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Thu Sep-07-06 01:30 PM
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BREAKING - Disney caves in, will not air 911 movie |
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Disney are now saying they will not release a film politicizing 9/11 so close to an election.
Oops, my mistake, sorry... It was 2 years ago and the movie was called Fahrenheit 9/11.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:31 PM
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1. this isn't the least bit funny |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:33 PM
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4. I was just pointing their hypocrisy |
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:52 PM
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59. I think your post was brilliant in pointing out the hypocrisy. n/t |
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Fri Sep-08-06 05:36 AM
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77. You did a find job pointing out the hypocricy ps1074 |
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Fri Sep-08-06 01:20 PM
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92. Bravo. Kudos. And other foreign words. |
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How anyone can whine about this is beyond me. News and commentary, left to right
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Fri Sep-08-06 07:18 AM
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80. Don't have a litter of kittens, Catwoman!! Come on, tres clever! |
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Fri Sep-08-06 11:56 AM
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90. Neither is Trinity sticking that tongue out at me everyday, but |
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I've learned to live with it ;)
All kidding aside. Those kitties are so sweet. And I fell for this post hook, line and sinker. But...it is so right on.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:32 PM
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3. not funny...sorry I think this is just too important to joke about |
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Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 01:33 PM by Roxy66
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:12 PM
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46. Totally funny. Satirical. To the point. Not in the Greatest section |
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no reason to get in a fuss about someone zinging you. It poignantly illustrates the tragedy and horribleness of the situation. If it makes you feel yucky for a minute... well it sure is a horrible and yucky situation.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:33 PM
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5. Posts like yours make me angry. It is in very bad taste. nt |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:34 PM
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6. Very good! Thanks for reminding us. n/t |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:35 PM
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7. may or may not be funny or in good taste |
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but certainly says it all, does it not?
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:35 PM
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8. Yet another DU "Bait and Switch" post. |
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This comes close to flamebait. :popcorn:
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:36 PM
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10. Excellent- keep pointing out the hypocrisy where possible |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:36 PM
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I am just exposing their hypocrisy. They refused to distribute Fahrenheit 9/11 because in their words they don't want to be associated with a movie politicising 911 so close to an election. Now they are doing exactly that.
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Thu Sep-07-06 02:04 PM
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31. I think it's an okay post. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:56 PM
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44. Good points and I love the kitten. n/t |
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Thu Sep-07-06 05:29 PM
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53. It's a wonderful post, ps1074 |
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A definite "gotcha" (and some of us NEED the humor)and absolutely on point--we needed a reminder of the hypocrisy re F911.
Thanks for giving me a laugh just as I got home from work!
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:37 PM
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55. I agree. Nice "hook" too. hee, hee. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:24 PM
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65. I think it's a good post! |
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Hells yeah, it was funny.
Oh and it made a good point, too.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:36 PM
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12. You made 'em look, then you made 'em think. Good Job! |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:37 PM
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13. I'm recommending this, 'cause it so clearly shows perspective. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:37 PM
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14. Oh for fuck's sake....get a grip folks. |
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The OP is spot on. Chill.
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The OP was just pointing out the hypocracy.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:49 PM
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27. I'm just glad that I'm not so thick that I could'nt see the irony. |
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Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 02:04 PM by Puglover
And then post it so everyone could see. :evilgrin:
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:38 PM
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15. Good identification of the irony |
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I think people have forgotten that Disney was so resolute 2 years ago.
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Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 01:39 PM by Roxy66
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:42 PM
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19. HAH! I actually thought they did reconsider. |
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But you are correct, I still remember the whole F9/11 ordeal from my frequent visits to michaelmoore.com (it's how I found DU in the end!).
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:43 PM
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Buddy, you may have discovered some ammo against ABC/Disney. Shouldn't we all be asking why they are releasing their 9/11 TV-movie so close to an election even though they used the same rationale to cancel Farenheit 9/11's release? Seems like a good chance to question them on their hypocrisy and put them on the spot.
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:45 PM
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23. spot on. Welcome to DU |
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Fri Sep-08-06 04:58 AM
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76. Yes, definitely. Of course they'll say that F-9/11 was biased ... |
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... while "Path to 9/11" is based on the 9/11 Commission Report. (I know, I know; I'm just hypothesizing the BS they'd spew.)
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24. Point well-taken. Here's a link to DU's thread on that very subject: |
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2065827Edit to add title of thread: The hypocrisy of Disney/ABC...remember Fahrenheit 9/11? (Posted by bliss eternal)
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:46 PM
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25. ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY!! K&R |
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spot on
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dats da truth
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good show
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Thu Sep-07-06 01:48 PM
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26. brilliant. keep on keepin' on. n/t |
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Thu Sep-07-06 02:00 PM
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29. You might want to see and respond to this thread. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 02:03 PM
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30. thanks, I already did |
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Though I think the poster might have me on ignore now :hi:
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...that our major networks can be so hypocritical. K and R.
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Thu Sep-07-06 02:53 PM
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Really. A note of levity in this long and fierce struggle against Disney/ABC and the criminal, lying, corrupt Republican cartel.
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Thu Sep-07-06 02:54 PM
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34. ha, good one .... sadly |
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:34 PM
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36. Everyone deserves to be fished in by this one... |
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:44 PM
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39. I totally hate you for that. But K&R anyway :) |
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:49 PM
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40. Ya make a good point.... |
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no signs of life here.........
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:56 PM
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45. this is a BRILLIANT post. We need to get this fact out to the media |
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possibly Keith Olbermann.
Stunning revelation. I did not know ABC said this about f-911
Thank you so much for posting this.
K/R!!!
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:15 PM
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47. You go!! Hell of a hook to headline and hype their hypocrisy. n/t |
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:22 PM
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48. "Well played clerk....well played." |
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excellent and to the point in funny way. recommended.
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:patriot:
As for the other thread....:thumbsdown:
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:28 PM
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50. Didn't think about that.... |
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:37 PM
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51. Some folks have no sense of irony... |
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
or humor.
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Thu Sep-07-06 05:08 PM
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52. I don't know why everyone is so upset, thanks for the post |
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funny, to the point. Yes, it pissed me off but still great post. recommending
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:32 PM
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54. Excellent post. Let's get that message out to the media! nt |
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:39 PM
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56. Ooooh major letdown. you are cruel.... I was going to do the happy dance. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:44 PM
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57. And you had to pay to watch F9/11. This fairytale's broadcast for free. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:46 PM
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58. Why is the OP being bashed? |
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This is perfect!
(I like your kitty BTW :))
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:56 PM
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60. People here need to get a grip; the Truth is rarely funny. |
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I think the OP makes a very good point. Why is it that this in not pointed out by the M$M? I remember that little spat, 2 years ago between MM and Disney.
Good post. :thumbsup:
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:32 PM
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You do a good job of pointing to Disney's hypocracy in a clever way. Congrats. I'm giving you a greatest page.
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:52 PM
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62. Great post, there is no reason for anyone to be upset at you... |
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Other than the word "breaking" your subject line is totally accurate, and it truly points out the hypocrisy of the administration.
People have to remember satire is not always based on things that are funny, satire takes aim at deadly serious issues. Sometimes we need to poke fun at deadly serious things however, in order to make people reallly think about those issues.
I have written some satire that I am sure some people were highly offended by, I poke fun at the extreme violence that is going on in Iraq. I make jokes about the children that were killed by our bombs. But those jokes are not meant to be an attack on those children, rather they are meant to make people think about the brutality of this war and to recognize the hypocrisy of people like Bush who talk about spreading peace and freedom while commiting these atrocities.
Remember Charlie Chaplin made a movie making fun of Hitler and the Nazi regime. Sometimes satire does look at deadly serious issues in humorous way, and rather than just getting offended we need to look at what the joke is really trying to tell us.
So lighten up everyone and don't be afraid to make jokes like this yourselves.
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Were any kittens harmed in producing this post??
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:23 PM
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64. This thread is NOT FUNNY in the slightest... |
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Thu Sep-07-06 09:31 PM
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69. It's not meant to be funny. It's meant to rope you in and make you think |
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Had the post been written a different way -- the message would never have reached so many DUers. Kudos to the poster!
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Fri Sep-08-06 08:27 AM
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82. Nothing about the situation is funny. |
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But the OP certainly made the point succinctly. We weren't meant to laugh.
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:34 PM
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67. Brilliant. But You Need |
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to send the same message to a mainstream publication that will hopefully have the courage to publish it (Time, Newsweek, etc.)
This double-standard by Ditzy needs to be pointed out and spreaded. Unfortunately, Joe Schmoe doesn't surf D.U.
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Great post. I am laughing at the people who got pissed.
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Fri Sep-08-06 12:32 AM
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72. Go to www.thinkprogress.org to sign the petition against |
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the airing of the docu-drama....let your friends know....shout it from the rooftops.....get the word out about the propaganda.
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Fri Sep-08-06 02:24 AM
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73. Radical Evangelical Christian Group Funded This Movie |
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This thread fools me every. Friggin'. Time! :P
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Fri Sep-08-06 04:54 AM
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75. Yes, and consider that one movie was dropped from theatrical release... |
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... while the other is planned for a commercial-free airing over the public airwaves for all to be misled. And consider that use of the public airwaves comes with a responsibility to air material in the public interest, not just in the interest of one batsh*t crazy extremist segment of the population.
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Fri Sep-08-06 07:16 AM
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79. Outstanding post!!! Hypocritical asshats. |
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Fri Sep-08-06 08:16 AM
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81. Reminds me of a David Lynch movie |
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Edited on Fri Sep-08-06 08:17 AM by salinen
you hear flies buzzing above something out of focus in the foreground. Then the camera comes into focus on a hot steamy pile of vomit. (you're thread isn't the vomit}, it's the surprise part.
Brilliant!
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Fri Sep-08-06 10:26 AM
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83. The Dems need to reinstate the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE on the media. |
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This is getting really ugly. Propaganda passing as facts is just the tip of the iceburg that will surely sink this nation into a Psuedo Fascist state controlled by corporate interests that OWN all the tools to misslead, and hide the truth from the nation.
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Fri Sep-08-06 10:37 AM
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84. This should be considered classic N/T |
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87. This thread is hilarious. Thanks again for the reminder of ABC/Disney |
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88. The fact that not one Democrat was permitted to view 9-11 speaks volumes |
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Fri Sep-08-06 11:29 AM
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89. I understand and appreciate jokes |
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but I have to tell you this thread title got my hopes way up, only to have them crash and burn when I read the actual post. Not your fault and I know not your intention, just how I felt.
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Fri Sep-08-06 12:13 PM
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91. Not Funny, self-evident point |
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Of course even self-evident points can be good ones...
But this is in bad taste.
Why? Lots of reasons.
For one we already have the MSM to misinform us.
Democratic underground is used by many of us to quickly catch up on whats going on in the news. One can check out the Breaking news section, check out the greatest page, maybe not click on everything, and get a general idea of current events.
But then there are irresponsible posts like this one. It puts out wrong information that may discredit DU in general. _I_ understand satire, _you_ understant satire but not everyone does, especially those that are just looking for reason to make DU look bad.
Another reason is that bait and switch is just sleazy and frustrating in general.
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