Kesher Talk

"Love us or else" say Saudis: I had the pleasure of seeing the Saudi Arabian PR ads this morning (I think it was on one of the big three networks). They show the princes of darkness standing next to various American presidents over the years, laughing or looking serious in deep consultation. Meanwhile, the narrator talks about what close friends we've been and how we've worked together for peace, stability, yadayadayada.

The tagline for the spots is "The People of Saudi Arabia -- Allies Against Terrorism."

[Guffaw]

Now comes news from Electronic Media that the ad campaign is not going well. "No national cable networks are known to have accepted the ads. ... National cable networks that have passed on the Saudi spots include A&E, AMC, Bravo, History Channel, Lifetime, USA Network and The Weather Channel."

The Saudis have laid out 10 milllion dollars for an advertizing blitz.

Oh, the ads conclude by showing GWB without any Saudi at his side. What a shame that is. You'd think they could have at least capitalized on Abdullah's recent pow-wow with Dubya in Crawford, Texas.

UPDATE: The HappyFunPundit has some suggested slogans for the Saudi ad campaign.

posted by Howard @ 4/30/2002 11:43:12 AM