Tiger Woods Nike Commercial

What do you think of the new Nike commercial featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his deceased father? Does it make you want to go out and buy a set of Nike golf clubs? I am not sure what the point of the commercial is. Tiger Woods has apologized to the whole world, so why is such a commercial needed? In my opinion, the ad will not increase sales of Nike golf equipment. In fact, I think the ad is a little creepy, and Tiger looks weird in it and it could turn people off to the Nike brand. I think he needs to worry less about what his fans and endorsers think, and concentrate on trying to heal his relationship with his wife and children. Maybe he should fire his handlers and just try to live out of the spotlight for a long while.

Campbell's Soup Commercial is Disgusting

Okay, I've just seen it one too many times. You know the one. The totally stupid and disgusting Campbell's Soup commercial (there are a series of these stupid things) where this gigantic man is sucking on a microwaveable container of soup making sucking, disgusting, baby noises. The latest one is where his is sucking his soup down and someone comes by to get his name for a name plate for his cubicle. The guy is so into sucking on his soup container and making those awful noises that he doesn't really answer. The next day he comes to work and his name plate says "Num Yummy" and Mr. Stupid Soup-Sucker asks "who's Num Yummy?" I'm sorry, but the Campbell's Soup company needs to fire their ad firm. These commercials are so off-putting that I won't buy the soup anymore; I didn't buy much anyway, but I'm less inclined to do so now that those commercials have grossed me out. Get those things off the air! They are disgusting! This commercial is so bad that I can't even find the video on YouTube so you can decide for yourself.

Joe 4 Oil Program Commercial

While I am on the commercial bandwagon, I have to say that probably the most irritating commercial on television these days is the Citizens Energy dealio with the former senator Joe Kennedy touting his heating oil program for low income citizens. The whole thing is a mess. First of all he is very condescending in the commercial. Second, he gives the example of a woman who supposedly organized and ran a program in her church that helped needy people get heating assistance, but when she ended up needing assistance, the woman didn't know what to do. That just doesn't make sense! How contrived is that? The other thing is that he seems to want to make the viewer think that "the people" of Venezuela have, out of the kindness of their hearts, donated their excess oil to the poor people of America. Bull roar! The people of Venezuela probably don't have a clue that America even has poor people! The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez called our president the devil and seems not to have any compassion for anyone but himself. The commericial just really makes me sick. I truly feel bad about the low income folks who are having a hard time keeping warm. Those of us who are able to heat our homes can't imagine what that would be like. Also, I am not stupid enough believe that the oil I use for my home and car is not from Venezuela, but the idea that the people of Venezuela and the man who is leading their country have any sort of feeling of goodwill toward our people is ludicrous! How dare Joe Kennedy exploit the poor like that!

Let It Out Kleenex Commercial

For some reason recently the "Let It Out" Kleenex commercial has been running more frequently on television. It is my favorite commercial. I did a little searching and found out that the song "Let It Out" is sung by the group Starrfadu. I also found out that the blue couch and listening guy are going on tour and could end up in a city near you. I think it is a unique idea and perhaps a good one. I have a degree in Social Work and I know that average people on the streets have a lot of stuff on their minds; stuff that they just never get a change to get out. It is true for me personally and I know it is true for others. Just having an opportunity to let it all out has a cathartic effect. It lightens the soul. Letting out both the good and the not so good; happy and sad stuff just feels good. I think it is an interesting thing to do. I would like the listening guy's job. It would be a great feeling to know that just sitting and listening to someone's story could be just what that person needs. In my research on the commercial, I also found that Green Peace is on a mission to thwart the filming of the commercials in order further their agenda of ruining everything for everyone else. They have planted people in crowds where the commercials are being filmed and pretending to have something they want to "let out," then they go into their tirade of how Kimberly Clark is cutting down ancient growth forests for their product. While I agree that companies need to be good stewards of our resources, I also think Green Peace and their zealot mentality is not going about it in the right way. Anyway, if you would like to find out more about the tour of the blue couch and the listening man, you can go to http://www.letitout.com/