Fake Soldiers Used In RNC Video

[DogPoundPup]

Source: CBS

It was a video that was supposed to elicit soaring patriotism and real emotions about the Pledge of Allegiance. But to do that, it used fake soldiers and a staged military funeral instead of the real thing.

On Tuesday night, 15-year-old Victoria Blackstone, a sophomore at the St. Agnes School in St. Paul, led the crowd at the Xcel Energy Center in the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience heard her 434-word essay, “Pledging myself to the Flag of the United States of America,” an essay she’d entered it in the “Wave the Stars & Stripes” essay contest and won. The RNC turned that essay into a three and a half minute video, a visually stirring montage rolling over Victoria’s words about sharing the Pledge with Americans who have stood at important moments in history.

There’s the Continental Congress…A real WWII vet…Photos of workers at Ground Zero. A close-up of a folded flag presented to a grieving widow at a military funeral… profiles of soldiers swelling with pride in slo-motion.

But CBS News found that the footage of the ‘funeral’ and soldiers is what is called ‘stock’ footage. The soldiers were actors and the funeral scene was from a one-day film shoot, produced in June. No real soldiers were used during production.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/cbsnews_investigates/main4415886.shtml

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From article:
A veteran’s advocate said that with soldiers still deployed and in harm’s way, there is an obligation not to sugar coat reality.

“What it does reveal is a serious lack of understanding and a lack of personal connection to the military,” said Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Rieckhoff, who is at the convention with a contingent of veterans added that a video tribute to Medal of Honor Winner Michael Monsoor, a Navy Seal killed in Iraq, shown on Tuesday night, used combat video that appeared to him and several other veterans of the Iraq war to have been staged.

The RNC did not respond to CBS News’ request for a comment.

[skooooo]

1. this is rich. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. That's putting it mildly

[skooooo]

2. this is rich. nt

[Dystopian]

4. KandR. thank you. n/t

peace~

[George II]

5. Not surprising - it was produced by fake patriots

[beac]

6. The whole damn convention is FAKE!

FAKE patriotism, FAKE concern for the troops, FAKE qualifications, FAKE 'maverickism'--- FAKE, FAKE, FAKE!

[Doctor Cynic]

14. Even faker than the Chinese Olympic footprints, no doubt.

[peacetalksforall]

7. All emotion buttons, no substance. Slllloooooowwwww motion emotion. Flash lash.

After 20 years of Reagan, Poppy, Jr - we know plenty. Transparently manipulative and deceiving - to all levels of all forms of crime.

[Buenaventura]

8. As if there aren't enough *real* military funerals?

[saigon68]

11. BUSH WON'T LET THEM BE FILMED

[CitizenPatriot]

9. so predicatable

they scoff about the greek columns being sent back to Hollywood.....

BECAUSE their shite was fake.

It never fails.

Whatever the attack us with, is always what they are doing.

who's Hollywood now?

[jberryhill]

10. In "fairness" - Using Real Soldiers Would Probably Have Violated The Law

You can't use real soldiers for purely political purposes.

I know, I know... I'm just sayin'

[daleo]

15. If only that was true. n/t

[tanyev]

16. Then they should put a "reenactment" disclaimer at the bottom of the screen.

[jberryhill]

20. Eh.... their whole campaign is a re-enactment of the Donner Party

They'll start eating each other before long.

[Buenaventura]

21. hmmm ... like in Iraq???

[jberryhill]

22. Well, yes... that's what I meant by "I know"

It's not as if the Republicans have any principle when it comes to abusing the loyalty of our military for illegal purposes.

[wryter2000]

12. And Cindy McCain's outfit cost $300,000.00

We need to get this out.

[HopeHoops]

13. Fake patriots, fake president, fake war, fake everything

John McCain - four more years.

I suppose if McCain croaks, they can always just use an inflatable sex doll and recycle his old material. The sheep won't notice, but Sarah might.

[llmart]

17. Must mean Bush was in the video.....

'cause he sure was a fake soldier. He's a fake everything, including a fake Christian.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Don't know what is sadder...

fake images to stir nationalism, or a 434 word essay on pledging yourself to the flag. Salute the flag, and piss on the Constitution.

[intheflow]

19. Just shut up and eat your plastic turkey.

:sarcasm:

[scarface2004]

23. stock footage...figures!

republikkkans suck!!!! who are those people buying into this shit?!?!?!

[babydollhead]

24. kick