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November 9, 2007
Lego Shuns Troops, Extols Lefty Propaganda
If Google is the official search engine of moonbats, and Miller is the official beer, Lego makes the official toy. The Corner's James Robbins explains how Lego shuns the troops while extolling leftist propaganda produced by a convicted bomber named Brett Kimberlin, who falsely claimed to have sold drugs to Dan Quayle:
A few days ago I posted a bleg asking for ways to reach out to Lego Systems, Inc. to see if they would donate Lego sets to wounded warriors at Walter Reed who use the sets for therapy. Quick response from Lego — forget it. Now we learn that Lego has awarded $5000.00 to eight year old Kelsie Kimberlin, as part of their first annual Creativity Awards. Her entry — a 5 minute anti-Bush video set to an altered John Lennon tune ("Happy Springtime/Bush is Over").
Problem: the video was actually produced by her father, Brett, who runs Justice Through Music, a civic engagement nonprofit. Brett is also noteworthy for being a convicted bomber (aka terrorist), and for having claimed to have sold pot to Dan Quayle in 1988. Just the kind of person you want associated with your child's favorite toy. Some free advice to Lego — want to fix this PR nightmare? Do the right thing and help the wounded warriors already.
It must really grate on the nerves of the execs at Lego that their toy has been used by children who indulge in counterrevolutionary capitalist ideology.
On a tip from V the K.
Posted by Van Helsing at November 9, 2007 8:32 AM
Comments
There was a follow-up post in The Corner from a former Lego employee.
Judging by your latest corner post you have discovered that Lego is a bunch of wacko lefties. I worked at the very lowest level, as a salesman in one of their "Brand Retail Outlets" but even there it was clear. When we were selling products in the Bionicle line we told to stress that none of the bad guys are ever killed in the storyline, they are simply defeated. Whether that be locked in a cave or made to seen the errors of their ways, see kids violence against evil solves nothing!
I would get asked several times per week, especially around Christmas time and living in an area with a considerable military population, if Lego made any kind of military models. Tanks, fighter planes, helicopters, etc, but I would have to explain that Lego does not believe in promoting the military. It usually went over like a fart in church.
For a LEGO alternative, try Best Lock.
Posted by: V the K at November 9, 2007 9:53 AM
I haven't bought Legos since 2003. My son wanted to build a red Engineer Castle for my husband who
was stationed overseas at the time. He was told
that while Lego would make that type of piece in
any other color but red (scarlet is the color
of the Engineer Regiment), it was because there
was a demand for that piece in every other color
BUT red.
Posted by: Cricket at November 10, 2007 11:24 PM
