Conservative Tribune
2/2/2014
Each February, the Super Bowl boasts some of the best commercials you’ll see on TV all year.
This year, there were some especially good ones, and we’ve compiled all those that have been released so far for you to view right here.
The commercials included a Budweiser ad honoring soldiers (it’s the first video on this page) as well as a SodaStream ad featuring Scarlett Johansson, who stepped down from an anti-Israel “charity” to support the Israeli company.
Watch the ads at Conservative Tribune.
Related: Video: Palestinian workers back Scarlett Johansson’s opposition to SodaStream boycott
American actress Scarlett Johansson has been criticized as naïve and irresponsible for endorsing SodaStream, an Israeli company that operates a factory in theWest Banksettlement of Maale Adumim – to the detriment of Palestinian rights, say critics.
The Jewish actress’s promotion of the company in a Superbowl ad has propelled an international campaign to boycott the home sodamaker and today forced the actress to step down as a global ambassador for the humanitarian agency Oxfam.
But those most familiar with the factory – Palestinians who work there – largely side with Ms. Johansson.
“Before boycotting, they should think of the workers who are going to suffer,” says a young man shivering in the pre-dawn darkness in Azzariah, a West Bank town cut off from work opportunities inJerusalem by the concrete Israeli separation wall. Previously, he earned 20 shekels ($6) a day plucking and cleaning chickens; now he makes nearly 10 times that at SodaStream, which also provides transportation, breakfast, and lunch…
Read the whole thing.
Leftist Antisemitics Demand Israel Closes Factory That Employs Hundreds Of Palestinians
…SodaStream, whose commercial for their fizzy drink maker will be screened during the Super Bowl, provides on-site prayer facilities for all its workers and has constructed a synagogue and a small mosque within its premises. But most of all, it provides work in an area where jobs are scarce…
Coca-Cola revealed as one of Oxfam’s major donors, following NGO’s attack on both Israeli soda company and Pepsi.
CAJ note: Two of our two favorite ads are not included in the Tribune’s list of 34:
Alex and Ani Super Bowl 2014 | Main Street America
Main Street has long been a part of the cultural fabric of America: the essence of our thriving economy. It’s where we’ve gathered to live, work, and play. It’s time to recapture Main Street, America.
Alex and Ani is turning street lights back on and “closed” signs around all across the country.
We offer eco-friendly, positive energy products that are Made in America with pride and with peace. Join us as we lead the way back to Main Street.
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And, via The Blacksphere, Super Bowl Ad: Charles Schulz Would Be Proud!
…in what has become less and less a family-friendly entertainment venue, with racy ads and malfunctioning half-time show wardrobes, Americans may be pleased to view some uplifting commercials on Sunday.
This one, replete with the Peanuts gang, touches the patriot’s heart. Sparky would be pleased…
MetLife and the Peanuts gang welcome the world to MetLife Stadium on February 2nd. Game on.
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Update: ‘Best moment’: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, others applaud Bruno Mars’ military dedication
During Bruno Mars’ halftime performance at the Super Bowl, a video was shown featuring members of the U.S. military sending messages home.
Viewers loved it…
