Rent-This-Missile Ad Agency Donates Two 'Missiles' To Protest Against Manhattan Mosque

[kpete]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Rent-This-Missile Ad Agency Donates Two 'Missiles' To Protest Against Manhattan Mosque


Need a missile for your next corporate event or political rally? Have we got the guys for you.

The missile appeared in several photos of last weekend's protests against the planned Islamic community center in downtown Manhattan. It's pointed at the sky, wrapped in a poster that reads, "Ground Zero Mosque -- Religion Preying On Freedom."

The owner of the missile is an ad agency called JetAngel, which until recently was a charity that carted decommissioned missiles and jet cockpits to children's hospitals to cheer up the kids. But now, as the agency's owner describes in a CraigsList ad, it's "no

From its sales pitch:

*********Our goal is to 're-commission' these aircraft to share the excitement of jet flight and engage the public by telling the stories that make up our history. In doing so, we can also provide a new venue for national advertisers and sponsors that has no equal in reaching consumer attention.

Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/rent-this-missile_ad_agency_donates_two_missiles_t.php

[ThomasQED]

1. A charity that brings missiles to children's hospitals to cheer them up...

what the heck is wrong with people?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Took the words out of my mouth!

WTF is WRONG with these people? Instruments of death used to "cheer up" children in a hospital????? :banghead:

[zonkers]

5. batshit crazy.

[Xithras]

6. If this is the company I'm thinking of...

...they would put seats in the missiles and paint them up like old NASA rockets, so the kids could pretend that they're flying a "space rocket".

Since it was just the outer shell, it was pretty harmless.

[Hosnon]

7. Were I in the hospital as a young boy,

not much would be cooler than a missile.

[truthisfreedom]

2. My opinion is that they don't have a political agenda... they're just looking to increase visibility

Pure profiteering.

[Alcibiades]

3. Are you mad?

What kind of person looks at decommissioned missiles and says to himself "Hey, I can pick these things up for a bargain, must be some way to make a buck off of them." A wingnut.

But wait! They may be Muslin! Look at the logo to see if there's a hidden Muslin crescent.



Anyway, he did post a rant and has donated the missiles' time. And he thinks dragging a bunch of military paraphernalia to children's hospitals and adorning them with corporate logos is a good business model. I'm going with insane evil right-wing nutjob.