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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:08 AM Oct 2013

The First "Attack Ads" On the Screen--Plus a Classic Book

One of the first attack ads when MGM set out to destroy writer Upton Sinclair.

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The First "Attack Ads" On the Screen--Plus a Classic Book (Original Post) geefloyd46 Oct 2013 OP

And nothing has changed sense then. zeemike Oct 2013 #1

This is great. JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #2

Check out "The Campaign of the Century" ... meegbear Oct 2013 #3

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

1. And nothing has changed sense then.

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:44 PM

Oct 2013

Same shit today, only more money involved.

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts)

2. This is great.

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 02:22 PM

Oct 2013

I am going to show it in my government classes.

meegbear

(25,438 posts)

3. Check out "The Campaign of the Century" ...

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 03:36 AM

Oct 2013

It's the story the this governor's race.

The movie studios were against him and made these films and set up "rallies" against them. Many movie stars were against them and James Cagney outright refused to participate, even under threats of being cut by the studio.

Many parallels with that race and the last two presidential.

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