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* A Tostitos corn chip commercial shows two men, clearly polititicians, standing at podiums arguing how the other is unqualified. One of them accuses his opponent of flip-flopping (taking one position then later switching and taking the other, like being in favor of individual ownership of guns, or opposing abortion, then changing to the other side), and the guy can hear the song "Tequilla" by the Champs, and then decides to tell everyone to start partying, and the chips and dips come out. When the word "tequilla" would be sung, the one-word product name is used. The sponsored product, an anthropomorphic bag of tortilla chips who is dancing, announces, "I'm Tostitos and I approved this message!"

* A Tostitos corn chip commercial shows two men, clearly polititicians, standing at podiums arguing how the other is unqualified. One of them accuses his opponent of flip-flopping (taking one position then later switching and taking the other, like being in favor of individual ownership of guns, or opposing abortion, then changing to the other side), and the guy can hear the song "Tequilla" by the Trammps, and then decides to tell everyone to start partying, and the chips and dips come out. When the word "tequilla" would be sung, the one-word product name is used. The sponsored product, an anthropomorphic bag of tortilla chips who is dancing, announces, "I'm Tostitos and I approved this message!"

* A corn chip commercial shows two men, clearly polititicians, standing at podiums arguing how each is unqualified. One of them accuses the other of flip-flopping (taking one position then later switching and taking the other, like being in favor of individual ownership of guns, or opposing abortion, then changing to the other side), and the guy can hear the song "Tequilla" by the Trammps, and then decides to tell everyone to start partying, and the chips and dips come out. When the word "tequilla" would be sung, the one-word product name is used. The sponsored product, an anthropomorphic bag of tortilla chips who is dancing, announces, "I'm Tostitos and I approved this message!"

* A corn chip commercial shows two men, clearly polititicians, standing at podiums arguing how each is unqualified. One of them accuses the other of flip-flopping (taking one position then later switching and taking the other, like being in favor of individual ownership of guns, or opposing abortion, then changing to the other side), and the guy can hear the song "Tequilla" by the Trammps, and then decides to tell everyone to start partying, and the chips and dips come out. The sponsored product, an anthropomorphic bag of tortilla chips who is dancing, announces, "I'm Tostitos and I approved this message!"

* A corn chip commercial shows two men standing at podiums arguing how each is unqualified. One of them accuses the other of flip-flopping (taking one position then later switching and taking the other, like being in favor of individual ownership of guns, or opposing abortion, then changing to the other side), and the guy can hear the song "Tequilla" by the Trammps, and then decides to tell everyone to start partying, and the chips and dips come out. The sponsored product, an anthropomorphic bag of tortilla chips who is dancing, announces, "I'm Tostitos and I approved this message!"

In the United States, a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, otherwise known as the [=McCain=]-Feingold Act, requires that a political candidate for a federal office - or the group that produced it - give "a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved the communication." This means an ad has to say something like, "I'm [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Cole Rupt]], and I approved this message." This only applies to candidates for Congress and the presidency. It does not apply to candidates for state or local office, or to anything other than politicians.

* Jerry's Subs and Pizza, a Washington-area sub sandwich franchise, during the 2008 election period, had a radio ad asking people to come in and pick their favorite sandwich, one for each of the (then three) major candidates (HillaryClinton, John [=McCain=] and BarackObama). At the end, the announcer says, "I'm Jerry and I approved these sandwiches."
* Parodied in ''RobotChicken'': "My name is George W. Bush and I approve this message: Tacos rule!"

* Popular vlogger Ray William Johnson ends all of his YouTube videos with "I'm Ray William Johnson, and I approve this message."

** They are likewise a legal requirement in New Zealand, presented in the form "Authorised by [Name], [Physical Address]" - for political parties, this is the party secretary and the party's headquarters respectively.
* A commercial for WorldOfWarcraft announced the addition of ChuckNorris as an apparently ''very'' tough character in the game. An announcer says, "There are five million people playing World of Warcraft, only because Chuck Norris allows them to live," and at the end, Chuck says, "I'm Chuck Norris, and I approve this game."

In the United States, a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires that a political candidate for a federal office - or the group that produced it - give "a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved the communication." This means an ad has to say something like, "I'm [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Cole Rupt]], and I approved this message." This only applies to candidates for Congress and the presidency. It does not apply to candidates for state or local office, or to anything other than politicians.

The provision was added so that political candidates would be less likely to fund attack ads or ads with questionable claims. However, that doesn't stop outside parties like interest groups from running their own ads: the NRA or AARP could run an ad that says "Cole Rupt is a brain-eating alien," but it would obviously not have opposing candidate Bea Ribe's "approval." ''These'' must be followed by a statement along the lines of "Paid for by the Republicratic National Committee", or "The [[FunWithAcronyms S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.]] has paid for this message and is responsible for its' content".

* An issue of ''SpiderMan'' in which {{Deadpool}} claimed to have ''BlackestNight'' symbols on his toenails ("My feet are a rainbow of power!") had a footnote reading "I'm GeoffJohns and I approve this message -- GeoffJohns, former ''Comicbook/{{Avengers}}'' writer".

In the United States, a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires that a political candidate for a federal office - or the group that produced it - give "a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved the communication." This means an ad has to say something like, "I'm Mr. [[StevenUlyssesPerhero C. Orrupt]] of the Repcrat party, and I approved this message." This only applies to candidates for Congress and the presidency. It does not apply to candidates for state or local office, or to anything other than politicians.

The provision was added so that political candidates would be less likely to fund attack ads or ads with questionable claims. However, that doesn't stop outside parties like interest groups from running their own ads: the NRA or AARP could run an ad that says "Republicrat C. Orrupt is a brain-eating alien," but it would obviously not have opposing candidate B. Ribe's "approval."

* The provision was added so that political candidates would be less likely to fund attack ads or ads with questionable claims. However, that doesn't stop outside parties like interest groups from running their own ads: the NRA or AARP could run an ad that says "Republicrat C. Orrupt is a brain-eating alien," but it would obviously not have opposing candidate B. Ribe's "approval."

* A commercial for WorldOfWarcraft announced the addition of ChuckNorris as a character in the game. Part of the ad copy says, "There are five million people playing World of Warcraft, only because Chuck Norris allows them to live," and at the end, Chuck says, "I'm Chuck Norris, and I approve this game."

In the United States, a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires that a political candidate for a federal office - or the group that produced it - give "a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved the communication." This means an ad has to say something like, "I'm Mr. [[StevenUlyssesPerhero C. Orrupt]] of the Repcrat party, and I approved this message." This only applies to candidates for congress and the President. It does not apply to candidates for state or local office, or to anything other than politicians.

However, a number of ads for things other than politicians are parodying this requirement, and including it on them even though it is not applicable to anything else. So some ad will say "TropeCo's tropes are tropier. We're Tropeco, and we approved this ad." Oh yeah, right, an ad by some company might not be approved by them.

* Jerry's Subs and Pizza, a Washington, D.C. area sub franchise, during the election period, had a radio ad asking people to come in and pick their favorite sandwich, one for each of the (then three) major candidates (Clinton, [=McCain=], and Obama). At the end, the announcer says, "I'm Jerry and I approved these sandwiches."
* Parodied in RobotChicken: "My name is George W. Bush and I approve this message: Tacos rule!"

* Parodied in RobotChicken: "My name is George W. Bush and I approve this message: Tacos rule!"

In the United States, a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires that a political candidate - or the group that produced it - give "a statement by the candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved the communication." This means an ad has to say something like, "I'm Mr. [[StevenUlyssesPerhero C. Orrupt]] of the Repcrat party, and I approved this message."