Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Super Bowl Ad Gone Bad?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kxw4uZAezaI
U.S. Senate Candidate Pete Hoekstra bought a television ad that played during the Super Bowl. It was directed towards Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow on the fact that she puts a lot into the Chinese economy by spending American dollars. FOX news article on this matter is severely based on racial insensitivity, because the commercial has a Asian woman speaking about how she appreciates Senator Stabenow for borrowing from them which makes the U.S. weaker and China stronger. This article basically states that this ad is racist and that some Asian Americans are offended. It barely explains Hoekstra's intentions.
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/02/06/hoekstra-defends-ad-theres-nothing-here-has-racial-tint

However, http://www.wwmt.com/articles/hoekstra-1401363-newschannel-pete.html article is focused more on the reasons and objectives Senator Hoekstra has before the airing, something FOX didn't do as much. It focuses more on the dispute concept he's trying to bring out between the two candidates.
http://www.wwmt.com/video/c/1137706675/local-news/1432222515001/wwmt-local is a video from Hoekstra's point of view.