Comments on: Commercial Time

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:25:59 +0000

All, thanks so much for the positive comments. It’s encouraging to hear how much you value your neighbors.

By: Aphoticbeauty

Aphoticbeauty — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:02:29 +0000

Amanda, I was transplanted here over 21 years ago now. Great Falls is a great community, and the people are wonderful, don’t let one or two “bad apples” spoil the bunch. I have lived in MUCH larger communities Such as Salt Lake and Los Angeles and much smaller communities as in Bolivar Missouri etc. The people here are good people and Racism is not an issue compared to the levels in the other places I have lived. It doesn’t matter where you go there will always be jerks, thankfully this town doesn’t have near the amount that the other places does…

By: ZenPanda

ZenPanda — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:36:33 +0000

Dave has always done his commercials…

At least he is still in business here in GF.

By: david

david — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:09:07 +0000

Amanda, Chuckles is right: I’ve lived here for over six years – after living in many other places – and I have never met such friendly, honest people. And believe me: I have witnessed less racism and intolerance in Montana than in any other place that I have ever lived.

That is one of the reasons that the Pierce Auto commercial has generated some controversy – people here aren’t used to seeing such blatant examples of stuff like that. And yes, Dave Pierce has a right to make his own commercials, and while some people may agree with him (subtly or not) politically, I think that in terms of marketing and publicity it’s a bad commercial.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:40 +0000

Amanda, you would be missing out on a rare opportunity to meet some great people and enjoy some great times in Great Falls if you judge the entire city by one or two blog posts.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:39:19 +0000

I am preparing to move to Great Falls this summer and have been following the blog to learn a little more. While I am trying to keep an open mind (for better or worse, I’ve never lived anywhere remotely this small), comments like yours Wolfpack and the discription of this commerical raise concerns. I’d love some honest feedback on if this is a rare incident/sentiment or more of the norm.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:14 +0000

Wow, Wolfpack, thanks for that post! I’m so curious as to how others will react to it.

By: wolfpack

wolfpack — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:55:27 +0000

Chuckles- It saddens me that people manufacture faux racial outrage. To any objective individual it is clear that Pierce is trying to connect to some very legitimate contempt for Middle Eastern countries that have been openly and covertly waging war against our country for years. I think most if not all people who connect with this commercial are intelligent enough to associate the sword swinging fellow with particular countries not races. I find it disturbing that you equate me acting out my dislike of Saudi Arabia by buying a fuel efficient car with acts of violence from your past. I think you are bucketing us whiteys more than you would care to admit.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:56:12 +0000

Wolfpack, that saddens me. Following your logic, then I guess when I had a group of White people throwing trash at my car and calling me nigger while driving down the road when I was stationed @ Ft. Campbell, I should have taken that tragic incident and created an anti-White sentiment. Because I chose not to assume all White people were like the idiots in that truck that day, I think my life has been better. It’s interesting, isn’t it, how we’re shaped by our choices to treat people as individuals or groups, for better or worse. Glad Dave Pierce knew one of his customers so well.

By: wolfpack

wolfpack — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:55:21 +0000

The last new car I bought (40+ mpg) was from Pierce’s and it was because of my anti-Arab sentiment post 9/11. Maybe he knows his customers better than some think.