The wrong signals to send to young visitors.

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Legislators Protest Beer Logos on Museum Exhibit

By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page C01


Just weeks before the opening of the Smithsonian's new aviation
museum, 20 House members have asked the Smithsonian to remove beer
logos from a historic aerobatics plane.

In a letter sent this week to Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small,
the congressmen said the Loudenslager Stephens Akro Laser 200, which
won several U.S. aerobatics titles as well as the 1980 World Aerobatic
Championship, deserved to be in the museum. However, they said the Bud
Light emblems were an advertisement and an inducement to drink -- the
wrong signals to send to young visitors.

"The display of the plane with the Bud Light logos would needlessly
commercialize the plane's exhibition while marginalizing its true
historical significance. The logos are nothing more than an
advertisement that would constitute an implicit endorsement of Bud
Light by the Smithsonian Institution," wrote the members of Congress.

"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum
visitors who will be under the legal drinking age. As you may know,
alcohol is the leading drug problem among American youth. . . .

In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum

So, do all those World War II German planes with swastikas on them tell
kids that Nazism is cool?




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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:06:12 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in Message-Id: :

In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum

So, do all those World War II German planes with swastikas on them tell
kids that Nazism is cool?

History is appropriate for a museum; marketing messages are not.


--

The true Axis Of Evil in America is our genious at marketing
coupled with the stupidity of our people. -- Bill Maher

In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:06:12 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in Message-Id: :
In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum

So, do all those World War II German planes with swastikas on them tell
kids that Nazism is cool?

History is appropriate for a museum; marketing messages are not.

The history of that plane is that it was painted with Bud Lite logos when
it was making history. Remove them, and you're removing history. Might
as well remove the name "Vin Fiz" from the plane that flew across the
country.


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a half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing visors."
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Larry Dighera wrote:

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:06:12 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in Message-Id: :

In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum

So, do all those World War II German planes with swastikas on them tell
kids that Nazism is cool?

History is appropriate for a museum; marketing messages are not.

By your reasoning, should the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American
History remove its copious displays of marketing messages? History
includes marketing messages.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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Legislators Protest Beer Logos on Museum Exhibit

By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page C01


Just weeks before the opening of the Smithsonian's new aviation
museum, 20 House members have asked the Smithsonian to remove beer
logos from a historic aerobatics plane.


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Get real!!!

If the "Bud Light" markings were on the plane when it made history, they
should stay! If they put the "Bud Light" markings on the plane AFTER it made
history, pull 'em off.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
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"The display of the plane with the Bud Light logos would needlessly
commercialize the plane's exhibition while marginalizing its true
historical significance. The logos are nothing more than an
advertisement that would constitute an implicit endorsement of Bud
Light by the Smithsonian Institution," wrote the members of Congress.

"Having a historic plane covered in gratuitous beer advertising sends
misleading and dangerous messages to the millions of annual museum
visitors who will be under the legal drinking age. As you may know,
alcohol is the leading drug problem among American youth. . . .



Bud Light has alcohol in it? Well, fancy that.

--
Dr. Tony Cox
Citrus Controls Inc.
e-mail:
http://CitrusControls.com/

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If the "Bud Light" markings were on the plane when it made history, they
should stay! If they put the "Bud Light" markings on the plane AFTER it made
history, pull 'em off.

The Smithsonian doesn't change the appearance of it's artifacts (other than to clean
them up). Both Loundenslager's plane and Faucett's balloon capsule bear the logos
they had when used when they were being flown. More congressional grandstanding
and interference. By the way both artifact's have been at the downtown museum for
a couple of years. These particular skoodges couldn't have been bothered to learn
something about aviation when they only had to walk about three blocks from their
office to the main musueum and now they're so concerned about the Udvar-Hazy center
out at Dulles?

Of course, most of the artifacts that were part of air commerce bear some commercial
markings.

They should be more concerned about the museum's selling out to McDonalds for
it's food concession.

In article , Larry Dighera wrote:
Championship, deserved to be in the museum. However, they said the Bud
Light emblems were an advertisement and an inducement to drink -- the
wrong signals to send to young visitors.

Aaah, the good 'ol "Will someone think of the children, please?" gambit.
If the plane had the Bud Light ad when it was making history, it
should retain them.

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"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

("Larry Dighera" wrote)
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Legislators Protest Beer Logos on Museum Exhibit

In a letter sent this week to Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small,
the congressmen said the Loudenslager Stephens Akro Laser 200, which
won several U.S. aerobatics titles as well as the 1980 World Aerobatic
Championship, deserved to be in the museum. However, they said the Bud
Light emblems were an advertisement and an inducement to drink -- the
wrong signals to send to young visitors.


In a follow-up letter, these same [idiots] suggested changing the name
of The Spirit Of St. Louis to Shiny Plane.

Spirit of St. Louis makes it sound as if the museum is supporting the
idea that other cities might have *less* spirit. This sends the wrong
signal to young museum visitors - that the Smithsonian endorses the idea
of one city having more spirit than another.

More historic cleansing is expected soon - The Columbus exhibit will
feature references to The Nina, The Pinta, and that 3rd big, slow,
ship. The museum does not want to send the wrong message to the youth of
America, that it supports, or condones, religious names in their
exhibits.

--
Montblack