Why don’t they just appoint Pat Robertson?
: 1115.org reports that Ted Stevens — the twit who wants to extend FCC censorship to cable and satellite — now wants to install one of his aides in one of the empty chairs at the FCC. This is war, people.
11 responses to “Why don’t they just appoint Pat Robertson?”
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They won’t appoint Robertson because they’re probably negotiating with Dobson.
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No, this is not war, actually it should be all the way around, why get in the game if we are going to lose, we are not in power, we don’t have the resources and bitching only make things relevant to their agendas. If instead, we just contemplate – instead of denunciate – their tricks and shenanigans and concentrate into creating and feeding new mediums: blogs, web-casting, webzines, etc, we quietly create an stronghold so complete, efficient and solid that no FCC or Jesus freak can even get closer.
Just by hearing the leader of the free world calling “The Internets” this territory is enough to know how far we are here from their tentacles. -
Yeah, why not appoint someone enlightened like Ted Kennedy or Bill Clinton so we can have gang bangs and orgies. After all you pay for it so you must want to see this sort of stuff.
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Americans need help from FCC to help regulate cable channels like HBO, Showtime and Skinamax.
No more R-rated movies or TV shows like The Sopranos or The Shield will be ileagal to make.
Only shows like Matlock and Full house will be allowed to be seen. -
Sick of the FCC? Learn to make your own me in the form of a videoblog. If you live near NYC, some well known videobloggers (Jay Dedman, Ryanne Hodson, Michael Verdi, and Jonny Goldstein) are teaching a free workshop on how to make your own free vlog.
All you need is a laptop w/wifi cababilities, and a video file ready to be uploaded (.mov or .wmv files work well).
The workshop will be held at Flux Factory in Long Island City Queens from 1-3PM, May 1, Sunday. Details and directions here -
That last comment should read “Learn to make your own media” All this videoblogging has got me rusty w/actual words!
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Jonny Goldstein … very impressive.
You have a video camera … you have a web site.
All you need now is some talent and an original idea or two.
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I think we need more outspoken guys like Ted Stevens. His idea will never gain traction and it’ll encourage rational people who fear an invasive government to get out and vote.
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Dennis,
Putting my own work aside, I think it’s exciting that anyone with a computer, a camera, and internet access can easily and cheaply have their own platform to distribute video, unregulated by the FCC, Ted Stevens, James Dobson, or anyone else.
What differentiates a videoblog from a web site with video? A couple of things: 1) A videoblog is easier to maintain and create than a regular website with video, which puts it within the reach of more people 2) Using RSS, people can subscribe to video from a given videoblog using free software like ANT or a web based platform like mefeedia.com. This means, instead of visiting the fifteen videoblogs you like, the content can come to you, much like TIVO 3) It’s a blog, so people can leave comments like the one you left me about my comment, leading to this dialog we are having.
And people are using videoblogs to make powerful social and political commentary, as well as fluffier stuff. For example http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2005/02/dept-of-ed-vs-buster-bunny.html is a piece on the controversy swirling around “Postcards With Buster,” a PBS show which was attacked by Bush’s new Secretary of Education.
If you or anyone else is interested in learning to create their own free videoblog and can’t make it to the workshop we are offering today, here is an online tutorial. Still more info about videoblogging here. -
Blogs and vlogs may be the final frontier in which we can express our opinions about the government.
Forget bus trips to march on D.C. My neighbors attended one to protest the (War?) in Iraq and all of the buses were herded into RFK stadium (under the Patriot Act, no less) and were forced to sit there all day until they were scheduled to leave for home. So much for peaceful demonstrations and free speech!! -
“This is war, people.”
Welcome to the party, Jeff.
It’s been a war for quite some time. The freedom-hating moralists and theocrats certainly see it as such and they do call it a war. It’s just that the great unwashed don’t see the threat for what it is. They think it’s just a bunch of old farts and religious screwjobs who have too much time on their hands. They won’t recognize it until their favorite TV show or their favorite song on the radio is censored.
By the way, does anyone know if Earl Comstock – Stevens’ initial pick – is related in any way to Anthony Comstock, the infamous 19th century moralist and postal inspector? Anthony Comstock was responsible for making the sending of “indecent or obscene material” through the mail illegal, and the law with his name on it is still partially in effect today.
