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The President and the MTV Crowd (Townhall)
New York Times ^ | Oct. 5, 2010 | BRIAN STELTER

Posted on 10/08/2010 6:02:48 AM PDT by SmartInsight

The youth-oriented cable channel MTV and five of its sister channels will simulcast a town-hall-style meeting with President Obama on Thursday, Oct. 14.

The gathering, titled "A Conversation with President Obama," appears to be modeled after Mr. Obama's appearance on CNBC last month.

That event, wrote Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, was billed as a conversation about the state of the economy...

(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; mtv; mtvgetofftheair; obama; obamajugend; obamayouth; townhall
It will be shown "commercial free" on 6 channels owned by Viacom.

People watching it will think it's a real townhall -- but in fact the audience will be casted and handpicked and it's an infomercial for Obama.

Obama is Casting Actors for Town Hall Audience per Nielsen's 'Backstage'

MTV screening Obama's audience for views, looks

1 posted on 10/08/2010 6:02:51 AM PDT by SmartInsight
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To: SmartInsight

Antoher article that is spreading the pretense that this is a “real townhall”

Obama to Hold Town Hall For Young People

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/10/06/obama-to-hold-town-hall-for-young-people-cigar-guy-in-tiger-woods-photo-finds-web-fame/

“Youth Town Hall discussion where he will field questions from about 250 young adults and users of the social networking micro-blog Twitter. The broadcast of the discussion will be produced by MTV and BET, and will air on MTVu, Centric and numerous other outlets, including online web sites like CMT.com.”


2 posted on 10/08/2010 6:08:17 AM PDT by SmartInsight (Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~ G. J. Nathan)
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To: SmartInsight
I see the "plastic presidency" is in full swing. A room full of mannequins all nodding their heads in approval.

I wonder if Axelrod gets to push the red button if one of the dummies disagrees?

3 posted on 10/08/2010 6:15:15 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: raybbr

This is straight out of the commie propaganda playbook.


4 posted on 10/08/2010 6:17:18 AM PDT by SmartInsight (Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~ G. J. Nathan)
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The MTV folks ought use these children for propaganda purpose... It is not like they have jobs or such...

World of warcraft will be slow for a few hours.

5 posted on 10/08/2010 6:28:13 AM PDT by mmercier ( smoke them while you got them)
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*The MTV folks ought use these children for propaganda purpose... It is not like they have jobs or such...
World of warcraft will be slow for a few hours.*

Slackers from the “gimme free healthcare” PSA with the cardboard signs wanting to reach into my pocket.
They have money for ipods, cell phones, and laptops, but they don't have any money for insurance.

6 posted on 10/08/2010 6:33:45 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
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To: PATRIOT1876

You understand the demographic.


7 posted on 10/08/2010 6:37:31 AM PDT by mmercier
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To: SmartInsight; a fool in paradise
I remember when MTV used to be sane, and cool.

Then it turned into complete crap.


8 posted on 10/08/2010 6:41:36 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SmartInsight

Boxers or briefs?


9 posted on 10/08/2010 7:01:37 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SkyPilot
Obama will fit right in with those losers enjoying their 15 minutes of fame.
10 posted on 10/08/2010 7:04:37 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: SmartInsight

This is sooooooo 1984.


11 posted on 10/08/2010 7:07:15 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: SmartInsight

Obama desperately appeals to the only audience left in America that considers him anything other than a sick joke.


12 posted on 10/08/2010 7:08:35 AM PDT by hampdenkid
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To: SmartInsight

This should be a veritable barffest.

I’d rather eat a bar of soap than tune in. Yech.


13 posted on 10/08/2010 7:21:40 AM PDT by greatplains
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To: SmartInsight
How can we put up with 2 More Years of this crap?
14 posted on 10/08/2010 9:28:37 AM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: SkyPilot
This type of programming belongs on Viacom's LOGO (gay) channel more than it does "music television" MTV.


15 posted on 10/08/2010 1:21:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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