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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: thundley4 on January 14, 2009, 08:53:04 AM
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NEW YORK -- President-elect Barack Obama is on his way to the big screen, thanks to a deal between MSNBC and Screenvision that will put the news channel's inaugural coverage in 27 theaters around the country.
Free tickets are being handed out via MSNBC.com to see the inauguration and parade from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET at the 27 theaters run by 11 exhibitor partners in 21 markets. Midday Tuesday isn't necessarily a big movie time, so it helps to fill the theater -- and boost popcorn and soda sales -- at a time when it's not usually busy.
That means that Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews and other MSNBC and NBC personalities will play the big movie screen in addition to the usual MSNBC cable and satellite stream. MSNBC won't be in high-definition until the second quarter, but both the channel and Screenvision say the quality will still be high.
"It'll look great," MSNBC president Phil Griffin said. "We're thrilled about it."
More BS. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i64ab5b30222e725f847b60a34904d5fb)
More blurring of the line between news and entertainment. Yes, I know news reels were once a major source of news for people, but that was long ago. This is purely for those idiots that want to "share in the moment" with other Obamidiots. Let them have their mass circle jerks and multiple Obamagasms. Reality will crush their dreams soon enough. :censored: retards.
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Oh, FFS.
They show that shit around here, I'll vote with my feet -- not just for this "presentation" but for all time.
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OK, I'm gagging.
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:drool: Oooooh, can't wait.
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And to think these are the same people who complain about overt displays of patriotism when too many front porches in their neighborhoods display an American flag. Reminds them of the third reich, they say. :whatever:
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I wonder if this is going to be broadcast on the big screen in Times Square? :banghead:
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Cool! Gonna be nice to have a crime-free 4 and a half hours. :hyper:
:stirpot:
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There is a theatre doing it here.
Also this morning, some group was on TV advertising a brunch at one of the downtown hotels for $60 and screening of the inauguration.
I can scramble an egg, and eat a danish and watch my own 46" TV for about a dollar.
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There is a theatre doing it here.
Also this morning, some group was on TV advertising a brunch at one of the downtown hotels for $60 and screening of the inauguration.
I can scramble an egg, and eat a danish and watch my own 46" TV for about a dollar.
Yeah, but when you do that you're not one of the Elite Fawners, worshiping His Holiness while he ascends the Regal Throne.
Money is no object when it comes to The One.
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Is this actually goig to be live on TV? Did I miss it when ABC, NBS, CBS, and PBS interrupted their regular programming at noon on January 20, 2001 and January 20, 2005 to broadcast George W. Bush's inauguration?
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:drool: Oooooh, can't wait.
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And to think these are the same people who complain about overt displays of patriotism when too many front porches in their neighborhoods display an American flag. Reminds them of the third reich, they say. :whatever:
Bingo
I am so sick of Obama already and he isn't even president yet. If they wouldn't cram him down our throats already I wouldn't be sick of him probably for a couple more months.
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They are marketing this as an event. It reminds me of the Princess Diana funeral which was broadcast live and many people watched who hadn't had the slightest interest in her when she was alive. Still, the higher the pedestal, the harder the fall.
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They are marketing this as an event. It reminds me of the Princess Diana funeral which was broadcast live and many people watched who hadn't had the slightest interest in her when she was alive. Still, the higher the pedestal, the harder the fall.
I hear that they are rushing to complete the space elevator just to get Obama high enough to step onto his pedestal.
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(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo243/ScottN2008/obama1984.jpg)
1984 anyone?
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(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo243/ScottN2008/obama1984.jpg)
1984 anyone?
No thanks.
I was a gawky 13-year old then. Gots no interest in reliving those days, thank-you very much.
I choose to live in Galt's Gultch, CO for a reason, doncha know.
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Room for Rent -- Inauguration Day/ObamaCon 2009 (http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/914613135.html)
In a search of a room in DC so that you can spend Jan. 20 standing in the bitter winter cold with thousands of like-minded souls watching the historic transfer of power from one Harvard grad to another? Look no further.
Me: Heartless, greedy right-wing oppressive type looking to make a buck.
You: Obama's election was Christmas/your first kiss/May Day all wrapped into one. You dutifully wore his button -- which you have yet to remove -- contributed money to his campaign from your non-profit job and chanted "yes we can" as if it were the 11th commandment. A strange void now exists in your life and -- like an old hippie looking to recapture the spirit of Woodstock -- you are undertaking a pilgramage to Washington for one last gulp of the Kool-Aid.
Along with my bedroom you will have access to the house's many amenities including cable television (not that you watch much TV) for viewing Keith Olberman's latest unhinged rants and CNN in high-def. Wireless internet means that the Huffington Post and DailyKos are only a click away on your MacBook. American flags and other patriotic paraphernalia in the room can be removed upon request.
The house is located in the diverse neighborhood of Adams Morgan with people of many different skin pigmentations that will allow you to revel in your tolerance. Rest assured, however, that this diversity does not extend to ideology and that you are sure to march lock-step with the prevailing sentiment ensuring that your most strongly held beliefs remain unchallenged.
Easily accessible subway and bus stops will help ensure a minimal carbon footprint while fair trade coffee is never more than a few steps away at any number of independently-owned establishments. Nearby non-chain bookstores similarly mean that tomes such as Mao's Little Red Book, Chomsky's latest masterpiece or additional copies of The Audacity of Hope can be easily purchased either for yourself or as early holiday shopping.
Rather than state a price I am requesting that you bid on this fabulous opportunity to ensure profit maximization on my part so that I can better weather the Bush Recession.
heh.
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Room for Rent -- Inauguration Day/ObamaCon 2009 (http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/914613135.html)
heh.
He he....thanks for that!
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Oh great, Obama's dumbo ears, Matthews spitting, and Olbermann's melon sized head in HD on the big screen.
No thanks, I'll skip that movie.
:censored: :bigbird:
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Reminds me of the time we rented out rooms in our house in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics. I oughta tell you a story sometime about Mr. Doyasaki (Japanese retired teacher and all-around nice guy) and use of our toilet brush while taking a hot bath......
:rotf:
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Why watch it in a theater? This is some marketing ploy.