GOP Sen. Says 'The Lego Movie' Is Part Of An 'Insidious' Propaganda Campaign Against Business Owners

[KamaAina]

Not The Onion!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/28/lego-movie-scripted-by-karl-marx_n_7462068.html

A concerted propaganda effort underway in America has created a "cultural attitude" in which people believe "government is good and business is bad," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told a local reporter for WisPolitics.com.

Johnson said the latest evidence of this propaganda campaign is "The Lego Movie," in which the bad guy is a heartless businessman intent on destroying the world for profit. "That's done for a reason," Johnson said. "They're starting that propaganda, and it's insidious."...

In condemning "The Lego Movie," Johnson may be doing the work of his well-heeled supporters. At a separate event earlier this month, video of which was posted to YouTube Thursday, Johnson recalled a phone conversation with a father who'd recently been assaulted by the same type of propaganda. Typically, when senators are calling people they don't know well -- it's known as "call time" -- they're fundraising. "I actually called a gentleman, it was a couple months ago, he was so upset, he took his children to an animated movie ... guess who the villain was? Evil Mr. Businessperson. It's insidious. That propaganda starts very early," said Johnson....

Johnson may still be taking his direction from Fox News, which has repeatedly slammed "The Lego Movie," comparing it to "The Lorax," "The Muppets" and "It's A Wonderful Life" in terms of propaganda value.

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled Bernie-bashing.

[xfundy]

1. Poor big bizniss!

Just can't catch a break.

[JHB]

2. More proof that Republicans are stuck in 1978...

...even as they think liberals are "stuck in 1968".

I remember them making this complaint back before Reagan. It was part of their "liberal Hollywood/liberal media" drumbeat.

[ck4829]

3. "Ah, they're making people who want to be in control of corporations AND the government look bad!"

Just come out and say it Johnson, just say that you are insulted not everyone agrees with your idea of a plutocracy, honesty won't hurt you.

[Enrique]

4. poking fun of plutocrats is an American tradition

a very healthy democratic tradition. Johnson's bosses should be glad they're not in India for example where every now and then, the class rage is expressed by kidnappings and worse.

[rurallib]

5. had to click just to see which idiot it was

"senator" threw me off the Gohmert trail.
Could it be Graham? Brasso? Grassley? Ernst? Vitter? Gawd-damn there's a lot of fucking idiots to choose from - Graham? Rubio? Sasse? Fisher? Blunt? Damnnnn - how about Cruz or Cornyn?

Johnson - oh yeah - he's a super fucking idiot

[hunter]

6. Everything is Awesome!

Success! The earworm eat his brain!

[PowerToThePeople]

7. Lol

A new generation of commies being indoctrinated.

[awoke_in_2003]

9. One block at a time

[JaneyVee]

8. But drawing Mmuhammed is free speech.

[hifiguy]

10. Another one who thought the lead paint chips

were potato chips.

Gads, it is a shame that stupidity isn't physically painful.