The original:
A slight correction by Sister Novena, for greater accuracy:
And a final, truly correct version, to clue y'all in as to what's really going down, Charlie Brown:
Does that clear up the confusion, channelers?
'Bina.
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It's Clear Channel propaganda, Charlie Brown! He doesn't really have a mandate, but let's just make it LOOK like he does. 'Cuz we of Clear Channel are his loyal footsoldiers and propaganda disseminators! Maybe, if we do this, all those Kerry-voting Floridians won't notice the daylight robbery of their democracy...
The original:
A slight correction by Sister Novena, for greater accuracy:
And a final, truly correct version, to clue y'all in as to what's really going down, Charlie Brown:
Does that clear up the confusion, channelers?
'Bina.
The original:
A slight correction by Sister Novena, for greater accuracy:
And a final, truly correct version, to clue y'all in as to what's really going down, Charlie Brown:
Does that clear up the confusion, channelers?
'Bina.
Another slight correction, this time to the "Paid for by" line:
'Bina.
'Bina.
My own correction to the image:
Thats great guys, I love it....
Doc
Doc
Where else has this sort of thing happened? Hmm... Let's see...
Any questions?
Any questions?
Yeah.
Where's Adolf?
'Bina.
Where's Adolf?
'Bina.
god, i feel like i'm living in the twilight zone.
WTF has happened to my country?
such truth- this 'leader' crap is the stuff of dictatorship...
god help us.
-t-
WTF has happened to my country?
such truth- this 'leader' crap is the stuff of dictatorship...
god help us.
-t-
He sure as hell isn't my leader.
LTX
LTX
Thank God he's not mine. 
'Bina.
'Bina.
| QUOTE (BinaBecker @ Monday, 22 November 2004, 9:49 pm) |
| Thank God he's not mine. 'Bina. |
Nor mine....
Doc
| QUOTE |
| A billboard recently put up in Orlando bearing a smiling photograph of President Bush with the words "Our Leader" is raising eyebrows among progressives who feel the poster is akin to that of propaganda used by tyrannical regimes. RAW STORY confirmed the billboard's existence Monday evening. At our behest, a member of an Orlando media organization drove past the billboard on two occasions and verified that it was indeed the one pictured. The billboard pictured, which is on I-4, says that it is a "political public service message brought to you by Clear Channel Outdoor." The member, who declined to be named out of concern for their employer, discovered a second billboard bearing the same image along the same route, paid for by Charles W. Clayton Jr. The Clear Channel-sponsored billboard was not lit up for drivers Monday evening. The Clayton billboard was. Clear Channel Outdoor Orlando said they could not respond to requests for comment this week because their press person was "away." They referred calls to their San Antonio corporate parent, which did not return two messages for comment. Clayton's firm, Charles Clayton Construction, said he was traveling this week and couldn't be reached for comment. The Orlando Associated Press bureau said they had seen at least one sign but didn't plan a story. They suggested that the signs would only become a story were there a public response to the billboards, and that the county in which they were situated would probably meet the signs with "a warm response." One Orlando resident penned a concerned letter to the (registration-restricted) Orlando Sentinel on Saturday about the billboard. As the site is restricted to members, the letter appears below. "The first thing I thought was, when was the last time I have seen a president on a billboard?" wrote resident Dianna Lawson. "Didn't Saddam Hussein have his picture up everywhere? What next, a statue?" Orlando Sentinel Letters Editor Dixie Tate said they wouldn't have printed the letter were it false. Other reporters at the Sentinel told RAW STORY they'd also seen the billboard. Others said they'd seen a similar sign in Jacksonville along I-95. "We don't do political advertising," said Jacksonville Clear Channel sales representative Brad Parsons. He said the photograph was probably bogus. A second Jacksonville rep acknowledged the company did political advertising but only when paid for by a third party. When asked if he would look at the picture for verification, he declined to give out his email address. Common Cause, the public interest advocacy group, said the billboard probably wasn't a violation of campaign finance regulations, but expressed concern about Clear Channel's history and their use of billboard space to support the Administration. "I think it sort of exemplifies the fact that big media companies are going to do all they can to stay on the good side of the administration because they're very concerned about any efforts in Congress to challenge their ownership," Common Cause Vice President for Advocacy Celia Wexler said Tuesday. "Clear Channel has a history of weighing in in controversial ways that don't respect the diversity of opinion," she added. "It is in keeping with Clear Channel's vision of the world which is to not take seriously an effort to serve the public interest or be non-partisan." The posted was first noticed by the liberal forum Democratic Underground. ________________________________________________ The Letter In The Orlando Sentinel: Billboard Message On my way to work Wednesday morning, I looked up and saw a giant billboard with a picture of George W. Bush and the words "OUR LEADER" under it. The first thing I thought was, when was the last time I have seen a president on a billboard? What is going on? Didn't Saddam Hussein have his picture up everywhere? What next, a statue? I am so concerned with our country and the division. I still stand by my vote, which was for John Kerry. George W. Bush has a lot of work to do to change the way I feel. Putting him up on a billboard does not make him a better president. His actions speak louder than words. I wonder if anyone else finds the president's picture on a billboard odd? I'm sorry, but it reminds me of countries with dictators, and it seems people are making him out to be the messiah, the savior of our world. Fear, fear, fear. I'm tired of being afraid. Dianna Lawson Orlando |
Me too, lady...me too...
And how about those conflicting responses, eh? Clear Channel doesn't do that--oh wait, yes they do? And who's this Charles Clayton fellow? Anybody know anything about him?
This is getting creeper by the hour, and not just for the reasons Dianna Lawson so eloquently stated in her letter.
'Bina.
| QUOTE (BinaBecker @ Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 10:28 am) | ||
| Meanwhile, we have a story to go with all this: http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=442
Me too, lady...me too... And how about those conflicting responses, eh? Clear Channel doesn't do that--oh wait, yes they do? And who's this Charles Clayton fellow? Anybody know anything about him? This is getting creeper by the hour, and not just for the reasons Dianna Lawson so eloquently stated in her letter. 'Bina. |
Yup, "big brother" comes to mind, this administration has been using "1984" as their play book, I think that they are about add a couple of new chapters....
'Doc
'Bina.
THese billboards trouble me on many levels.
It is too much like germany, china and iraq. I can't recall if this has ever been done for a US president before (i imagine not).
Another thing is that billboards are theoretically intended to sell things....hmmm, i sin't buyin".
What if a group got together and started a campaign like "where are you leading us george?" . I wonder if a billboard company would take the ad (surely there are progressive ones out there?). Would they get in trouble for sedition or some other crime the current gov't has created about speaking out and questioning the president? Some folks sure act like that is "blasphemy" now.
It is too much like germany, china and iraq. I can't recall if this has ever been done for a US president before (i imagine not).
Another thing is that billboards are theoretically intended to sell things....hmmm, i sin't buyin".
What if a group got together and started a campaign like "where are you leading us george?" . I wonder if a billboard company would take the ad (surely there are progressive ones out there?). Would they get in trouble for sedition or some other crime the current gov't has created about speaking out and questioning the president? Some folks sure act like that is "blasphemy" now.
Better still, just try what this guy did:
http://www.freewayblogger.com
It's not a billboard, but it's cheap, it's visible and it's right in their faces! :twisted:
'Bina.
http://www.freewayblogger.com
It's not a billboard, but it's cheap, it's visible and it's right in their faces! :twisted:
'Bina.
| QUOTE (BinaBecker @ Saturday, 27 November 2004, 4:46 pm) |
| Better still, just try what this guy did: http://www.freewayblogger.com It's not a billboard, but it's cheap, it's visible and it's right in their faces! :twisted: 'Bina. |
Yup...
Doc
More on the Clear Channel Goebbels Project:
Not only are they Repugs with a Fuhrer Complex, they are Rapturist loonies, too.
BTW, the disease is spreading:
AUGH!!! It's either him OR the troops, but YOU CANNOT SUPPORT BOTH! People, it is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
'Bina.
Not only are they Repugs with a Fuhrer Complex, they are Rapturist loonies, too.
BTW, the disease is spreading:
AUGH!!! It's either him OR the troops, but YOU CANNOT SUPPORT BOTH! People, it is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
'Bina.
WHA?!? Bina, are you absolutely certain those are real and not Photoshop hoaxes?
I have a hard time believing those. They look almost like a "troll" post from an Internet forum. I can't imagine that people won't be calling and complaining like crazy about these.
I have a hard time believing those. They look almost like a "troll" post from an Internet forum. I can't imagine that people won't be calling and complaining like crazy about these.
| QUOTE (Rev. Day-Bu @ Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 12:43 am) |
| WHA?!? Bina, are you absolutely certain those are real and not Photoshop hoaxes? I have a hard time believing those. They look almost like a "troll" post from an Internet forum. I can't imagine that people won't be calling and complaining like crazy about these. |
They look real enough to me...
And no, I can't imagine anywhere NEAR enough people complaining about those. If they're not out in the streets like the Ukrainians, protesting for this election to be done over, ALL BY HAND, they're not gonna protest a lousy fascist billboard either.
'Bina.
| QUOTE (BinaBecker @ Monday, 6 December 2004, 9:35 pm) |
| More on the Clear Channel Goebbels Project: Not only are they Repugs with a Fuhrer Complex, they are Rapturist loonies, too. BTW, the disease is spreading: AUGH!!! It's either him OR the troops, but YOU CANNOT SUPPORT BOTH! People, it is IMPOSSIBLE!!! 'Bina. |
Next thing we will see is Bush with a small "brush" mustache, wearing a brown uniform, with his arm straight out....
'Doc
Be better if we could; it would be more true to reality. Unfortunately, all we're gonna see is that empty, meaningless, vaguely creepy smiling portrait...the one that's got all the wingnuts and sheeple fooled into thinking he's "so nice!" 
'Bina.
'Bina.
| QUOTE (BinaBecker @ Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 10:26 am) |
| Be better if we could; it would be more true to reality. Unfortunately, all we're gonna see is that empty, meaningless, vaguely creepy smiling portrait...the one that's got all the wingnuts and sheeple fooled into thinking he's "so nice!" 'Bina. |
I know, everytime I see that moron's smiling face I want to barf.....
'Doc
Meanwhile, at long last, someone has said what we're all thinking about this:
'Bina.
'Bina.
"quit second guessing and support bush"......they are becoming very blatant with their "don't think for yourself" campign aren't they?
| QUOTE (logosoco @ Friday, 10 December 2004, 6:19 am) |
| "quit second guessing and support bush"......they are becoming very blatant with their "don't think for yourself" campign aren't they? |
Yup, walk lock step and believe all that we tell ya mantality, sounds more and more like Nazi Germany....
'Doc
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