Posted on 09/16/2008 12:16:48 PM PDT by pparmley
As explored here this past weekend, the Clarion Fund has paid dozens of newspapers across the country -- almost solely in "swing" election states -- and The New York Times to distribute the "Islam terror" DVD "Obsession" with their home delivery packages. Among the larger cities where this has taken place: Miami, Philadelphia, Denver and Pittsburgh.
An estimated 28 million copies have been distributed so far, also through the mails and other magazines. An article at the group's site, www.radicalislam.org, all but endorsed John McCain this past week, then was pulled down.
But at least one newspaper turned away the money and refused to distribute it, calling it "divisive."
(Excerpt) Read more at editorandpublisher.com ...
Well, the Left (read: MSM), are up in arms over the film’s distribution, calling it “right-wing propaganda.” Here’s another great example of how deep in the can the MSM is for the Left. Greg Mitchell – the author of the hit-piece I posted above - is also a “blogger” at Huffington Post, and posted a self-congratulatory piece here that praises a “brave newspaper” – Greensboro News & Record – for refusing to package the so-called “divisive” film. Other than the fact that that the Editor and Publisher is clearly a lefty-flack publication, the ignorance of the Left on the importance and relevance of radical Islamic terror is shockingly clear here.
Apt to point to the film as merely a propagandist piece that “makes it easier for the McCain/Palin ticket to pitch a ‘trigger-happy’ foreign policy,” the Left seems to have forgotten the events of the last 7 years. Obsession doesn’t mention any political party, features neither Obama nor McCain, and points to only the Muslim extremists – not all followers of the Islamic faith – as the ones who want to end the West through violence and hateful acts. Yet the Left immediately casts the film as Republican propaganda. Surprising? No, but quite sad. It’s sad that any film that discusses the terrorist threat, whether even-handed or not, is slotted in the “right-wing talking points” and “scare tactics” column by the MSM. Who’s really in denial here?
didnt get the chance to watch yet
my mother said it was “excellent and well done”.
I got one and so did my mom. I was thrilled!
I got mine!
This DVD SHOULD BE DIVISIVE!!! We need to find out who supports this country and who doesn’t.
OK, where can I get one?
They were talking about this on a local radio show here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I guess they went out in Sundays Grand Rapids Press. Some call in lefties were furious because they didn’t like that people were being reminded of terrorism so close to the election!
Free speech is becoming more and more a thorn in the sides of the left and the MSM. If Obama wins, I expect they’ll get right to work on closing the ‘free speech’ loophole.
Netflix has it. Rented it there when it was released.
Got stuck on Olbermann last night for 1 minute....he was coming unhinged about this video being distributed.
As a police officer who has spoken to many persons suffering from mental illness, I could tell by his manner of ranting that he suffers from a mental illness. On top of that, he was barely keeping it together, just this side of spitting at the camera while speaking.
I hope he gets the help he needs.
The libs are in deep denial. If they keep their heads in the sand long enough, they'll suffocate.
I bought mine at Amazon.com in the used section (even though I got a new one). Was only $10.65 +$2.98 shipping. Watched it last night. Well worth it.
Yet the MSM and Democrats bury their head in the sand and refuse to believe them, even after 9/11 and all the other attacks.
They tell us they want to kill us and they follow up on their promises. At least their honest unlike the Democrats.
BTW the film went out of its way not to implicate Islam the religion and go on to say the vast majority of Muslims do not agree with the “jihad” mentality of the militants.
A lefty employee was ranting about the Anti-Muslim hate speech in the paper and how he knows people who have canceled subscriptions over the insert in the Milwaukee paper.
Who knew that a little truth in the paper would evoke such emotions among free speech, facts and figures rationalist liberals in Brewtopia.
Got mine on Sunday in the Columbus (OH) dispatch. Haven’t watched it yet....
It is available through Netflix
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Obsession_Radical_Islam_s_War_Against_the_West/70082156
In Olbermann’s rant he stated that the video shows pictures of terrorist attacks and then cuts to young islamic children.
Yeah, it did, but those children were wearing fake suicide bomber vests and carrying fake/replica machine guns/assault rifles and being taught to yell Death to America.
Not exactly your normal pre-school curriculum.
seriously, he’s the worst offender of them all. it’s incredible to me how the MSM can keep getting away with this...of course, any mention of terrorism or 9/11 is just a Republican “scaremongering” tactic, out of Karl Rove’s playbook. So aggravating, and I don’t see any end to this horrendous bias in the media.
Strangely enough, this DVD was not distributed with newspapers in Massachusetts...
Here’s the list of the papers that SHOULD have mailed Obsession (swing-state heavy). MA isn’t on the list, must be Deval’s doing (heh):
Colorado - Boulder Daily Camera, Centennial Citizen, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Greeley Tribune
Iowa - Daily Nonpareil, Des Moines Register, Iowa City Press Citizen, Quad City Times, Sioux City Journal
Indiana - South Bend Tribune
Florida - Daily Commercial, Florida Times-Union, Ft. Lauderdale El Sentinel, Ft. Myers News Press, Miami Herald, Ocala Star Banner, Orlando Sun Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Tampa Tribune, Tallahassee Democrat, St. Petersburg Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Michigan - Detroit Free-Press, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Lansing State Journal
Missouri - Springfield News-Leader
Nevada - Las Vegas Review-Journal/Sun, Nevada Appeal, Reno Gazette-Journal
New Hampshire - Portsmouth Herald News, Union Leader
New Mexico - Clovis News Journal, Hobbs News-Sun, Rio Rancho Observer
Ohio - Canton Repository, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Middletown Journal, Morning Journal, Toledo Blade, Youngstown Vindicator
North Carolina - Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News & Observer
Pennsylvania - Bucks Co. Courier Times, Erie Times-News, Morning Call, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Reading Eagle, The Patriot-News
Virginia - Sun-Gazette, Virginian-Pilot
Wisconsin - Green Bay Press-Gazette, Janesville Gazette, Journal Times, La Crosse Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
My mom received one in the mail. She missed it when it aired on TV so now she’ll have a copy for life. Needless to say, she is happy.
Nobody ever sends us these goodies for free in Texas.
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2074194/posts?page=385#385
OPINION: I hope you find these articles as interesting as I did. I am always amazed that there are so many Americans who do not understand that the GLOBAL JIHAD is just that — global. If one spins their globe at home or school; one can easily see that the U.S.A. is part of this world. There is no exclusion. We are not set apart from the global jihad; nor are we set apart from the GWOT.
Wow! That is great that they took the time to put this in the newspaper. Yes there is a GOD! and he is not named Allah!
My DVD came in my Sept. 15 issue of National Review.
Nor in Utah. My mailbox is empty.
It looks like the DVD was only distributed in swing states.
Or Mississippi either!
Is it on youtube yet ? Cause that would be a good way to really get it around.
Obsession is all over YouTube. Has been for a long time. Go to YouTube and search “obsession islamic”
If the film isn’t right wing fearmongering propaganda why was it only distributed for free in swing states?
That question does not negate the fact that any intolerance is wrong. “Love they neighbor” was not a suggestion, it was a command.
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