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Hollywood Says That They Will Not Support Obama Anymore

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By: NIKKI FINKE

Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. I’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations. The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act. In a posting on the White House web site, three of the Obama administration’s top officials for Internet and intellectual property matters said that they share many of the concerns that the Internet community has about the Hollywood-supported bills. The trio said that they “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.” Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt tried to soften the blow to Hollywood by acknowledging that that online piracy is “a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response.” They added that they plan to host an online event “to get more input” on the matter. But Hollywood moguls told me they “didn’t know it was going to be as over the top as it was” and took this as a declaration of war. “We just feel very let down by the administration and Obama for not supporting us,” one studio chief explained to me. “At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right. But Obama went against it. I’m personally not going to support him anymore and not give a dime anymore,” another movie mogul who’s also a well-known Obama supporter told me this week.

So far the most outspoken mogul against the Obama administration on this issue has been Rupert Murdoch who on Saturday told his new Twitter audience: “So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery.” But I’ve learned that other moguls privately are having “direct and personal conversations” with Obama and his administration and the Democratic Party. Several moguls have informed Obama’s newly anointed Hollywood re-election liason to the entertainment community Nicole Avant and her husband who is helping her, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, that they are pulling out of major fundraisers planned over the next few days and won’t participate in any more headed by Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (whom they see as in the pocket of the Internet giants like Google).

One of those events is a major January 31st fundraiser attended by First Lady Michelle Obama at the Beverly Hills home of Avant and Sarandos. There’s another LA fundraiser for the First Lady on February 1st. And both President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be coming for more fundraisers here in coming weeks. The moguls are telling Avant and Sarandos to count them out. “Now is when all the fundraises are starting. But everyone in my position is really pissed. It’s a real conundrum,” one mogul told me.

Alarmed by the mogul boycott, Sarandos sent a personal plea to the Hollywood studio chiefs over the weekend begging them to continue supporting the Obama re-election campaign even though he knows they are disappointed with the Obama administration’s position on the piracy bills. Several moguls, in response, ”sent back word saying ‘Fuck You’ basically,” one insider tells me, expressing how they feel used and abused by the President despite their campaign contributions. I’ve learned that Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman Jim Gianopulos even sat down and wrote his good friend (and fellow Greek-American) Sarandos an articulate note over the weekend the gist of which said that he and his fellow moguls won’t give any more money if they keep getting taken for granted. One insider told me, “Jim explained that this notion that the Hollywood community will continue giving regardless of its business interests has to be taken into consideration. The message was, ‘Don’t expect Hollywood to show up and say ‘Who do I write the check to’ anymore.”

The moguls are reminding Obama et al that, in the words of one studio chief, “God knows how much money we’ve given to Obama and the Democrats and yet they’re not supporting our interests. There’s been no greater supporters of him than we’ve been from the first day and the first fundraisers continuing until he was elected. We all were pleased. And, at its heart institutionally, Hollywood supports the Democrats. Now we need the administration to support us. This is a very important time for Hollywood. The issue at hand — piracy — is a legitimate concern. But Google and those Internet guys have been swiftboating the entertainment industry by saying we’re trying to shut down the Internet just because we don’t want them to advertise pirated movies. As for other claims, we make 24. We don’t make national security problems.”

The boycott even extends to many of the moguls’ families who also are big Obama and Democratic Party donors. The situation is serious because many moguls and/or their families comprise Obama’s top bundlers in the TV/movie/music biz. Bundlers as defined by opensecrets.org are “people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who’s willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big ‘bundle’.” These donors direct more money to the candidates than anyone else. As of September 2011 these 357 elite bundlers were directing at least $55,900,000 for Obama’s re-election efforts — money that has gone into the coffers of his campaign as well as the Democratic National Committee, according to opensecrets.org. That figure by now has significantly increased and will continue to do so.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/exclusive-hollywood-moguls-stopping-obama-donations-because-of-administrations-piracy-stand/

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The Courts Tell UK that they cannot send a Hate Preacher home

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By: msnbc.com staff and news services

An extremist cleric described as one of Europe’s leading al-Qaida operatives should not be deported to Jordan to face trial because of the risk that evidence obtained through torture would be used against him, Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday.

After a six-year legal battle, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that deporting Abu Qatada from Britain — where he is in prison custody — would “give rise to a flagrant denial of justice.”
The move means that within days Qatada could apply for bail to be released from the maximum security prison where he is being kept, the Guardian newspaper reported.

Although Abu Qatada has never faced criminal charges in Britain, authorities in the U.K. have accused him of advising militants and raising money for terrorist attacks. He “is a leading spiritual advisor with extensive links to, and influence over, extreme Islamists in the U.K. and overseas,” prosecutors told a British court in 2007.

Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May said the U.K. would consider appealing the European court’s decision. It has a three-month window in which to make any appeal, the court said.

“I am disappointed that the court has made this ruling,” May said in a statement. “This is not the end of the road, and we will now consider all the legal options available to us.” “Whatever Happen To COMMON SENSE”

Abu Qatada will remain held in British prison custody while a decision is made, she said.

May has not specified what Britain would do if it loses any appeal, though it is likely Abu Qatada would be freed from prison and monitored under a surveillance program which requires those suspected of involvement in terrorism — but not charged with any crime — to abide by a curfew and wear an electronic anklet.

Britain’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission has previously been told Abu Qatada was also suspected of links to a bomb plot in Strasbourg, France, and to the raising of funds for terrorism in Chechnya.
In their ruling, the European judges based in Strasbourg said they did not accept Abu Qatada’s claims that he would face ill treatment or torture at the hands of Jordanian authorities if sent there for trial, citing recent agreements between Jordan and the U.K.

But the judges warned that evidence in his case had been obtained by torturing his co-accused.
“The court found that torture was widespread in Jordan, as was the use of torture evidence by the Jordanian courts,” the ruling said. “In relation to each of the two terrorist conspiracies … the evidence of his involvement had been obtained by torturing one of his co-defendants.”

Judges said evidence obtained through torture was illegal under international law and was also unreliable. The ruling said “there was a high probability that the incriminating evidence would be admitted … and that it would be of considerable, perhaps decisive, importance.”
Britain’s highest court had ruled in 2009 that Abu Qatada should be deported to Jordan, despite fears over his potential mistreatment.

Human rights group Liberty urged the British government to make efforts to have Abu Qatada prosecuted in Britain.
“The case … constitutes a damning indictment of the Jordanian criminal justice system where torture and evidence obtained by torture are completely commonplace,” Shami Chakrabarti, the group’s director, said in a statement. “So it is clear that, if Abu Qatada is to be tried for terrorism, this should happen in a British court without further delay.”

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10173239-court-uk-cannot-send-extremist-preacher-home-to-jordan

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Political Correctness Gone Amuck

Excerpt from “Whatever Happen To COMMON SENSE”

 CHAPTER 11 – Called Political Correctness Gone Amuck

In society today, all ideals are considered equal. If you believe you’re right,
then you’re right. That’s today’s motto.

A song that has been popular since the late sixties sums up our attitude today:
“My Way” by Frank Sinatra. The hippie era of Woodstock set off an avalanche of depravity that we have not yet recovered from. Woodstock
was supposed to be about peace and love, but if we examine the festival and its
attendees more closely, we see that it was really about sex, drugs, and
rebellion against God. The Occidental Observer quoted Wavy Gravy (whose real
name is Hugh Romney), one of the MCs at the festival, as saying, ([i]) “The
whole world was watching us, and we had a chance to show the world how it could
be if we ran things.”

Guess what, the hippie crowd is running things now? That’s why we are in this state
of decadence in America. These people believe that “love is the way to go, man”, and believe that trees and animals have the same rights as people. They tie themselves to trees in their birthday suits to save mother earth and protest against wearing fur and by
throwing paint at anyone who does so. They will tell you that you have no right
to cut down trees and build businesses even though some of them live in
mansions built from trees. They accuse you of polluting if you drive an SUV,
but they ride on airplanes and in limousines. These people epitomize hypocrisy
with their self-righteous attitudes.

They say we can’t drill in Alaska or California because it kills the earth, but they say
nothing about drilling in other countries such as Venezuela
or Saudi Arabia. Just a little reminder to this hippie crowd as I stated earlier: it doesn’t
matter if we drill in the United States
or in Iraq, it’s the same earth. That’s right, you pathetic, misguided individuals, please
take the time to look at a world map and recognize that there is only one earth that can sustain life. I made this clear in a previous chapter. Don’t speak to me about carbon footprints or how you are against the U.S.
government’s drilling polices.

These goody-two-shoed, touchy-feely do-gooders want to make you feel guilty for not
getting on the climate change bandwagon. They want to ram this going-green
garbage down our throats but will tell you not to force your morality on them
because “I have a right to choose.”

They say a woman has a right to an abortion and that freedom of expression allows
pornography to be broadcast on the Internet and television. They also tell us
that it is our duty to pay for health care for illegal aliens that have broken
the law to come toAmerica.

Let me see if what they are saying is rational. They want the right to kill their
babies (abortion) but I don’t have the right to drill for oil or drive an SUV.
Are these people serious? I don’t see how our spineless, so-called leaders can
tolerate these wretched souls. I would tell them to go to hell, and that I am
drilling wherever I want and I will stop drilling once they stop murdering babies.

want everyone to see these Communists for what they really are: Marxists. Carl
Marx said that all people are entitled to enjoy the fruits of their labor. What
he meant was that the elite will inform us as to how we should enjoy what we
earn. The Communist Manifesto, written by Marx and Friedrich Engels, advocated for the abolishment of private property. Marx made a career out of fighting against capitalism. He decided that if he could redistribute wealth to the working class, everything would be equalized.

This serves as a chilling reminder of where we are at in the United States today and where Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi want to take us. Obama and his administration are demonstrating by their actions that they are Communists. Forget about what they
say and pay attention to what they do.

This is my grown-up manifesto: don’t listen to what people say; observe what they do. If you say you are for the people, then pass laws that benefit working men and women. If you say you are for the people, enforce laws that will help the people. If you truly consider yourself to be for the people, you should stop spending our money
and get on a damm budget.

The government is like a full-blown case of cancer. Once you have opened a door to
your money, the government will infiltrate your pocketbook. Look at what they
did to social security, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
are privately owned companies with government backing. They are Fortune 500 companies but are not required to inform the public of any financial difficulties. So if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac should have a financial meltdown, the taxpayer is responsible for the debt.

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Can The World Afford to Allow Iran To Get Nuclear Capability

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Israel’s military confirmed Sunday that Joint Chiefs of
Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey will travel to the Mideast nation this week for
talks, as Israel’s No. 2 public official suggested that President Obama is
being meek about Iran ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

The content of the coming discussion between the U.S.
general and Israel’s top military commander was not stated, but Iran is first
and foremost in Israel’s mind as the Islamic Republic takes a step closer to
going nuclear.

Can Iran be Contained?

If Iran obtains nuclear weapons can it ever truly be
contained?

“There is very close cooperation between Israel, the
Israeli military and the U.S. military, and General Dempsey is a close friend,
and I’m sure that he and our chief of staff will have very serious discussions
about all the options,” said former Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Dan
Gillerman.

With Dempsey scheduled to visit Israel this week — his
first official trip to the country since he assumed command of the joint chiefs
on Sept. 30 — the occasion may be used to urge Israel to stay calm and let
sanctions work.

Israel has grown antsy about Iran’s nuclear program and has
repeatedly hinted it might take military action if international sanctions fail
to stop Iran’s nuclear development, which is moving at a fast clip. Reports are
that Iran will have 20 percent concentration of enriched uranium by next month.
That level of enrichment is not used for energy production but toward weapons
development.

The U.S. has imposed a series of economic sanctions against
the regime, and U.S. officials — as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu — have suggested that the tough sanctions are starting to break down
support for the regime.

But Israeli Cabinet Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Sunday he
was disappointed that the U.S. has not expanded sanctions to further damage
Iran’s central bank and its energy industry. He also suggested that the Obama
administration hasn’t been as forceful as Britain and France in imposing
sanctions.

“In the United States, the Senate passed a resolution, by a majority of 100-to-1, to impose these sanctions, and in the U.S. administration there is hesitation for fear of
oil prices rising this year, out of election-year considerations,” Ya’alon
told Israel Radio, according to Haaretz newspaper. “In that regard, this
is certainly a disappointment, for now.”

The Obama administration is concerned that Iran’s verbosity about its expanding nuclear operation will drive Israel to strike. President Obama spoke Thursday with
Netanyahu, and Iran was part of the conversation, said White House spokesman
Jay Carney, without detailing the content of the call.

Dempsey spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told Fox News that the
trip was not orchestrated in light of recent events. He said Dempsey’s office
has been planning a series of talks with his counterparts, and the trip
includes a stop in Paris and Brussels as well as Tel Aviv.

“This whole trip has been in the works for months,” Lapan said. “Much as some want to
read the Israel stop as connected to Iran, that’s not the case.” Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz is also headed abroad this week — to Brussels for talks with NATO officials that are expected to focus on Iran. Gantz was quoted last week telling a parliamentary panel that 2012 would be a “critical year” for Iran — in part because of
“things that happen to it unnaturally.”

Gantz’s comment came one day after the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist, an occasion that Iran’s leaders have used to stir up anti-Israel and anti-American
sentiment. The U.S. has denied any role in the assassination, though leaders
have left the impression they know how it happened. Israel has not commented on
the killing.

Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes,
and has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit, though several
observers say it is likely merely a delay tactic.

Gillerman said Dempsey’s visit may allow the Israeli
military to impress upon Dempsey the need for some distinct solution to Iran.

“What we hope very much is the U.S. will realize that
time is running out, the clock is ticking and action must be taken,”
Gillerman told Fox News. “And if military action is necessary, we hope
very much the U.S. and the rest of the world will take it because, as I said,
it’s a threat to civilization as we know it, not just to Israel.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/15/joint-chiefs-chairman-headed-to-israel-amid-iran-threat/

 

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Just Tell It Like It Is

 

Promoting Common Sense

 

Excerpt from the Book “Whatever Happen To COMMON SENSE”

By: Elmer Thomas Williams Jr.

The definition that has been ascribed to tolerance is that everybody’s lifestyle or opinion is true and carries equal weight, no matter how outrageous it may be. This just isn’t so. I hear people speak about diversity as if it is the highest form of virtue. If I have fifty-two fragrances of cow manure, does this make it smell like roses? I think not. Diversity without substance or standards still stinks.

Most proponents of diversity laud it just as long as it suits their argument. If you suggest that you should be able to say the name of Jesus in a public forum, they will say that this goes against the concept of separation of church and state. They make this argument even though the Constitution does not actually specify that church and state should be separate. If they are so into diversity, why don’t they have an open mind with regard to this aspect of it?

The first amendment says that ([i]) “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” You will notice that the separation of church and state is not specifically referred to. It does say that Congress cannot institute a religion, but it also says Congress cannot make a law “prohibiting the free exercise thereof;” or “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” So if I want to invoke Jesus’ name, you have no right to scream, “Separation of church and state” because I am not attempting to establish a specific religion. Furthermore, I do not work for the government, so do not attempt to violate my first amendment rights.

We have allowed the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and partisan organizations to take our rights without a fight. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” We are in need of a good rebellion in the greatUnited States of America. This is the only way to stop a hostile takeover by ungodly men and women.

Look at what ([ii]) Thomas Jefferson said about rebellion in a letter to William Smith in 1787:

What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

It might be time to fertilize this country with patriots, saints, tyrants, and dictators.

A man is always more famous after he dies. He has a vision of dying for a cause that is bigger than he is. Most of the time, he never sees the vision come to the light. Historians usually write about a man’s zeal and drive for his particular cause.

Adults always tell children not to give in to peer pressure, but it seems to me that adults are far worse than children when it comes to succumbing to pressures from their friends and family. We buy things we don’t even want in an effort to impress people we don’t even like. You might be at work or at family gathering and sense that something is wrong, but if the majority says everything is all right, you tend to go with the flow. The average person will suppress his or her own convictions just to get along with the views of the majority.

 

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