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McCain's 'Maverick' Position on Choice
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBrave New Films has released a short film that really goes to the heart of the problem with John McCain: People don't actually know his positions on a lot of issues. If they did, it might not make a difference, but then again, it might. I'm a firm believer that people deserve to know what they're getting.In this case, the issue is abortion rights, and according to the film, 73% of women in battleground states don't know his true position. I have witnessed this phenomenon personally. I've written about this over and over again. John McCain is anti-choice. Period. In fact, he is the first GOP ...
Does McCain Med Records Ad Go Too Far?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBrave New Films released a controversial ad recently, raising the issue of whether John McCain should release his complete medical record to the public. The ad has come under fire for its use of photographs accentuating McCain's melanoma scars.The short film makes a compelling, if ice-cold, case for McCain to come clean about his medical history, but does the provocative presentation persuade, or alienate, its target audience?Certainly, provocation is a reliable way to get your message out, and the film's director, Robert Greenwald, is nothing if not provocative. He has also begun a petition, ...
Fox News News
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyMSNBC's Verdict with Dan Abrams tonight had an interesting piece in it's Beat the Press segment. Fox, in it's continual attempt to show John McCain in the best light possible, tried this one on for size: ...
McCain's YouTube Star Turn
By David Knowles - Politics DailyReaders of this blog know that I'm not a huge fan of what has come to be known as the "YouTube Gotcha!" This phenomenon turns any moderately tech-savvy individual (especially those with iMovie) into a veritable 527 political action committee. You scour YouTube footage for statements made on this or that topic, and then, ala Tim Russert, you juxtapose that material against other contradictory statements. It's a classic, time-honored journalistic move meant to illustrate hypocrisy, and we've seen it time and time again in this campaign. Hillary Clinton's Bosnia visit, and Barack Obama's failure ...
Et tu, YouTube?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAh, YouTube. Forever have you poisoned the political well. With your seemingly bottomless memory cup, you let no utterance, however fleeting, go gentle into that good night. Today's statesmen must wrestle with a daunting reality: anybody with a camcorder can, like that, erect a stop sign on the road that leads to higher office. A little cutting and pasting on a laptop, maybe slap on some background music and titles, and who needs to pay a 527 to the dirty work? You thought you knew the true nature of your candidate? Well, YouTube thinks otherwise, and it has the video to prove it. Consider the ...
War on Greed Reveals Next Enron?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI got an e-mail last week from Brave New Films hyping their new short film series, "War on Greed." The e-mail explained how BNF was going to "premier" the film in front of the New York City home of Henry Kravis. Who the frak is Henry Kravis? Apparently, some rich dude. The whole thing seemed a little random and Eighties to me. I've been a little burned out on Brave New Crusades lately, so I filed it away for future use. Turns out, the clip is burning up the YouTube, so I took a second look. The "War on Greed" Web site also links to a NY Times article about the "premier." Now, Greenwald is a ...
War of Words Over Fox News Sex Video
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI posted a piece about Brave New Films' new short film, "Fox Attacks: Decency", on Monday. In the piece, I disagreed with BNF's tactic of petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for "a´ la carte" cable as a way to oppose Fox News.Imagine my surprise when a Brave New Films staffer contacted me, via the comments section, about my article. They wanted to know if I would be willing to post their response. I said I preferred a little back and forth to a one-sided response, and Shazam! I got an interview with Robert Greenwald, director of "Outfoxed" and the driving force behind BNF. ...
Bizarre Fox News Sex Video
By Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily"Fox Attacks: Decency", the newest video from Brave New Films, makers of the Real Rudy series, is burning up the YouTube charts, with over half a million views in just four days. The film takes a look at Fox News' use of sexual content... in the face of its stated opposition to sexual content. The film could spell trouble for Fox in another way, as there is a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling for "A' la Carte Cable" , that accompanies the film. The petition has already picked up over 20,000 signatures. Here's the film, which I found surprising in a number of ...
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