linazelle
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Thu May-04-06 10:44 PM
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How many people outside of DU or AA do you know that heard about Colbert? |
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Edited on Thu May-04-06 10:48 PM by linazelle
I just talked to my mother who loves him. She didn't know a thing about it--especially the "he stands on things.." line :rofl:. Neither did another friend. This attests to the power of the media blackout. We are ranting and raving here and so is Randi Rhodes and Air America (AA) but step away from these two sources and you hear crickets chirping.
I think that's unfortunate.
Therefore, I propose that we keep fucking talking about it, passing it around and making sure it doesn't die. Let's make sure Colbert's trutthiness goes down in infamy.
Can somebody make a compressed video link that can be easily passed around in an easy-to-access format? I find some of the links blurry and slow.
Anybody?
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Thu May-04-06 10:45 PM
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Edited on Thu May-04-06 10:50 PM by LaPera
The ones that do...I turned them on to Colbert, showing them his Saturday night massacre of Bush & the neocons!
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Thu May-04-06 10:52 PM
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8. I disagree...this is "viral video" |
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And it HAS made it into print versions of some very large publications. I had a transcript of it given to me by a friend on Sunday morning...he had already heard about it. That is what is scaring the shit out BushCo. They can't control the message. The press did their duty and clammed up, pretended it didn't happen. But more people are online these days than read the damned papers.
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Thu May-04-06 10:47 PM
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2. And yet on the other side of the planet... |
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here in New Zealand I know of two people other than me who watched the video online. I think you might be surprised how far this will spread.
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Thu May-04-06 10:49 PM
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3. I know it's spread worldwide--but in America, it's like it never happened |
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Things are not good here...but you know that. It's nice to know we have friends around the world though. :hi:
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Thu May-04-06 10:50 PM
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No one here has ever even heard of Colbert. We don't get the channel and it's so red that there is no interest. I am isolated.
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Thu May-04-06 10:51 PM
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6. You're isolated in Louisiana? Well hopefully you have some |
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friends who you can send the video to--if somebody can compress it.
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Thu May-04-06 11:10 PM
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Oh I can see it on line, there's just no one here I can laugh with about it.
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Thu May-04-06 10:51 PM
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5. Most of my friends did not know |
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but I sent out the links to everyone of them and they are sending it on to theirs.
BUT I have been getting lots of links to the LooseChange video, it seems it has begun to be spread to a wider audience. I always chuckle when someone I know sends it to me and says "You won't believe this"!
I agree, keep talking about it. The more people we have willing to challenge this maladministration the more people will begin to lose their fear and do it too.
Besides, he was wonderful.
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Thu May-04-06 10:51 PM
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7. I have copied off the transcript for everyone I know who would be |
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interested who does not have access to a computer, and the reaction is universally favourable.
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Thu May-04-06 10:52 PM
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9. Sending the transcript is a good idea. That'll be Plan B. n/t |
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Thu May-04-06 10:54 PM
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10. Those who vote are in the know |
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or now learning. These are the important people. The voters.
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Thu May-04-06 10:57 PM
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12. I have to disagree. My mom votes--so do other friends who don't know |
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This is not mainstream news is my point. It needs to be more widespread and we can do that--we already have to a great extent.
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Thu May-04-06 10:57 PM
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this is the biggest mistake of the DNC website. They should have links to all liberal websites, DU, AA and cable liberals shows. It's tough to get the truth out, even to dems, with MSM propaganda. We spend our days debunking bushit. How are ours suppose to do it?
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Thu May-04-06 10:58 PM
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13. Excellent point. They certainly should have links if not to the video |
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to AAR and to DU. It makes you wonder...
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Thu May-04-06 11:22 PM
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22. Everyone gets the same bushit on TV |
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or network websites. We have to teach America to read again.
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Thu May-04-06 11:01 PM
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14. Lots my non-du friends heard it on npr |
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Thu May-04-06 11:02 PM
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15. funnt you should mention it, cuz just 10 minutes ago I asked my mom if she |
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had heard about it despite not being someone who goes out of her way to pay attention to politics. ....left voice mail so still don't know.
HOW DID THAT SPEECH GET APPROVED IS WHAT I'M DYING TO KNOW. SURELY THEY READ IT IN ADVANCE? ....right?
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Thu May-04-06 11:03 PM
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16. Just today, I found two people who did not know about the video |
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Shockingly, they were Dems, so I let them know that they could go to thankyoustephencolbert.org for links to the videos.
Both were going to show it to their wives, and you know they will tell others.
Had I not asked if they had seen it, they might have never known.
I love sharing...:)
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Thu May-04-06 11:14 PM
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18. Before I went to work today, one person. When I came home, everyone. |
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Edited on Thu May-04-06 11:14 PM by 1932
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Thu May-04-06 11:15 PM
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19. Very cool. Did you tell them? n/t |
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Thu May-04-06 11:36 PM
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26. Actually, the one other person sent around the link to everyone |
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after we talked about how incredible it was.
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Thu May-04-06 11:17 PM
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20. My mom, whom has dial-up and isn't online much at all saw it on C-Span |
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and I didn't tell her about it or anything. She even saw the 60-Minutes thing about him too. Amazing, cause I didn't see either one until I saw them online.
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Thu May-04-06 11:20 PM
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21. I missed 60 Minutes (damn damn damn) but good your mom caught it. nt |
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Thu May-04-06 11:31 PM
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25. link to 60 Minutes interview |
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Thu May-04-06 11:29 PM
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23. Well, my 86-year-old mother... |
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Edited on Thu May-04-06 11:30 PM by regnaD kciN
...who isn't on DU (has a phobia about computers) and doesn't listen to AAR (hates Randi Rhodes) was the first one to tell me about it, before I had even read an account about it here. Like the mother of the above poster, she watches C-SPAN on a regular basis. BTW, she thought it was hysterical.
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Thu May-04-06 11:29 PM
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24. Good on her--and you. n/t |
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Fri May-05-06 12:00 AM
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28. Everyone I Know In Real Life Knows About It |
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I don't hang with dumbshits!
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