Hype vs. W
"Hype: The Obama Effect" will be coming to a theatre near you, when it's released on September 1st.
But so will Oliver Stone's "W" movie, on President George W. Bush, due out on 22 October.
One can say many things about both films.
One has a credible, Oscar-winning director behind it, the other a group of concerned conservatives who call themselves "Citizens United".
One is going to be released after the Democratic National Convention. The other days before the US Presidential election (the better to remind people what they went through for 8 years, or so Stone and his co-ideologues hope).
If Senator Obama loses, be sure this completely unheralded, minor, badly distributed film on the Democratic nominee will be blamed for his demise. It'll be the 2008 equivalent of the Swiftboat Veterans ad.
But if Senator McCain loses, no one will point to the cynically-debuted, hatchet job film on a Republican by Oliver Stone.
Republicans don't blame the messengers. They just pay attention to the message.
But so will Oliver Stone's "W" movie, on President George W. Bush, due out on 22 October.
One can say many things about both films.
One has a credible, Oscar-winning director behind it, the other a group of concerned conservatives who call themselves "Citizens United".
One is going to be released after the Democratic National Convention. The other days before the US Presidential election (the better to remind people what they went through for 8 years, or so Stone and his co-ideologues hope).
If Senator Obama loses, be sure this completely unheralded, minor, badly distributed film on the Democratic nominee will be blamed for his demise. It'll be the 2008 equivalent of the Swiftboat Veterans ad.
But if Senator McCain loses, no one will point to the cynically-debuted, hatchet job film on a Republican by Oliver Stone.
Republicans don't blame the messengers. They just pay attention to the message.
Labels: Cinema, Ideological Impasse, US Presidential Election
posted by vbspurs at
7/23/2008 02:21:00 pm
5 Comments:
We also have a better memory for what has gone on before. We don't forget.
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benning, at Wed Jul 23, 03:04:00 pm GMT-4
"We don't forget."
Got to love them elephants...
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JSU, at Wed Jul 23, 03:12:00 pm GMT-4
Got to love them elephants...
Be careful! Obama will accuse elephants of bitterly clinging to their trunks.
Cheers,
Victoria
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vbspurs, at Wed Jul 23, 04:57:00 pm GMT-4
"Republicans don't blame the messenger."
Hmm...how does the constant barrage of blame for the "liberal media" fit with this thesis?
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Jack Craver, at Thu Jul 24, 01:03:00 pm GMT-4
"Hmm...how does the constant barrage of blame for the "liberal media" fit with this thesis?"
That should be obvious:
the media IS the message!
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veni vidi vici, at Sun Jul 27, 06:46:00 pm GMT-4
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