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Why Michelle Obama's appearance on NCIS will be a disaster
The Guardian (U.K.) ^ | 4/27/2016 | Stuart Heritage

Posted on 04/27/2016 11:54:03 AM PDT by simpson96

Here’s a quick prediction: Michelle Obama’s appearance on NCIS next month will be a huge disappointment. It has been revealed that, in the forthcoming episode Homefront, the first lady will host NCIS special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs at the White House for a discussion about her military charity, Joining Forces.

That’s it. What a wasted opportunity. Not that we shouldn’t have seen it coming, of course – over the past couple of years, the Obamas have embarked on a highly targeted media assault in a bid to reach audiences that might not otherwise be engaged by traditional political discussion. That’s why Barack Obama has turned up on MythBusters and Between Two Ferns, and Michelle has shown her face on Nashville and slow-danced with Big Bird to Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith on Billy on the Street.

It’s a smart formula. You show up, play along for a bit and then – just when you’ve lulled everybody into a false sense of security – you smack them over the head with an awkward call to arms about climate change or healthy eating or whatever. In this regard, NCIS is the perfect vehicle for Joining Forces. Not only is it broadly about the military, but it’s also the most-watched scripted drama on US television right now.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: betweentwoferns; comediansincars; joiningforces; leroyjethrogibbs; mythbusters; ncis
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I wonder how many camera lenses they went through, trying to film her?

1 posted on 04/27/2016 11:54:03 AM PDT by simpson96
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Why Michelle Obama’s appearance on NCIS will be a disaster

I’m guessing because her face will be visible.


2 posted on 04/27/2016 11:56:37 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
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To: simpson96

What an embarrassing ass clown she is.


3 posted on 04/27/2016 11:56:43 AM PDT by angcat (TRUMP!)
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"Not only is it broadly about the military, but it’s also the most-watched scripted drama on US television right now."

Well, that shows how little I watch TV because I've never heard of NCIS.

4 posted on 04/27/2016 11:56:49 AM PDT by circlecity
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It’s a horrible show, a PC drivel filled mess.


5 posted on 04/27/2016 11:57:31 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: simpson96

Does Gibbs get to shoot her?


6 posted on 04/27/2016 11:57:48 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: simpson96

Don’t you mean “wide angle” camera lenses?


7 posted on 04/27/2016 11:59:28 AM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: simpson96
What a shame. Blue Bloods is another conservative appearing show that has let every lefty project show up lately disguised as story lines.

Personally I have tried to teach my kids ow to spot obvious leftist propaganda in the most popular TV shows. They are not always easily identified but they are always there because those leftist writers just can't help themselves.

8 posted on 04/27/2016 12:00:35 PM PDT by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't finish a sentence, but he will finish a term.)
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[ the first lady will host NCIS special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs at the White House for a discussion about her military charity, Joining Forces. ]

WOW, warp drive and unicorns are now possible because the odd of the first lady having a military charity are 1 in 10^50^100...

No one believes the first lady “black powah michael obama” would be charitable to the military.


9 posted on 04/27/2016 12:00:40 PM PDT by GraceG (The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
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To: simpson96

I’ve never heard of it. What is NCIS?


10 posted on 04/27/2016 12:01:40 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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Which is why I never watch that show anyways.

Just more proof of how the liberals use this media as propaganda.


11 posted on 04/27/2016 12:02:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Is she playing her transgender self? Makes me glad I don’t watch the show.


12 posted on 04/27/2016 12:03:49 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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In her scene, she will be the black man going into the women’s bathroom in the Target store


15 posted on 04/27/2016 12:06:43 PM PDT by kevslisababy
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We generally like the program but will change channels or turn it off when SHE shows up...


16 posted on 04/27/2016 12:07:50 PM PDT by ArmyTeach ( Videteco eos prius (See 'em first) Sculpin 191)
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To: simpson96

Very interesting. We have been NCIS fans for a while. They were, until about two or so years ago, taking potshots at the POTUS (the writers did some under Bush also). It is a crime drama with a Navy setting, and has been pretty balanced in the past.

But they are making a YUGE push for all sorts of PC cred. Much like “Agents of Shield”, they are creating and changing characters with an obvious goal of inserting “topics” into the discussion.


18 posted on 04/27/2016 12:09:31 PM PDT by redgolum
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I’ll be sure to avoid that episode.


19 posted on 04/27/2016 12:12:49 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: itsahoot

“Personally I have tried to teach my kids ow to spot obvious leftist propaganda in the most popular TV shows”

Sooooooooooo....you sold your TV?

Smart move : )


20 posted on 04/27/2016 12:14:25 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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