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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:05 AM Aug 2012

Reagan hologram is real, was planned for RNC debut

Source: Yahoo

Despite some conflicting reports, Yahoo News has learned that a holographic projection of former President Ronald Reagan is in the works and was originally intended to debut outside the halls of the Republican National Convention this week. But its official unveiling has been put on hold until later this year or early 2013.

"It wasn't officially going to be part of the convention," Tony Reynolds, founder of crowdsourcing website A KickIn Crowd, told Yahoo News in a phone interview Thursday. "It was going to be outside of the convention at the Lakeland Center."

Reynolds obtained rights to a Reagan speech discussing small businesses and plans to use the hologram to promote the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. He has been working with AV Concepts, one of the companies behind the creation of the Tupac Shakur hologram, which was unveiled at this year's Coachella Music Festival.

However, Reynolds says he discussed the idea with a number of Republican activists who asked him to delay the project out of concern it would overshadow Mitt Romney's acceptance speech.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/reagan-hologram-real-planned-rnc-debut-203919642--election.html




If they could have Zombie Reagan, they'd totally go for it.
Still, as tacky as this sounds, it would have been considerably less embarrassing than Clint Eastwood's arguing with a chair.
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Reagan hologram is real, was planned for RNC debut (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 OP
"The hologram might upstage Mitt. Get Eastwood instead." lob1 Aug 2012 #1
Reagan was very supportive of Eastwood when he won the Carmel Mayor slot. MADem Aug 2012 #4
I had to look twice to make sure this wasn't The Onion DBoon Aug 2012 #2
Should we call it "Obi-Ron Reaganobi"? Ken Burch Aug 2012 #3
I'll believe it when I see it. Archae Aug 2012 #5
rapping with 2pac d_b Aug 2012 #6
it was delayed because those idiots would probably nominate it CreekDog Aug 2012 #7
DUzy!!!! you got that one right tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #18
!!!!! Javaman Aug 2012 #20
I thought Reagan *was* a hologram <nt> caraher Aug 2012 #8
If Reagan were alive today... Lint Head Aug 2012 #9
re:Reagan hologram is real, was planned for RNC debut Source: Yahoo allan01 Aug 2012 #10
do not laugh Dr Dre at Coachella -Tupac performed via hologram lunasun Aug 2012 #11
ha ha the company that did this is about to file chapter 11 flamingdem Aug 2012 #14
hologram? hell... here in dixon he comes to life during the full moon... madrchsod Aug 2012 #15
Apparently Clint brought his own. nolabear Aug 2012 #12
They could always resurrect "Ron Headrest" Harry Monroe Aug 2012 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Aug 2012 #16
So that chair wasn't supposed to be empty... thesquanderer Aug 2012 #17
Does Peggy Noonan Know About This? Paladin Aug 2012 #19
Hmm. What does this remind me of? sofa king Aug 2012 #21
haha, president dead for many years might upstage the living candidate. That's rich wordpix Aug 2012 #22

MADem

(135,425 posts)
4. Reagan was very supportive of Eastwood when he won the Carmel Mayor slot.
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:18 AM
Aug 2012

He particularly liked the guy's landslide victory.

Archae

(46,301 posts)
5. I'll believe it when I see it.
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:20 AM
Aug 2012

Knowing the GOP, it'll look like that CGI they get for Saturday night movies on the SyFy channel.

Or worse.

allan01

(1,950 posts)
10. re:Reagan hologram is real, was planned for RNC debut Source: Yahoo
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:37 AM
Aug 2012

missed it . yawn. just as the repugs claimed that solidad obriens "beam in " to cnn eletion central in the last election period was a fake . glad i didnt see it . was at familys and watching giants and astros play .

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
11. do not laugh Dr Dre at Coachella -Tupac performed via hologram
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:39 AM
Aug 2012

These can be very real looking on stage you may not dig the music or be offended
so turn down the sound
but check out the hologram
If you do not know, Tupac is dead -he appears first in the vid and is shirtless
This is not your old time inanimate hologram

At the time I thought wow Dre is a genius
Dead bands could tour and make cash and generations could experienc e different music eras

i was not thinking of dead presidents- the band, or Raygun
zombie Raygun could lead us again eeek
http://www.siliconbeat.com/2012/08/30/we-must-stop-holograms-before-they-destroy-the-future/



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Paladin

(28,243 posts)
19. Does Peggy Noonan Know About This?
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 06:02 AM
Aug 2012

If she does, I bet she's already picked out a non-holographic pleasuring device for the occasion......
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