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Posted: 1/11/2002 4:29:37 AM EDT
[url]WWW.petitiononline.com/jeepcomm/petition.html[/url]

1000 signatures and counting.

Much better..."Waverunner"
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:51:03 AM EDT
[#1]
I'm #1090[:D]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:51:11 AM EDT
[#2]
Have you seen the ad yet? It should piss you off as a sportsman and RESPONSIBLE firearms owner. Let's run up the signatures on this one. I'm tacking this on top for a few.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:55:23 AM EDT
[#3]
DONE!

Made a notation that i'm one of their LOYAL customers.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:56:53 AM EDT
[#4]
1117

What a bullshit ad, dont they realize that us who hunt actually use their products?

[beer]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 5:22:01 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
[url]WWW.petitiononline.com/jeepcomm/petition.html[/url]
1000 signatures and counting.

Much better..."Waverunner"
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1204 [B]BOYCOTT 'EM!!!![/B]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 5:23:17 AM EDT
[#6]
#1218 and counting

SRM
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 5:31:16 AM EDT
[#7]
#1249... My Cherokee wanted a Wrangler to hang out with in the garage at night.

He'll have to settle for a Ford Escape.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:13:55 AM EDT
[#8]
1436
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:32:54 AM EDT
[#9]
1527 and counting...
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:34:39 AM EDT
[#10]
#1542

Here is another link to the article:
[url]http://www.wlfa.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=718[/url]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:45:03 AM EDT
[#11]
What networks are airing this ad and when? I have not seen it.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 7:32:30 AM EDT
[#12]
#1700 used one of there products to haul two very dead deer out of the woods this season. I wish they would have scottch gaurded the seats.[chainsawkill]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 7:38:31 AM EDT
[#13]
I was just about to email the wife..about the new Jeep "Rubicon" coming out
with the improvements I have been waiting for....forget that...rather own a beefed up ford bronco anyway...what a bunch of Euro-trash jerkoffs.....imo of course
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 7:50:43 AM EDT
[#14]
1866. Thanks for the link.

DaimlerChrysler [heavy]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 7:51:15 AM EDT
[#15]
F them!

Bulldog OUT
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:12:42 AM EDT
[#16]
#1937

Jeep CJ7 Owner.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:21:26 AM EDT
[#17]
BTT
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:39:43 AM EDT
[#18]
#2082 and counting. Seven Jeeps in the familt over the last 15 years.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:42:36 AM EDT
[#19]
#2093

Here's what I added in my comments:

The petition also failed to mention, possibly for brevity's sake, that without the sportsmen and women, deer and other large herbivores would destroy the forests of America. Without the natural predators, American hunters are the force that keeps the large herbivore populations under control. My own state of Indiana has controlled hunts within State Parks as part of a deer population management effort. I find your advertisement to cater to the yuppy, sniveling crowd of America who are more concerned about offending someone than doing the right thing!

Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:49:26 AM EDT
[#20]
#2118

I'm not so ashamed to drive my wrangler after seeing this petition.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:50:00 AM EDT
[#21]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:57:59 AM EDT
[#22]
2161

Link Posted: 1/11/2002 10:06:48 AM EDT
[#23]
#2460
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 10:40:43 AM EDT
[#24]
We seem to have their attention:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
here is the reply from daimlerchrysler:


Thank you for your comments regarding our 30-second Jeep Grand Cherokee television commercial. We value your opinion and appreciate your willingness to share it with us.

As you know, outdoor activities and communing with the environment are both basic to the DNA of the Jeep brand. That is why for many years Jeep has sponsored and supported a wide range of outdoor events and activities.

With this in mind, we created the spot to communicate the key attributes of Jeep - off-road capability, ruggedness, safety and security. Because of our innate involvement with nature and outdoor activities, we felt we could use the hunting analogy in a tongue-in-cheek way to highlight the "go anywhere, do anything" capability of Jeep vehicles.

Unfortunately, we did not anticipate this story line would evoke such negative emotion among some viewers. That was never intended. We apologize if we inadvertently offended any individual or group. Obviously we underestimated the sensitivity of this issue.

Jeep, as the embodiment of the great outdoors, does not want to damage our relationship with any groups or individuals that love, appreciate and enjoy outdoor activities. Nor do we want to damage our relationship with our loyal customers or prospects who reside on either side of this issue. Therefore, because this is so emotionally charged, we will no longer continue this campaign.

Again, thank you for sharing your views with us. We hope this clarifies our position.

Respectfully,

The Jeep Brand
A Division of DaimlerChrysler Corporation

Link Posted: 1/11/2002 10:48:59 AM EDT
[#25]
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 10:52:11 AM EDT
[#26]
#26xx something.

Is there a copy of the ad posted online anywhere?  I want to forward it to people.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 11:09:49 AM EDT
[#27]
Done.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 11:15:49 AM EDT
[#28]
2720
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 11:27:16 AM EDT
[#29]
2762
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 11:59:51 AM EDT
[#30]
Now how about this?

A jeep bogging out a muddy-ass road...

Climbing up a steep rocky hill...

Traversing a fast moving stream...

And the owner flopping down a freshly killed, 16 point buck and gutting it.

Now thats a commercial I can live with.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:44:46 PM EDT
[#31]
Thanks for the help with the link WAVERUNNER and thanks to all who stepped up to the line and made a big company take notice!

"Whupped 'em again, didn't we Josey"?

"Whupped 'em again, boy".
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 4:52:36 PM EDT
[#32]
3493.

Screw 'em
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:03:34 PM EDT
[#33]
Quoted:
Thanks for the help with the link WAVERUNNER and thanks to all who stepped up to the line and made a big company take notice!

"Whupped 'em again, didn't we Josey"?

"Whupped 'em again, boy".
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My pleasure.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 6:23:29 PM EDT
[#34]
Done.

Now over 4300...

CMOS
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 7:29:11 PM EDT
[#35]
4435 for me
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:40:39 PM EDT
[#36]
4604
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 8:54:48 PM EDT
[#37]
#4631 here.  Also the proud owner of a Jeep Grand Cherokee.   I Love my Jeep, but they had better think about the message they are sending to sportsmen across the country.
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 9:05:52 PM EDT
[#38]
4650
Think they'll get the message?
Link Posted: 1/11/2002 9:17:42 PM EDT
[#39]
#4666.  Less hunting = more vehicle-wildlife collisions = more Jeep drivers injured or killed by 60 MPH ungulates... probably not the most thoroughly thought out campaign in the ad cupboard...
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 5:54:57 AM EDT
[#40]
I am #5077
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 8:30:15 AM EDT
[#41]
5436, and counting
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 9:05:44 AM EDT
[#42]
#5486. I have owned a CJ5 since I bought it new in 1979, if Jeep does not pull their ad I am serious about selling it ASAP. Semper Fi, jarhead gunner.
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 9:58:31 AM EDT
[#43]
#5594
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 10:19:06 AM EDT
[#44]
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 10:28:15 AM EDT
[#45]
Im number 53xx...owning a 01 Stratus R/T, and my mom owning a 00 Jeep Grand Cherokee, I was very upset...
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 11:09:21 AM EDT
[#46]
#5635

I don't personally hunt, but many of my friends do, and I find the tone of the ad highly offensive.

Actually, I do hunt; but only the Two-Legged Spota, it's always in season.  [:D]

Link Posted: 1/12/2002 12:49:08 PM EDT
[#47]
#58?? as of 01/12/02 @ 3:38pm CST.
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 3:28:34 PM EDT
[#48]
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 3:49:32 PM EDT
[#49]
Im 6158 as of 6:41pm 01/12/2002
Lets squeeze there b**ls tighter!
Link Posted: 1/12/2002 7:27:32 PM EDT
[#50]
Done. #6557. That new $25,000 Land Rover looks way cooler than any Jeep.
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