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You can't make this stuff up…..Oops! Flier shows German, not U.S., troopsBy Emery P. Dalesio – The Associated PressPosted : Thursday Oct 28, 2010 5:39:48 EDT RALEIGH, N.C. ? A North Carolina legislator has apologized after a campaign flier that was meant to cast him as military-friendly featured a photo portraying advancing German World War II soldiers.The direct-mail political consulting firm that produced the promotional piece designed to boost state Rep. Tim Spear, D-Washington, said it was responsible for the mistake. He is running against Republican Bob Steinberg.The flier destined for about 10,000 homes in Spear?s district was headlined: ?In North Carolina, One Legislator is Covering Our Soldiers? Backs.? It described Spear?s support for military-friendly legislation, including bills that made it harder to foreclose the homes of active-duty service members.The art department at Washington, D.C.-based MSHC Partners found a photo that visually captured the Spear?s message, but no one noticed that it showed the backs of four advancing World War II re-enactors dressed in German army uniforms, senior account executive Mike Brown said Wednesday.?A picture?s worth a thousand words, and with this the picture conveyed the wrong words,? Brown said.Spear said he was first alerted to trouble Saturday, when supporters who had served in World War II contacted him about the goof.?It was not only an insult to our military men and women and our veterans, but it was a personal insult to me,? Spear said, adding that his father was a tank gunner who fought in Europe during World War II. ?Even though I did not prepare it, it was sent in my name. And I apologized to the constituents? in a letter sent to local newspapers.Spear?s district primarily includes long stretches of islands along the Outer Banks and waterfront communities on Pamlico Sound. The error was previously reported by the Chowan Herald, a weekly newspaper in Edenton.Spear, 58, said he refined the flier?s language with staffers of the North Carolina Democratic Party, which paid for it. A party spokeswoman referred questions to MSHC, which was paid to design the finished product.The photo is listed for sale at a website selling stock images. Its description specifies it shows re-enactors dressed as German soldiers advancing toward an enemy position, and that it was taken at a 2008 show in England featuring World War II vehicles.?This is a mistake we definitely should not have made,? Brown said.
;D That is hilarious. ;D Just the idiocy of not checking something so simple would keep me from voting for him regardless of political affiliation. It kind of highlights what the political class thinks of the average American though doesn't it?
Spear said, adding that his father was a tank gunner who fought in Europe during World War II.
Then it begs for question – on which side his father fought ;)?
I would assume his father was in the American Army since he was born and raised in NC according to his official bio. What is more revealing is the implication of the add is that he is a vet and he has never served in the military although he was a cop. Below is a copy of the mailer.The last question is what retard looked at that picture and said “yeah, those look like Americans.” There are only about 1,000,000 visual clues that those are not American soldiers the most glaring of which is the helmets.
Well since the K-pot (PASGT,LWH, ACH) or Fritz helmet (sic) design is based on the Stahlhelm one, the confusion is easily understandable from a neophyte.However, just like the reenactment dude, it's always better to think long and hard before speaking.
I would assume his father was in the American Army since he was born and raised in NC according to his official bio
I was joking 🙂
The last question is what retard looked at that picture and said “yeah, those look like Americans.”
That's essential. The photo leaves no doubts, although I've seen German troops only in movies. I guess the responsible guy is a woman 😉
Male or female, they are still an idiot. In the military we call mistakes like this failing to pay attention to detail. In Drill Sergeant school when we got gigged and had to do push-ups we would also have to yell “attention to detail” on the way down and “teamwork is the key” on the way back up. It is a mistake that should have never happened in the first place.
