proposal to lower barriers to private investment in the oil sector, controlled by the state since 1938. The action has left Congress paralyzed.

"Who shuts congresses? In 1933, Adolf Hitler in Germany. In 1939, Benito Mussolini in Italy. In 1973, Augusto Pinochet of Chile," the ad says, over grainy footage of the Nazi leader, his fascist ally in Italy and Chile's late military dictator.

The 30-second spot was a flashback to conservative ads run in the 2006 election campaign calling the former rights activist and then presidential hopeful a danger to Mexico.

"Our democracy is in danger. Our peace is at risk. Mexico does not deserve this," the voice-over said.

The left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution had asked the electoral institute to order the spot off the air.

Lopez Obrador infuriated President Felipe Calderon by claiming his narrow defeat in the 2006 was fraudulent and paralyzing central Mexico City with sit-in protest camps.

Concerned about increasingly heated rhetoric and street protests over the energy proposal, Calderon's National Action Party had also condemned the ad and said it should be withdrawn.

Left-wingers, who say the proposed energy bill would amount to a sneaking privatization of oil monopoly Pemex, have vowed to stay put until Congress closes for the summer on April 30, unless the PAN offers a four-month debate on the issue.

(Reporting by Anahi Rama; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

[evilstonermonkey]

hmm... can governments invoke godwins law?

[helcyon]

hmm... can governments invoke godwins law?

gee I had to look that one up. very interesting this FAQ Of Godwins Law I must read it all.

Now....

When will this senseless hitler-bashing cease? Isn't it about time we recognised that this guy is pure PR and Marketing GOLD!!! So what his Reich barely lasted 1000 days, let alone 1000 years like he said it would. He's only human and credibility gaps are made to gloss over.



My advice would be get your business development people to get this guy to get behind your product before everyone else does and your message is diluted... let alone before the zombie hitler wakes up and realises how you swindled him on his initial contract when he was naive and trusting of you. Uh-oh....

[helcyon]

"nooooooooo!!!! godwin's law seems all powerful.... we must resist.... I will not be silenced!!! what about Stalin???? wanna try marketing a product with him? of course not his facial hair is much less appealing to generation next. this online discussion will nev..." /sound of an online discussion ending