SON OF HARRY HOPE
2006-09-01 20:03:39 UTC
THUNDER BAY, Ontario (UPI) -- Two advertising campaigns in Canada have
begun portraying U.S. President George Bush as unintelligent to
promote education and audio book sales.
Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, launched the Web site
yaleshmale.com, which features a picture of the president with a
caption reading: "Graduating from an Ivy League university doesn't
necessarily mean you're smart," the Canadian Free Press reported
Tuesday.
A second campaign, by simplyaudiobooks.ca, features billboards around
Toronto depicting an image of Bush with the caption "Don't read
enough?"
Frederick Gilbert, president and vice-chancellor of Lakehead
University, said the school's campaign was motivated by humor and not
politics.
"It was literally a tongue-in-cheek way of getting attention," he
said. However, he added: "I must say that older generations, well even
some of our students, have looked at it as not appropriate."
Isabelle Poniatowski, president of the Lakehead Student Union, said
the campaign lacked class.
"It still strikes me as being very repugnant," she said. "Lakehead has
so many positive attributes that you could really sell to people that
live down south."
If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation,
introduce the subject of eating.
--Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) English writer
begun portraying U.S. President George Bush as unintelligent to
promote education and audio book sales.
Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, launched the Web site
yaleshmale.com, which features a picture of the president with a
caption reading: "Graduating from an Ivy League university doesn't
necessarily mean you're smart," the Canadian Free Press reported
Tuesday.
A second campaign, by simplyaudiobooks.ca, features billboards around
Toronto depicting an image of Bush with the caption "Don't read
enough?"
Frederick Gilbert, president and vice-chancellor of Lakehead
University, said the school's campaign was motivated by humor and not
politics.
"It was literally a tongue-in-cheek way of getting attention," he
said. However, he added: "I must say that older generations, well even
some of our students, have looked at it as not appropriate."
Isabelle Poniatowski, president of the Lakehead Student Union, said
the campaign lacked class.
"It still strikes me as being very repugnant," she said. "Lakehead has
so many positive attributes that you could really sell to people that
live down south."
If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation,
introduce the subject of eating.
--Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) English writer