Obama Attempting To Force Discovery Channel to Drop Palin’s New Show

Change.org (Obama White House) ^ | April 6, 2010 | Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

[TCH]

Here’s a copy of an e-mail sent to me by an operative.

Urge Discovery to Drop Sarah Palin’s New Show

Discovery Communications — the parent company of The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC and others, and known for their wildlife-focused programs — is planning to produce an 8-part TV show on Sarah Palin’s Alaska.

Sarah Palin’s Alaska is a “reality TV” show that aims to showcase the “powerful beauty of Alaska,” according to Discovery’s TLC website.

But the real Sarah Palin is no friend of Alaska’s natural heritage. While in office, the former governor fought against increased protections for endangered whales and America’s dwindling populations of polar bears in favor of oil and gas development, supported dangerous drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and escalated Alaska’s brutal aerial wolf-killing program.

Yet according to reports, Palin will earn about $1 million per episode from the nature-focused series.

Act now, Send a powerful message to Discovery Communications expressing your disappointment at their action and urging them to drop Sarah Palin’s new show from their programming schedule.

It’s important that the truth about Sarah Palin’s record not be swept under the rug by her celebrity. Palin’s disrespect for the environment and disregard for science and has done real damage to Alaska’s wildlife and endangered Alaska’s natural heritage.

Send a message to Discovery Communications and let them know that Sarah Palin doesn’t deserve to represent the “powerful beauty of Alaska” in front of millions of people.

Take action today>

Thanks for taking a stand,

- The Change.org Team in support of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

The links in this e-mail take you directly to Barack Obama’s political arm, Change.org,

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/urge_discovery_communications_to_drop_sarah_palins_new_show?alert_id=pPVlHNgGOM_OcAmutHznt

and this message:

Targeting: Mr. David Zaslav (President and CEO, Discovery Communications)

Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

Sarah Palin has signed on with reality TV producers and Discovery Communications to star in a new TV show about Alaska and its outdoors.

But the ugly reality is that as governor for only two-and-a-half years, Sarah Palin escalated a bloody aerial wolf-slaughter campaign that continues to this very day. She even planned to offer a $150 bounty for the severed forelimb of each killed wolf.

Palin also fought against increased protections for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales and America’s dwindling populations of polar bears.

Sign our petition to Discovery Communications — and let them know that Sarah Palin doesn’t deserve to represent the “powerful beauty of Alaska” in front of millions of people.

[TigersEye]

Quite right, which brings me to the next link I planned to post. ;-)

Polar Bear Testimony Suppressed Due to 'Inconvenient' Truths

This is one of a steady drizzle of events planned to stoke up alarm in the run-up to the UN's major conference on climate change in Copenhagen next December. But one of the world's leading experts on polar bears has been told to stay away from this week's meeting, specifically because his views on global warming do not accord with those of the rest of the group.

Suppressed EPA report, meet suppressed polar bear report. You both represent inconvenient truths.

Dr Mitchell Taylor has been researching the status and management of polar bears in Canada and around the Arctic Circle for 30 years, as both an academic and a government employee. More than once since 2006 he has made headlines by insisting that polar bear numbers, far from decreasing, are much higher than they were 30 years ago. Of the 19 different bear populations, almost all are increasing or at optimum levels, only two have for local reasons modestly declined.

[bigbob]

This will only make the program more desirable...Discovery is probably hoping this protest goes viral and generates even more free PR.

[alancarp]

THIS FALL on the Discovery Channel...despite popular demand...

Obama's KENYA.

[Between the Lines]

Another petition I saw over at change.org:

Demand Public Registries of Animal Abusers

[TCH]

Sure hope you’re correct... BUT, just to be safe... Our side had better get on the phones.

[historyrepeatz]

Since when is illegality an issue at the White House?

[WVNan]

I must be pretty dense. I can’t find a way to voice my support for Sarah Palin’s show on those links.

[TheDailyChange]

Tell the educated idiot to go blow! Expose the anti-american PUNK!

[Eagles6]

Sarah is “commander zero’s” greatest threat.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumping THAT!!!!

[ArmyTeach]

I think we should begin a campaign thanking the Discovery Channel for airing this remarkable series on Alaska and stressing that we do intend to watch all eight segments!
Something along those lines.

[SuziQ]

LOL! Sarah must really frighten these folks!

[Kimberly GG]

enough said.

http://www.change.org/soros_fund_charitable_foundation

[momto6]

No way, that has GOT to be an April fools joke.

[Pyro7480]

I don't know if Change.org is the same as Change.gov, which was the the website of the Obama transition. It seems like the petition was started by the environmentalist organization Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, and picked up by Change.org, which is run by Ben Rattray, who started the website in 2007.

[nutmeg]

ping

[STARWISE]

There is just NO end to their evil destructiveness,
hate and vengeance.

[potlatch]

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[Art in Idaho]

Get used to it Obama. You're not in the same league. . . and Alinsky won't work against Sarah. . or US!

[Bellflower]

http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations

Using the link above should take you right to a page that asks for info such as is below by the four stars****

If for some unknown reason it takes you to the page with all the questions on it go down to the black lettering to number 33 and click where it says click here. It looks like this:

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33. How can I contact you with programming comments or questions? We welcome your e-mail comments and questions, which you can send to us by clicking here.

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Clicking on "clicking here" will take you to a page that you fill in your info. Where it says "Question Regarding" select Network/program. When you click onto next it will take you to more pages to fill with personal info. Finally you will come to the page you can write your message on. I wrote an innocuous message about how excited I was hearing about the program Sarah Palin's Alaska and when does it air. I thought it would be wise to not sound too politically oriented but more like an excited viewer. Please let me know if you are able to let them know what you think. Again, this is what the first page of info will look like:

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Please select your age range:

under 13

13-18

over 18

Viewer Relations - Step 1

* First Name

* Last Name

* Email Address

* Re-enter Email Address

* Question Regarding

All Fields with * are required