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SHOWTIME TO FIND A CANDIDATE !! (FREEPER candidate for President?)
FilmStew.com ^ | Friday January 16,2004 | Claire Runitz

Posted on 01/16/2004 2:48:30 PM PST by fight_truth_decay

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To: baltodog
Hey....doesn't cost anything to make out an application. Guest spots on late night talk shows. Let's face it American Idol had millions watching. They became millionaires themselves. Whatcha ya got to lose?

What better 'think tank' then FR behind you?
21 posted on 01/16/2004 5:23:59 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
Millions will be tuning in

Maybe a million. Showtime has a reletively small audience.

22 posted on 01/16/2004 5:26:49 PM PST by Dane
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To: fight_truth_decay
Let's face it American Idol had millions watching. They became millionaires themselve

American Idol was on Fox. I think that some 75% of American homes have cable and not all subscribe to Showtime.

I think the most popular pay cable programs are either The Sopranos or Sex in the City.

But you never know it could take off.

23 posted on 01/16/2004 5:32:10 PM PST by Dane
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To: pax_et_bonum
I'll nominate you.

OK, here we go:
Day 1: Borders close, outcry from freight companies and Vicente Fox
Day 2: Open carriage of weapons allowed within the continental United States by all citizens
Day 3: Repatriation of all illegal immigrants
Day 4: Declaration of US Total War on terrorism, resolved within 1 year.
(This means "Hang it up, Masoud, or we off you.")
Day 5: States Militias granted status equivalent to US Military forces and (weapons) funding to match
Day 6: States rights over IRS, DOT, BATFE, and CFR49.

Whooo! Thats good for the first week, anyway. ;-)

24 posted on 01/16/2004 5:48:08 PM PST by humblegunner
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....eligibility requirements

You must meet the following eligibility requirements to apply to be a participant for the television program "American Candidate" ("Program"):

1. You must be at least 35 years of age by January 20, 2005.

2. You must be a natural-born citizen of the United States of America.

3. You must have lived at least 14 years of your life in the United States

4. You may not be a candidate for any federal, state or local elective office. You may not be a current holder of any federal, state or local elective office. You may not be a candidate for president of the United States.

5. Neither you nor any member of your immediate family or anyone living in your household may be currently employed by or have been employed within the last two (2) years by, or be or have been within the last two (2) years an officer, director or agent of any of the following:

(a) Showtime Networks Inc., or its parent (Viacom Inc.) or any affiliated, related or subsidiary companies of any of the foregoing (collectively, "Network");
(b) Actual Reality Pictures, TMD Productions, Inc., Shock Pictures, Inc. ("Producer"), or any affiliated, related or subsidiary companies of any of the foregoing;
(c) Any person or entity involved in the development, production, distribution or other exploitation of the Program or any variation thereof;
(d) Any person or entity supplying prizes or other services to the Program. In addition, Producer reserves the right to render ineligible any person who Producer determines, in its sole discretion, is sufficiently connected with the production, administration, judging, or distribution of the Program, or with a sponsor of the Program or its advertising agency, such that his or her participation in the Program could create the appearance of impropriety.
6. You must be willing to provide us a copy of your valid passport, drivers license or birth certificate.

7. If selected by the Producer for an in-person interview, you must be willing and able to travel in May and/or June of 2004, (as scheduled by Producer) to locations to be determined by Producer.

8. If selected as a participant, you will be supplied with a stipend and must be willing and able to live on the road for up to 12 weeks and to be filmed whenever Producer deems necessary. You must also be willing to appear live on the Program whenever requested.

9. If requested, you must be willing to undergo physical and psychological examinations and testing by medical personnel selected by Producer.

10. If requested, you must complete and timely return all participant application materials (to be furnished by Producer) which shall include, among other things, liability and other release forms for you and your immediate family, waivers, authorizations (including background check authorization forms), a medical history form, confidentiality agreement, questionnaire and any additional application materials requested by Producer.

11. You may not appear in the Program if you have appeared as a contestant on more than one game or contest show within this past year or if you have appeared as a contestant on more than two game or contest shows within the past 5 years. If you are currently being considered to be a participant on any other reality or game show, you agree that if selected as a participant in the Program, you will immediately withdraw your application and/or inform any other show considering you as a participant that you can no longer be or be considered as a participant on such show.

12. By applying to participate in the Program you authorize Producer and its agents to conduct civil, criminal, financial, credit, medical, driver-history and any other type of background checks deemed necessary by Producer.

13. By applying to participate in the Program you authorize Producer and its agents, licensees and assigns to use your name, voice, likeness and biographical information in or in connection with the Program and any promotions therefore, in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity.

14. By applying to participate in the Program you agree to sign all releases, consents, authorizations and waivers requested by Producer.

15. Producer reserves the right to add to, delete from, or modify these eligibility requirements, with or without notice.

25 posted on 01/16/2004 5:48:28 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: netmilsmom
Ahem, everyone who nominates Mhking, please raise your hands....


Think of the little children!!!

26 posted on 01/16/2004 6:09:12 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: RonDog; Sabertooth; doug from upland
There's gotta be some Californians to send to this...
27 posted on 01/16/2004 6:22:03 PM PST by kingu (Remember: Politicians and members of the press are going to read what you write today.)
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To: humblegunner
Need a campaign manager?
28 posted on 01/16/2004 6:29:10 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Always finish what you st)
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To: doug from upland; kristinn; AnnaZ
Any of ya'll interested?
29 posted on 01/16/2004 6:31:54 PM PST by Stultis
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To: kingu
Thanks for the heads up.
30 posted on 01/16/2004 6:40:28 PM PST by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: Stultis
I would love to do this but am working on too many important projects.
31 posted on 01/16/2004 6:40:56 PM PST by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: humblegunner
LOL, probably just scale... but think of the fun.

Does that mean HAT would have to get showtime??
32 posted on 01/16/2004 7:06:41 PM PST by RikaStrom (See this? It's the smallest violin in the world playing Hearts and Flowers, just for the Fastows.)
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To: fight_truth_decay
(writing in AnnaZ)
33 posted on 01/16/2004 7:09:22 PM PST by ChadGore (George W. Bush has done more to earn my vote than any other American alive today.)
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To: mhking
At first when I saw your post I thought you might be tossing your name in there.
34 posted on 01/16/2004 7:40:05 PM PST by weegee
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To: fight_truth_decay
When this idea was first floated, five months ago, I called the office of the would-be producers, identified myself as a reporter (I was legit on that). Found out it wasn't real, then.

Now that it is real, I will put in an application right away.

Congressman Billybob

Click here, then click the blue CFR button, to join the anti-CFR effort (or visit the "Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob" thread).

35 posted on 01/16/2004 7:45:33 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com Visit. Join. Help. Please.)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; nuconvert
ping
36 posted on 01/16/2004 7:46:41 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (He who has never hoped can never despair.)
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To: fight_truth_decay
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The groundswell has begun!
37 posted on 01/16/2004 7:50:17 PM PST by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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To: fight_truth_decay
I just read the Eligibility Requirements. In order to get the okay from the Federal Election Commission (and not to run afoul of the various state commissions), the program will not accept anyone who is a "candidate for federal, state or local office."

So, I am disqualified from this contest. I therefore volunteer to support, help, and sell my soul for, whatever Freeper goes for this, and makes the list of 12. (Well, not actually sell my soul, but I will take out a mortgage on it. LOL.)

John / Billybob

38 posted on 01/16/2004 7:53:58 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com Visit. Join. Help. Please.)
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To: fight_truth_decay; 1rudeboy; A.J.Armitage; aruanan; Barnacle; BillyBoy; Bulldog; celeste_aida; ...
Anyone?
39 posted on 01/16/2004 7:59:26 PM PST by RedWing9 (No tag here... Just want to stay vague...)
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To: riri; 4mycountry; Lazamataz
When I read the title I said "Lazamataz"

Then I said, "Eeeh, too many skeletons in the closet I'd imagine..." We'd need an image consultant for sure. LOL



40 posted on 01/16/2004 8:04:01 PM PST by adam_az (Be vewy vewy qwiet, I'm hunting weftists.)
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