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Dictator Obama seizes control of broadcast media

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 7:14 PM

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

FCC: Presidential emergency alerts to be tested
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=15&sid=2262066

He's already given the media billion$ in bribes and bailouts, so of course he thinks he owns them.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:19 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Is that going to be like those old emergency broadcast system alerts they used to have? I haven't seenone ofthose in a long time. The only one I ever saw that was an actuall alert instead of the usual test ones was once at my grandma's, there was a thunder storm coming, not really an emergency but I was excited because A) I love thunderstorms and B) it was the only time it was a real "emergency instead of a test.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 3:25 AM

FREMDFIRMA

I am snickeringly reminded of how V managed to effectively commandeer such a channel in the movie...

That said, the EBS system does have its uses, back when I was living in Flint the local EBS popped a warning about a recently sold propane tank which was (I forget) improperly filled or screwed up in some way that might cause it to explode if used.

Said tank was discovered and properly returned within fifteen minutes, thankfully before any damage resulted.

Anyhow, as the Gov never does seem to learn, you build in a backdoor like that, you leave a gaping hole for exploitation, I figure some prankster makes em well aware of that within a couple months of doing so.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 3:52 AM

DREAMTROVE

Obama contacted the producers of V, that's why it was taken off the air and "reworked" was according to his wishes, he wanted to silence some of the ideas in that, which of course led to in the last few eps of the original run, their somewhat blatant snarking of Obama.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 3:10 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Oh my goodness, I knew it!! Remember when V had that episode that was remoniscent ofthe swine flu thing? And it got postponed to not be on again until April? I knew that wasn't just coincidence! So they changed the script recently because_he or _his didn't like it? That is rutted up if its true, don't you think? I mean its a show for goodness sake, that is part of what scifi is for, to criticize and put forth alternative views about the current system. Did they miss the memmo?

Well if they cancel V I'm going to have one very upset woman at the day center I help at on Mon. That's her very favorite show, it was really cute because I mentioned to her that I love Firefly, and the next week she came in excited because her dad and her were flipping channels and saw it and J said, "Oh look, there's Anna!", but then she figured out that it was my show, just with "Anna" in it as someone else, she does understand that actors play different roles after all.

I think if V gets canceled I'm calling Obama on the red phone to give him a talking to.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 4:59 PM

DREAMTROVE

Riona a chara,

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Remember when V had that episode that was reminiscent of the swine flu thing?

Yes, that's what did it, and in the show's original storyline, that wasn't actually the venue of attack, it was a distraction. But Obama freaked, and he is a little bit dictatorial...

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And it got postponed to not be on again until April?

He wrote a letter to ABC that said that he didn't like the way the storyline was going, and that he just wanted to make sure that the network would broadcast anything that might "paint us in a negative light."

I'll see if I can find the story, because ABC printed the letter in retribution, because that's like an extreme overreach. But I gather they must've gotten this before they filmed the scene where Anna says to her interviewer that she just wanted to make sure that there was nothing broadcast that would paint us in a negative light. I cracked up, but yes, it was real. There was a bit of a spat between the administration and ABC after that, they snubbed him, they bumped his next speech for an episode of "Lost" IIRC, maybe the premiere, but it was a snub, and I was pretty sure it was a response to this.

(Obama then went through something very similar with FOX, he kicked them out of the whitehouse press conference saying they were "not a news agency" and then they did what the press does when you insult them, and ran every story they could until he caved and let them back in.)

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I knew that wasn't just coincidence! So they changed the script recently because_he or _his didn't like it? That is rutted up if its true, don't you think? I mean its a show for goodness sake, that is part of what scifi is for, to criticize and put forth alternative views about the current system. Did they miss the memmo?

Yes, and it is true. I hope they haven't purged the internet of the story ;) ABC ran the story themselves, so it was not from a conspiracy blog or something.

There's some mention of it on this V blog here:

http://www.visitorsamongus.com/v-the-abc-series/

There are a lot of news stories here from various sources, but I don't think it contains the letter from Obama or his comments.

There are a couple of defenses of the show, from the link:

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"Any similarities between President Obama and the aliens in ‘V’ are purely coincidental. The script was not written as a roman a clef or allegory for the Obama administration. The script was written by Scott Peters during the Bush administration and started before Mr. Obama clinched the nomination. The author, Mr. Peters, is not some evil sleeper right-winger/Obama hater. Mr. Peters, besides being a talented writer and director….is a liberal supporter of the President who worked for and donated money to his campaign. If he’s a mole for some right-wing conspiracy, he may be the most committed spy ever. Mr. Peters, who was born in Canada, recently became an American citizen; a process he tried to expediate so he could vote for Mr. Obama, a deadline he missed by two days.”

-damianpenny.com

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It's probably fruitless in attempting to head off political controversy to note that V is faithful to the original, which was intended to be an allegory to Nazi Germany and was created when President Obama was an unheard-of college student.

-SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

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However, what is strange is ABC's plan to pull V off the air after only four episodes -- roughly the number that had been completed when controversy started to ignite -- and to bring it back some time in the spring. This makes no sense, especially for ABC, which almost destroyed Lost with a similar hiatus. The only plausible explanation is the plotting is going to be reworked so that similarities to current events are downplayed if not eliminated.

-SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

Perhaps keeping up with current events is too close to "criticism" which is apparently no longer allowed, and a script rewritten to draw parallels to a more modern era under the thumb of an overzealous Bush administration, when Obama saw Bush policies under a banner of Hope, he was unable to tell them from his own, because even he can't tell the difference ;)

Someone sent me a story this morning, about a gay guy who is claiming he did drugs with Obama in '99. The guy's story was undoubtedly false, but the guy's wikipedia entry had been pulled apparently several times, and the had the story had been repeatedly purged from the media. I don't think the gay guy's story is true, but this isn't how a free and fair society operates.

But back to V, yes, they rewrote the storyline to avoid any parallels which might reflect on anything the administration had planned. I thought "whoa." this is like saying the administration can do no wrong.

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I think if V gets canceled I'm calling Obama on the red phone to give him a talking to.

At 3:00 AM ;)

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 7:02 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Actually, in reference to co-opting an emergency broadcast system, I meant THIS:

Different V, mind you...

HOWEVER, the mini-series "V", regarding the aliens, is actually based on a book by Sinclair Lewis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here
They had to replace the Neo-Fascists with Aliens to appease the network cause no one really believed any american administration would ever go that far.

And then came Shrub, Cheney, and the NeoCons....

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 7:12 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

"Any similarities between President Obama and the aliens in V is purely coincidental", that made me laugh, ... really hard. Come on people, its a scifi show, they are supposed to critique current affairs.

I don't really watch V myself, I did at first but it is a hastle to remember when its on, try to follow it without anyone else to help me keep from getting confused (my dad loves the old one, but after several episodes decided he didn't fancy the new one, he's kind of scared of Anna, seeing Inara like that and all), etc. But I bet its a good show and J watches and looks forward to it every week. This week I asked J what was going on on V, she said that Diana was on it, I asked her who Diana was, she said she was Anna's mom, I said "Anna has a mom?" because I'd never seen her. J just looked at me and said "Of course, everyone has a mom". It was really funny for some reason.

Obama is being a goofis, ... wait ... I bet the NSA just read that and will show up on my doorstep tomorrow morning. :) Sigh

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 7:36 PM

DREAMTROVE

Frem,

I see wikipedia agrees with you, but citation needed? So cite? I can see the parallel, but it does defeat the purpose of Can't happen here if the fascist overlords are not themselves Americans.

Also, yes, V for Vendetta.

In the "V" remake, I guess they use their own broadcast, but in the 1980s I was pretty sure they hijacked the emergency broadcast. The letter V has revolutionary connotations I guess ;)

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 7:39 PM

DREAMTROVE

Riona

You should take a look, it's fun. Plus, Morena is hot. I don't see why she would be scary ;)

I haven't seen the reworking, but it was good social commentary to begin with.

And yes, Obama is really attacking anyone who says he attacks his opponents ;) It's sort of like when saying that you're the evil lizardmen (Actually, there's a funny story about this, but I'm way too tired to tell it right now.)

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Friday, February 11, 2011 9:09 AM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

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Friday, February 11, 2011 12:36 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Rion, we still get those emergency broadcast things out here (plus the stupid tests). Usually it’s a child kidnapping alert, since we don’t get the kind of tornadoes, etc., other places do, and it’s not possible to send out an emergency alert for earthquakes! [biggrin]

Frem, I knew you qwew talking about the movie V for Vendetta, and yes, I loved that too! Never seen “V”—-is that “our” Marina?? If so, guess I’ll have to tune in. Has anyone mentioned that Summer’s got a new series? Looks like crap, which saddens me.

It’s totally stupid to make this about anyone “taking over” communications. It’s no worse (or better) than the stupid colored “Homeland Security System”:

stupid, yes; conspiracy, no. Wouldn’t work.

...and I find the comparison between FauxNews and “Fawkes” a real putdown...on Fawkes.

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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