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Jun. 12 2010 - 2:08 pm | 167 views | 0 recommendations | 11 comments

Washington routs Brits with Dodge

By JOE D'ALLEGRO

Dodge’s new ad  features a grimly determined General Washington routing a group of British soldiers with his Challenger. While it’s a timely bit of chest-thumping for both Flag Day and the pending World Cup match between the U.S. and England, this is not a very historically accurate ad.

Seriously.

The Challenger is pretty retro, but I’m certain muscle cars were a LOT more primitive in the 17th century. I’ll bet you couldn’t even get power windows or air conditioning, which comes standard on the Dodge. Besides, concentrated Brown Bess fire should be able to split the block of even the mightiest Hemi.

Here’s the commercial. You should save it, because who knows when you’ll find another misleading ad?

 
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    9:08 am on 06/14/10
    leonkelly
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    We must never forget that Dodge is Chrysler which is owned by Obama. Our visionary leader is doing everything he can to destroy the Anglo-American alliance between England and the US by demonizing BP and doing everything his office can to destroy the pensions of English oldsters. In time, our nation will return to our revolutionary roots and align ourselves with Castro, Chavez, and Ahmadinejad, the modern champions of the oppressed peoples of the world. This advertisement is a harbinger of better things to come. We need to honor our founders and show the English imperialist dogs the bottoms of our shoes. Besides, English men sound like women when they talk. Hail Obama, and God Bless America!

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