# These guys should have stuck to the 'Got Milk?' ad
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 28, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095 "2012-10-28T01:30:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/21 "2012-10-29T14:11:42Z")
> [@Clothahump](#):
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> What brought that on? He was right on target, as was the author of the article. Why are you complaining about him posting it, instead of complaining about the topic of the article, which is the brainwashing of children?
Where and when did this ad air? You can’t be referrring to the children in the ad because they are merely paid performers, so we must be talking about the intended audience, right? Was this ad aired on The Disney Channel, Nicktoons, or ABC Family? Was it shown to children in public schools? Was it perhaps shown during Saturday morning programming?
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/22 "2012-10-29T14:20:05Z")
> [@Clothahump](#):
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> What brought that on? He was right on target, as was the author of the article. Why are you complaining about him posting it, instead of complaining about the topic of the article, which is the brainwashing of children?
Except there’s no evidence of any children being brainwashed. Are kids that appear in other commercials (or TV shows or movies) being brainwashed to actually believe whatever it is the director is pushing, or is this just an excuse for a lazy writer to write a story that starts with the laughably ludicrous line “There’s nothing liberals love more than brainwashing your kids.”
The topic of the article is stupid, as is anyone who thinks these kids were actually \*brainwashed \*for the filming of this ad. Think about what you’re saying there. And parents passing on their political and ideological beliefs to their kids is not brainwashing, FYI. Get a grip and put some aloe on your butt.
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/23 "2012-10-29T14:30:33Z")
> [@Clothahump](#):
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> What brought that on? He was right on target, as was the author of the article. Why are you complaining about him posting it, instead of complaining about the topic of the article, which is the brainwashing of children?
Actually, according to **OMG aBC** , he posted it because he thought using children in political ads was wrong. He didn’t say anything about the brainwashing of children aspect.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/24 "2012-10-29T14:32:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Summary for those who don’t want to visit link about zombie children?
In the video a bunch of morose-looking kids sing a badly-written song about how adults have screwed up the world economically and environmentally in a bizarre incitement to get people to vote. This video is trotted out by a frothy right-wing blogger to show how lefties like to brainwash children. I recommend avoiding the stupid video, the stupid blog, the stupid OP and the whole stupid thread.
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/25 "2012-10-29T14:34:00Z")
_hug_
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/26 "2012-10-29T14:36:20Z")
I wonder if the blogger was equally disturbed by [this?](http://jezebel.com/5825534/the-little-girl-whos-becoming-the-republicans-poster-child)
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### Author:  [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/27 "2012-10-29T14:42:57Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#):
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> I can think of lots of things I love more than brainwashing someone’s kids. Hell, brainwashing kids is maybe fourth or fifth on the list, tops.
Truth. After a full day of coddling criminals, persecuting Christians, encouraging preteen girls to get pregnant so they can have abortions, wiping my ass with the American flag, and swiping money from the pockets of hard-working white middle-class citizens to fund the crack habits of lazy illegal alien minorities, sometimes I don’t have a minute left over to brainwash a kid.
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/28 "2012-10-29T15:35:43Z")
You have to prioritize.
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### Author:  [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/29 "2012-10-29T15:41:14Z")
Lamest pitting ever.
Although I think the little kids should be laying some of the blame for our current situation on their grandparents too.
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### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/30 "2012-10-29T16:28:41Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#):
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> Lamest pitting ever.
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> Although I think the little kids should be laying some of the blame for our current situation on their grandparents too.
Ah, but the grandparents bring them presents, so they’re willing to overlook that little issue.
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### Author:  [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/31 "2012-10-29T16:42:14Z")
Such sleazy tactics! Now all those kids are definitely gonna go vote Obama!
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/32 "2012-10-29T16:49:48Z")
> [@Yumblie](#):
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> Such sleazy tactics! Now all those kids are definitely gonna go vote Obama!
I bet they’re all anchor babies too. A couple of them are definitely foreign-looking.
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### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/33 "2012-10-29T17:02:03Z")
> [@Yumblie](#):
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> Such sleazy tactics! Now all those kids are definitely gonna go vote Obama!
Well, sure. Guaranteed food stamps!
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### Author:  [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/34 "2012-10-29T17:15:45Z")
As long as it helps liberals, I’m for it. I’m like the anti-OMBABC!
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/35 "2012-10-29T21:06:25Z")
I dunno, it’s such a wimpy sounding song that it’s more annoying than anything.
Nobody knows how to write a good protest song anymore.
_And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don’t tell me I don’t give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam…_
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### Author:  [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/36 "2012-10-29T21:48:11Z")
I said MILK! Huh!
Good _God_, y’all!
(What it is good for?)
Absolutely _nothing_!
Say it again!
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### Author:  [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/37 "2012-10-29T23:12:30Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> Truth. After a full day of coddling criminals, persecuting Christians, encouraging preteen girls to get pregnant so they can have abortions, wiping my ass with the American flag, and swiping money from the pockets of hard-working white middle-class citizens to fund the crack habits of lazy illegal alien minorities, sometimes I don’t have a minute left over to brainwash a kid.
What about bringing about the end of western civilization by enacting the gay agenda??? Won’t someone think of teh gays?
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/38 "2012-10-29T23:23:33Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> What about bringing about the end of western civilization by enacting the gay agenda??? Won’t someone think of teh gays?
Might I interest you in one of these fabulous “Got Harvey Milk?” t-shirts?
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### Author:  [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/39 "2012-10-30T13:49:55Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> Truth. After a full day of coddling criminals, persecuting Christians, encouraging preteen girls to get pregnant so they can have abortions, wiping my ass with the American flag, and swiping money from the pockets of hard-working white middle-class citizens to fund the crack habits of lazy illegal alien minorities, sometimes I don’t have a minute left over to brainwash a kid.
What about promoting the homosexual agenda?! Damn slackers.
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### Author:  [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-should-have-stuck-to-the-got-milk-ad/639095/40 "2012-10-30T21:16:58Z")
> [@42fish](#):
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> What about promoting the homosexual agenda?! Damn slackers.
Missed it by _that_ much.
Where _that_ is about 14 hours
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