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Lucille
03-19-2012, 01:06 PM
I might drop them a note and ask them if they're proud of their ad agency becoming the American version of Hans Schweitzer.

http://reason.com/blog/2012/03/19/ten-years-of-if-you-see-something-say-so


Shortly after September 11, 2001, the advertising firm Korey Kay & Partners pitched the Departments of State, Justice, and the newly created Homeland Security on an ad campaign to make travelers more aware of potential terrorists threats, “but none expressed interest in using the work,” Adweek reported in January 2002. “It will therefore remain a creative exercise.”

The feds would eventually change their minds about Kay’s “creative exercise.” Today, the slogan “If you see something, say something” graces mass transit hubs across the country as well as DHS-funded coffee cup sleeves. The slogan has outlived color-coded terror alerts, the Iraq War, the Yellowcake myth, Sadam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and cigarette lighter bans. In honor of “If you see something, say something,” Reason presents you with a brief timeline of its conception and current use:

January 2002: Korey Kay & Partners unveils “If you see something, say something”...

Anti Federalist
03-19-2012, 02:07 PM
Quislings, collaborators and filthy Vichy swine.

Fuck 'em! :mad:

Lishy
03-19-2012, 03:50 PM
Huh? I don't get it. But it looks like a waste of tax money...