Billboard Delivers Right Jab To Hollywood (Thanks Moore for Bush win)

[truthpusher]

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/4186094/detail.html

Billboard Delivers Right Jab To Hollywood
Billboard Raises Eyebrows On Hollywood Boulevard

POSTED: 3:17 pm EST February 10, 2005
UPDATED: 4:42 pm EST February 10, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- A conservative group is giving thanks where thanks is not wanted.



Citizens United posted a billboard thanking Hollywood stars for contributing to the re-election of President George W. Bush.

The billboard includes the text "4 More Years ... Thank You Hollywood!" It features pictures of Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Chevy Chase, Martin Sheen, Barbra Streisand and Sean Penn.

"Using a billboard, thanking Hollywood for helping re-elect George Bush is somewhat in fun, but also delivers a serious message," said Dave Bossie, president of Citizens United. "That is, every action has an equal and opposite reaction."

Citizens United is the same group that mounted a counterattack against Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" called "Celsius: 41.11."

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http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/4186094/detail.html

[tuvor]

1. Some folks just can't stop being sore winners, I guess..

[98geoduck]

13. that's funny, on second thought, maybe frightening.

[sasquatch]

2. Actually you can thank the media, DLCers, fundamentalist and John Kerry.

Idiots.

[Jamastiene]

17. Yep.

And those who tampered with the votes.

[genieroze]

3. They forgot the real star of the sElection... DIEbold. eom

[jasop]

49. Everyone.. even DUers.. seem to forget this.. n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Shouldn't they be thanking all the stupid fucking morans?

[fooj]

5. Small-minded imbeciles!

After the report released today (9-11)...gonna be a bumpy ride, Mr. Bossie!

[bluestateguy]

6. I'm sure they are hurting so much more than the working people of America

Yes, I'm sure Michael Moore, Chevy Chase and Barbara Streisand are going to just have a miserable four years as people in their income brackets continue to reap huge tax cuts from this Administration.

Yeah! They sure showed them! The common man got even with those Hollywood types by electing a real Man of the People like Bush.

:eyes:

[rawtribe]

7. The

pukes :puke: fear Hollywood. That's why they put up billboards.

[SoCalDem]

8. Perhaps it won't look like that for long

:evilgrin:... people are very creative out here :)

[Bridget Burke]

28. Gentlemen, start your spray cans!

From my visit to LA--I seem to recall a bit of graffiti!

[TwentyFive]

9. Typical Divide and Conquer strategy

This conservative group is trying to make us think our heros caused the bush win. This is a lie....as if they want to 'help' us find more appropiate leaders. Divide and conquer.

In fact, Michael Moore has achieved rock star status for me. Prior to seeing 9/11, I was not that much involved in politics. Michael Moore changed that. Thank you MM!!

[bunkerbuster1]

35. They're talking to themselves, again

any Progressive who falls for this idiotic "advice" being offered by RW pigs should get therapy.

[applegrove]

10. A desperate attempt to get us to eat our young (or each other) rather than

A desperate attempt to get Democrats to eat their young (or each other) rather than build the machine we are diligently and continuously building - so we can cream the Republicans in 4 years.

Nice try!! Why don't you try those outdoor loud-speakers!! I hear they work great!!

[uppityperson]

11. I don't get it.Any thinking antibush person doesn't think so. ???

Is it irony? Is it sarcasm? What action had an equal and opposite reaction? The fact that some publicly famous people spoke out leads to .....what? I just don't get this unless it's just supposed to be dark humor? huh?

[SoCalDem]

12. It's a "finger in the eye"... as in

"your" celebs scared the God-fearing, family-values voters SOOOOOOO much, that they came out in droves to defeat "your" guy :(

Sarcasm, republican-style..

[uppityperson]

15. Aha. I don't find Chevy Chase all that inspiring

to make people wanna get out the repub vote. I do know that MMoore is their version of the boogey man though.

[SoCalDem]

16. Of course, MM is the focal point, but they know "their" celebs' bulbs

burned out ages ago...so of course they must attack ours :) It's the republican way:)

[agincourt]

14. One hit movie,

and a few comments will not counter-balance tons and tons of Right-wing sewage. It's like thanking the Arizona for Pearl Harbor. Pigs that look for excuses to oink.

[NVMojo]

18. it's a repuke marketing tactic ...this is why Moore's movie has been

so successful, right? America needs to become numb to the lies and soon.

[AndyTiedye]

19. Could We Have a Billboard Like This?

"committed to helping to deliver the electoral votes of Ohio to the President"
Walden O'Dell, C.E.O.

or this:

[0rganism]

38. Nope, the billboard-leasing companies wouldn't allow it

Republicans can put any vile crap they want on their big media, no problem. But just try to get a non-partisan anti-war ad onto network television sometime: too controversial.

[txaslftist]

45. I love that one.

[w4rma]

20. They also "thanked" Whoopi Goldberg, Affleck, Chase, Sheen, etc.

He "won" despite Moore and, Goldberg and Affleck, etc. etc. not because of them.

[RoeBear]

43. I think the point

that they are going for, true or not, is that Moore for example motivated more Repubs to go and vote then Dems.

[progressivebydesign]

21. Truth about Bush voters..

if they were not motivated by greed, they were motivated by some lofty ideal of morality that Bush and Rove concocted over drinks. Many religious people flocked to Bush because they believed that Bush actually reads the bible.. rather than plays video games all day and works out and naps. My born-again relatives visited recently, and they LOVE George Bush. They think his only problem is that he's not a good speaker like Clinton. They believe that Bush lives his live according to their values. They are all an incurious bunch.. never asking themselves if children living and dying in poverty is moral. If killing hundreds of thousands of innocents abroad is moral. If cheating the schools and health care facilities in our country is moral.. all in the name of billion dollar giveaways to Bushs "haves and have-mores".. his base. Rove was brilliant in propping that ne-er do well up as some freakin' religious leader, when he is himself totally incurious, and uninterested in the plight of those not filthy rich, crass, and lazy, as himself.

We did everything we could, in light of the unprecedented assualt on our media, by the very fucks that reap the billions from Bush's policies. The idiots that put him in office will be sorely disappointed when they see how trashed our beautiful country will become under Bush's lame duck, corporate giveway, military complex, once known as our America. I'd like to say these morans deserve what they voted for.. but WHAT about the rest of us?

[TwentyFive]

36. Well said!

Large corporations are in charge of the US. The war is just a scam to 'increase shareholder value' over at Halliburton. If they are willing to sacrifice thousands of young American soldiers (and 100's of billions) just to satisfy some corporate donors....is anybody safe under the GOP?

[yorkiemommie1]

51. have you read 'confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins Berret - Koehler Publishers?


I highly highly recommend it. It is a readable as a Grisham novel, but sadly is not fiction.

[Vektor]

22. They forgot Wally O Dell, Triad, Jebby, Blackwell, and...

...the other Merry Fraudsters.

If these Repukes had had a brain cell between the lot of them, they'd realize that F/911 hurt Bush tremendously, and without a "little help from his friends" he'd be back in Crawford right now.

Don't thank Hollywood, give credit where credit is due - thank the liars and cheaters that actually re-selected the boy chimp, especially Wally O'Dell, owner of Diebold who promised to "deliver Ohio to George W. Bush" - and kept his promise.

[UL_Approved]

23. Can we find links to clear channel?

Anybody?

This needs investigation

[BamaBecky]

24. Hey "Hollywood"....$end your dollar$ to Criminal/Fraud Inve$tigator$

How about THAT for an equal and opposite REACTION!!!!

[fasttense]

25. It will back fire on them.

The Repukes have no class, It will only inspire those who despise B*sh and it will show what sore winners the Repukes are. They have the President, they have the House, they have the Senate, they have the Judiciary, they have the media, what more can they want? Why are they so offended by people who do not agree with them? Different opinions are allowed in this country and they seem to resent it.

How long do you think it will take for someone to paint a Hitler mustache on the B*sh?

[applegrove]

26. A lame attempt to separate Democrats from monied backers?

A lame attempt to separate Democrats from monied backers?

[Bridget Burke]

27. As if Michael Moore would take one look & turn Republican!

Actually, he'll probably use the billboard in a future film.

[applegrove]

30. Yes - obviously to bait someone - though the hand of the Master Genius

Yes - obviously to bait someone - though the hand of the Master Genius somehow seems lacking.

[Q]

29. Their message: stop trying to tell the truth about Bush...

...or we'll be mean and ridicule you on billboards.

Big deal. This is no great trick for fascists with money. I'm sure they and the DLC would rather all ACTIVISTS just shut the hell up...but it's not going to happen.

[applegrove]

31. The little freepers got addicted to baiting others ... they can't stop

The little freepers got addicted to baiting others ... they can't stop ... it is how they get their self-esteem.

[LinuxInsurgent]

32. That's just dumb...

I don't get why Republicans always blame Hollywood...as if Hollywood has the most leftist people in the country. That's a joke to real leftists...Hollywood tends to have liberal people because of its association with the Arts world...but let's remember that these people get paid MILLIONS to do their work...and what about Chuck Norris and Bruce Willis? They are not Hollywood?

I think the whole labeling of Hollywood is wrong...

[hector459]

33. I just hope Moore has another film coming out soon about this admin.

Thanks to Moore for getting as many Dems riled up as he did. You can't fight a fraudulent election and lies and propaganda from a "bought and bossed" press. Bush's win was not Moore's fault...most the wingnuts boycotted the film, remember?

[doodadem]

47. Moore's next film

Michael's next film is supposed to be about the pharmaceutical companies, I believe. I read a piece awhile back that said they were warning all of their employees not to talk to him.

[MadisonProgressive]

34. Keep wasting your money, morans

[Gelliebeans]

37. If I was any of the celebs that were pictured

I would sue them for using my likeness on a billboard. And when I won, I would donate my money to good lefty cause.---that's just me and I'm not famous.

[0rganism]

39. Paintball guns are an underused resource

Everyone needs practice to improve their aim. Look around, there may be a target range near your home or place of work.

[txaslftist]

46. Heh...

[geniph]

40. I'm so happy the adults are in charge

and there's such a thing as dignity.

GAWDALMIGHTY, if there's anything uglier than a sore winner, I'll be damned if I know what it is.

:puke:

stupid bastids.

You know, this reminds me of what Molly Ivins said about satire. She said that satire, used by the powerless against the powerful, can be world-changing. Satire used by the powerful against the powerless is just profoundly vulgar.

What action or outcome, precisely, do they intend for this billboard to bring about? Why would anyone pay for it, just to be snarky? What exactly is the point? Clearly their supporters will go, YEAH, cool - and then what? Everyone else will roll their eyes, think, what an eyesore, and drive on by. So what, precisely, have they brought about with this piece of propaganda?

[daleo]

41. A counter-billboard, thanking Diebold might be in order. n/t

[jasop]

50. That would be awesome... n/t

[don954]

42. this is more in the effort to try to block the rise of Progressive Media

they think if they can get most people to belive that the Progressive movies, news, and radio caused Bush to win, they can get rid of it. Never mind they have been using the same type of meda in a neocon format for years to promote their side... They see the Progressive Format as a threat.

[Az_lefty]

44. What does Hollywood have to do with it?

Moore is the only one who stands out as speaking out against the chimp. These stupid RW's still think their running against Clinton.
:mad:

[leesa]

48. DLC put it up?

I also say thank you to Michael Moore for waking so many people up.

[info being]

52. Jevenille (eom)

[Orsino]

53. "Also delivers a serious message..."

...meaning now we know who They most fear: celebrities not completely subverted by the love of money. Sure, the Republicans would like you to see these celebs as figures of fun, but the fact that They are parting with cash to jeer them utterly belies that notion.

If it goes on a Republican billboard, it's a lie.