tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post1219748492259859057..comments2023-12-28T01:20:16.234-06:00Comments on Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me: Terrorism CommercialTracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-50237722427259540402007-10-08T19:46:00.000-05:002007-10-08T19:46:00.000-05:00I am not American so we don't have those ads - but...I am not American so we don't have those ads - but we are gearing up for elections here and it is amazing how many government funded commercials are now coming out of the closet.<BR/><BR/>I think they need to define who their target market is here. It <I>should be</I> the parents - this is an issue that the children should be informed about through their parental filter, not to give them nightmares.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-79312619870318629572007-10-07T11:39:00.000-05:002007-10-07T11:39:00.000-05:00Well, and at least we can tell where their propaga...Well, and at least we can tell where their propaganda intentions lie. I mean, a commercial like this with a plan for say, Hurricane Katrina, would nrver have aired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-92226580657665536112007-10-05T21:33:00.000-05:002007-10-05T21:33:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure I'm not laboring under a delusion....I'm pretty sure I'm not laboring under a delusion.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I believe in the original article I mentioned the timing of these commercials in an election year as a suspicious coincidence.<BR/><BR/>However, as I did witness the second plane hitting the World Trade Center I'm also not delusional about the fact that terrorists are a very serious concern. Watching people jump out of buildings rather than burn was a pretty harsh reality. Not a GOP fiction. <BR/><BR/>Further, the government's response to Katrina left me less than confident about depending on them for a back up plan. Here's what I learned from that - do NOT go with the Gov. back up plan or risk rape and violence. Do not expect the Gov to manage a recovery plan, they will leave you in a FEMA trailer for years before helping you rebuild a life. <BR/><BR/>Believe me I won't be voting for the GOP Yayhoos who created such a mess. <BR/><BR/>But, I'm also not under a delusion, to use your word, that the issue of terrorism disappeared, resolved itself, doesn't exist or miraculously went away.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-78296925026314492132007-10-05T14:23:00.000-05:002007-10-05T14:23:00.000-05:00You seem to be labouring under the delusion that t...You seem to be labouring under the delusion that this commercial was really anything about "preparedness"<BR/><BR/>Do we need these commercials? For the purpose of "preparedness" of course we don't. But there is more to it that that, and it is the answer to your question of, "Why did it take them six years to decide we needed this commercial."<BR/><BR/>And that is because this commercial is nothing short of a political ploy. It took six years for the GOP to wear down their original fear mongering tactics and the "War on Tera" so now they need a new way to try and creep that fear into people's heads, and what better way than scaring some kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-47219316217568590212007-10-05T13:51:00.000-05:002007-10-05T13:51:00.000-05:00I think that the key is to have a simple plan. Re...I think that the key is to have a simple plan. Remind your children that if anything bad happens, of course, you'll get to them as quickly as you can. Remind them that there are certain grownups that they can trust, like the police, fire, other emergency workers. And pick a place that they might be able to get to (albeit with the help of a grownup) to get back together. Our family plan is to meet at the hospital where my husband works. They have a generator. Unless I am at work 20 miles away, I know I could walk there from most of our usual haunts. And I know that a three year old, if asked "do you know where your mom and dad are" could respond "At the Ben Taub Hospital where my dad works"<BR/>Maybe the commercial IS to scare kids AND parents. Our job is just to remind them that of course, we can't stop bad guys from trying to do bad things, but we can pray that God will stop them, and we can have a plan just in case.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441432044598159716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-76182956966295819592007-10-05T09:48:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:48:00.000-05:00The schools? What's the back up plan for that? Hop...The schools? What's the back up plan for that? Hope that it's not my kid's school? Take my kid out of schools? Move to the country where we hope to blend into the sticks? I went to the website and there was not much focus on scenarios, lots of focus on natural disasters.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-32218019984246664642007-10-05T08:00:00.000-05:002007-10-05T08:00:00.000-05:00Google "the perfect day," and "17 missing school b...Google "the perfect day," and "17 missing school buses" and that, I believe is why we are seeing these ads. <BR/><BR/>If they want to hit us where it hurts they will do massive damage to a school(s). It would collapse our economy far worse than hitting the WTC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com