Brewers and Harley Davidson Endorse Barack Obama
October 23rd, 2008 by FuzzTagged as: Barack Obama, endorsement, harley davidson, kopps custard, milwaukee, Milwaukee Brewers.
…at least that’s the perception given by Barack Obama’s new commercial that is running on WTMJ. The spot plays off of John McCain saying that he would “hate to live in Milwaukee.”
Here’s the script:
Hi. This is Steve Cagle. You know, the other day I heard something outrageous. John McCain actually said in an interview with the Washington Post that he would, and I quote, ‘hate to live in Milwaukee.’ Hate to live in Milwaukee? Home of the Harley Davidson, Kopps custard and the Brewers? Well, this is the same John McCain who’s called laws making the federal government buy American-made products – quote – disgraceful. The same McCain who is going to keep giving tax breaks to companies that ship our jobs overseas. And the same John McCain who owns seven homes scattered around the country. Hey, I own just one, and I’m proud to be born and raised here in Milwaukee. So when John McCain says he’d hate to live in Milwaukee, I say, it’d be worse to see him live in the White House. We just can’t afford John McCain.
Woah! Harley Davidson and the Milwaukee Brewers are very protective of their brands! I’m about 95% sure that the Obama campaign did NOT get permission to refer to the Brewers, HD, or even Kopps in their spot. In fact, as a radio station, we are not allowed to mention Milwaukee Brewers in commercials even if we are giving away Brewers tickets. They do this to protect their brand and make sure their names aren’t tied to anything that could be construed as controversial. They also do it to make sure that nobody is making money off of their names without a fair cut.
I don’t think that they got permission, and I encourage the lawyers to send out the same cease and desist letters that they send to local radio stations when they air commercials for “a chance to win Milwaukee Brewers tickets.”
If the Brewers, Harley Davidson, and Kopps custard ARE endorsing Barack Obama, then it looks like I won’t be buying any Brewers tickets, I will make my first motorcycle purchase a Kawasaki, and I’ll only be eating custard at Culver’s.
Here’s the spot (via ABC – hence the ABC tones in the beginning – and I’m sure they endorse Obama anyway).
