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Dog Bites Man: Hollywood Reporter Notes Benghazi Movie Marketed to Conservatives
newsbusters.org ^ | 1/15/2016 | Matt Philbin

Posted on 01/15/2016 5:43:27 AM PST by rktman

Paramount Pictures is releasing 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Benghazi nation-wide on Friday. It tells the story of the attack on two U.S. diplomatic outposts in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 that took four American lives, including that of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya. Despite claims from Paramount and director Michael Bay that the film isn't political (the book on which it's based certainly wasn't), The Hollywood Reporter has noted that it's being marketed specifically to conservatives.

So they're specifically targeting one side of the political aisle while more or less neglecting the other? Well, yeah. You don't shop kryptonite to Superman.

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Well yeah. The only "type" of people who would have any interest are those that deny a video caused the problem and those that are racist and hate the lyin' king. Couldn't have anything to do with, basically, an eyewitness account of warriors on the ground. Of course, like the families of those killed, and who are now lying about hildebeast about some fictional video, these guys are also probably lying too. The betrayal of their trust of the govt supporting them and backing them up is disgusting. Thanks to Michael Bay for doing the movie. From the previews I've seen, it pretty much matches the interview with 3 of the warriors interviewed last year.
1 posted on 01/15/2016 5:43:27 AM PST by rktman
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The movie has a negative effect on Hillary therefore its a partisan dirty trick against compassionate people?

Ridiculous.

Shows how they think.


2 posted on 01/15/2016 5:46:57 AM PST by gaijin
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Despite claims from Paramount and director Michael Bay that the film isn't political

Sadly, everything, even to ordering a 'latte' these days, has become political under our Marxist rulers.

3 posted on 01/15/2016 5:47:25 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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Yeah. The same way Soetoro and Clinton marketed a YouTube clip to their low information commie lib supporters after their Stand Down at Benghazi. 13 Hours tells the truth about what actually happened at Benghazi. Conservatives tend to prefer the truth over YouTube videos.


4 posted on 01/15/2016 5:50:02 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Being an American isn't a piece of paper from the State Department. It's an attitude.)
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OK so now “hollywood” has the opportunity to make the flipside of the story.....

SHOWING THE STAND DOWN ORDER, OBAMA GOING TO SLEEP FOR HIS VEGAS FUNDRASING TRIP, HILLARY HANGING UP ON THE AMBASSADOR AND DOING A URANIUIM DEAL WITH FOREIGN INTERESTS, HILLARY LYING TO THE FAMILIES AT ANDREWS, HILLARY USING HER PRIVATE SERVER TO HANDLE AND SELL “TK” CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECRETS AND BEING HACKED BY EVERY FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH A LAPTOP.... HILLARY REVIEWING HER FOUNDAITON BANKBOOK AND E-MAILING CHELSEA WITH THE TRUTH....

Yep.... do it “hollywood” TARANTENO please


5 posted on 01/15/2016 5:50:41 AM PST by zzwhale (acts of treason)
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Every minute of every day we are bombarded with leftist drivel and outright lies about anything and everything in the MSM, from Fox News to the Weather Channel to the Food Network. Hollywood, particularly, has polluted the well with its incessant and nonstop Marxist propaganda. So, every few years, a single movie, like “American Sniper”, comes along that is simply unbiased, not even minimally communist, and the media heads explode with their caterwauling about “fascism” and “right wing” bull. There is no doubt in my mind that anyone who aligns themselves with the left nowadays is stark raving mad! And that’s more than half the slugs in this country!


6 posted on 01/15/2016 5:56:08 AM PST by DrPretorius
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You cant sell reality to people who live in phantasy.


7 posted on 01/15/2016 5:58:48 AM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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“...ordering a ‘latte’ these days, has become political...”. Or offensive in some manner. Have you ever seen so many whiney butts? Ever? We WILL be seeing the movie proving that we are just another bible totin’, gun clingin’ racist family.


8 posted on 01/15/2016 5:59:54 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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In other words, it’s the truth, as opposed to a false media narrative, which is what’s marketed to liberals.


9 posted on 01/15/2016 6:07:25 AM PST by almcbean
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How do you sell your product to a bunch of people who hate capitalism?

It’s called the Air America Paradox.


10 posted on 01/15/2016 6:11:44 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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> The movie has a negative effect on Hillary therefore its a partisan dirty trick against compassionate people?

Simple fact: Liars don't like people who tell the truth about them.

11 posted on 01/15/2016 6:12:20 AM PST by jsanders2001
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> There is no doubt in my mind that anyone who aligns themselves with the left nowadays is stark raving mad! And that’s more than half the slugs in this country!

And I think the "half" number is a MSM created illusion. I don't think anywhere near half of the people who agree with Obama or Marxism (the importation of brownskins is probably to fix that "problem"). The freaks along with the other leftists agree with him for the most part but they're nowhere near half.

12 posted on 01/15/2016 6:20:06 AM PST by jsanders2001
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> There is no doubt in my mind that anyone who aligns themselves with the left nowadays is stark raving mad! And that’s more than half the slugs in this country!

And I think the "half" number is a MSM created illusion. I don't think anywhere near half of the people agree with Obama or Marxism (the importation of brownskins is probably to fix that "problem"). The freaks along with the other leftists agree with him for the most part but they're nowhere near half.

13 posted on 01/15/2016 6:23:34 AM PST by jsanders2001
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Glenn Beck said it yesterday. Guarantee you no Democrat will see this movie. That’s ok though. Most people are still interested in reality. So it will still be successful.


14 posted on 01/15/2016 6:27:42 AM PST by Durbin
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“And I think the “half” number is a MSM created illusion. I don’t think anywhere near half of the people agree with Obama or Marxism”

You are right. The only reason Obama won those 2 elections is because McCain and Romney attacked the Conservative base early on to the point where most of them didn’t turn out to vote for them.


15 posted on 01/15/2016 6:30:38 AM PST by Durbin
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I went to see it last night. It’s basically a cowboys and Indians shootem up movie painted dessert sand.

Fine combat scenes though. Politics? Not a word.


16 posted on 01/15/2016 6:37:17 AM PST by The Toll
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...

Benghazi ping.

Let Republicanprofessor know if you want on or off this ping list.


17 posted on 01/15/2016 6:41:15 AM PST by Republicanprofessor
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No political commentary. Not how the libs will portray it. Typical gopE attack on women (hildebeast). Even though I don’t believe her name comes up in the movie.


18 posted on 01/15/2016 6:47:05 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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Well yeah. The only "type" of people who would have any interest are those that deny a video caused the problem and those that are racist and hate the lyin' king.

What? It wasn't marketed as one of those sleaze perversion movies that Hollyweird is so good at marketing, you know the sort Weinstein and Tarantino are so good at producing and marketing???




19 posted on 01/15/2016 7:02:06 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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A slightly different take:

In the middle of it all, during a rare break in the danger, the incredulous men learn that our corrupt media has already assumed their favorite position as a Tool of the State; that the media is already dutifully reporting the White House lies about protests and YouTube videos; already working hand-in-hand with the Obama campaign to cover-up the truth to re-elect a failed president....

What happened over those 13 hours was a modern-day Alamo, and because our DC Media is nothing more than a pile of boot-licking liars and propagandists, these six heroes have had to wait three years to receive their due.

In case I didn't mention it, "13 Hours" is nothing close to political.

Michael Bay simply told the truth.

John Nolte knocked this one out of the park... oh - and eff the New York Times and Washington Post and LA Times...

20 posted on 01/15/2016 8:40:40 AM PST by GOPJ (Trump's living rent-free in Jeb's head - Trump's wearing a robe and comfy slippers. FlickLives)
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