Posted on 09/27/2011 9:59:00 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
In what seems an unthinkable move, MTV the network that hosted a youth town hall last October called A Conversation With President Obama and made Rock the Vote famous has reportedly declined a request by President Barack Obamas re-election campaign to help the president connect with young Americans. Whats more, the network allegedly did so on the grounds that it does not get involved with political campaigns.
According to the New York Post, Obamas Get Out the Vote campaign, run by Buffy Wicks, feared that the high unemployment rate among millennials will turn young voters off to the president.
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MTV has been putting together a series on young leaders. Their lead in is a special on a young woman who coordinates activities among wide ranging militia organizations. Very counter cultural stuff. If anything they seem to be going anti Obama.
Obama.... The biggest dork to ever be president.
With Paul Rogers, their biggest song was “Radioactive” which is fitting for Obie in 2012.
You know lately in Disney films there is always a direct backdoor to take swipes at government like in the movies: Prince of Persia-Sands Of Time and even in Lemonade Mouth. Don’t know how some of the obvious statements in these movies ever made it past editing.
They better get their Tax attorney ready for the Audit,the FCC may be making a Visit also,when is their license renewed?
Havent watched MTV since about 1981 -
. . . WAIT . .
The Young Ones - ca. 1987
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