NBC’s ObamaVision: GE Uses Network To Push Obama’s Green Agenda — And Rakes In the Dough

What do you call it when the federal government pays a private company some money so that the private company will stump for the federal government’s agenda?  Payola.  Under the FCC rules and regulations, “When a broadcast licensee has received or been promised payment for the airing of program material, then, at the time of the airing, the station must disclose that fact and identify who paid for or promised to pay for the material.” 

So what do you call it when the federal government steers money to a major broadcast network so that the major broadcast network will stump for the federal government’s agenda? 

That’s precisely what’s happening over at NBC this week.  According to the Associated Press: 

NBC gives new meaning to the phrase “green screen” next week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its prime-time entertainment programs.  “30 Rock,” where Al Gore takes a cameo role, leads the way. Environmental themes were also added to the scripts of “The Biggest Loser,” “The Office,” “Heroes” and “Community.”  NBC Universal’s three-year “green” campaign has largely focused on off-camera issues like making company facilities more eco-friendly. News and information programs have also been enlisted to do stories on environmental issues, but except for one “30 Rock” episode two years ago, the campaign hasn’t touched the prime-time lineup. 

Now, it’s clear that NBC has pushed this “green agenda” for years.  And that makes sense – General Electric owns NBC, and General Electric is at the forefront in terms of producing “green products” like energy efficient lightbulbs.  In May 2005, GE launched its $90 million “Ecomagination” advertising campaign, designed to demonstrate “GE’s commitment to address challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water,” according to GE CEO Jeff Immelt.  (more…)

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Tags: Al Gore, AP, GE, Green Week, Immelt
Posted Nov 16th 2009 at 2:59 am in Featured Story, Politics, Television | 26154244 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bshapiro/2009/11/16/propaganda-ge-uses-nbc-to-push-obamas-green-agenda-and-rakes-in-the-dough/NBC%27s+ObamaVision%3A+GE+Uses+Network+To+Push+Obama%27s+Green+Agenda+--+And+Rakes+In+the+Dough2009-11-16+10%3A59%3A44Ben+Shapiro

Palin’s Hong Kong Speech: I Can See Insanity From My Newsroom

You would think at this point it would be impossible for anyone (especially me) to be stunned or outraged by anything the news media tries to pull when it comes to Sarah Palin. After all, once you have been exposed to a year-long brutal beating, one tends to become numb to a simple low blow. However, the news coverage of her Hong Kong speech still managed to spark the senses on several levels. 

First, it must be noted that it is rather incredible that this speech got as much play as it did. Remember, this is a private citizen from Alaska who was a “failed” vice-presidential candidate, who has given no official indication she is ever going to run for anything ever again. The speech was a private affair in a foreign country and contained no real “news” whatsoever. The news media was barred and were forced to cobble together bits and pieces of what was said from the paying customers who attended. And yet, nearly every major publication gave the event heavy play and links to FOUR of those articles were displayed prominently on the Drudge Report all day long.  (more…)

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Tags: AP, Hong Kong, New Tork Times, sarah palin, Time magazine
Posted Sep 24th 2009 at 12:52 pm in Media Criticism, Politics | 234282315 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jziegler/2009/09/24/palins-hong-kong-speech-i-can-see-insanity-from-my-newsroom/Palin%27s+Hong+Kong+Speech%3A+I+Can+See+Insanity+From+My+Newsroom2009-09-24+19%3A52%3A42John+Ziegler

David Arquette: Making a Difference in a Box

Thursday night, the AP reported David Arquette, best known for the “Scream” franchise and for being Mr. Courtney Cox, is going to “live in a box to raise money for the hungry.” In typical Hollywood fashion, this stunt is trumped up, if not downright goofy. To sum it up, Snickers is sponsoring Arquette to sit in a cushy box in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday, eight hours per day, to raise hunger awareness. Consult facebook.com/snickers for more.

Apparently, the AP’s definition of “living” in a box is two eight-hour shifts over two days. Using that logic, I’ve lived at Peet’s Coffee in Westwood, the Mac store at The Grove, and Breitbart’s basement in the last month alone.

In a gesture of solidarity with America’s poor, Arquette’s Plexiglas abode will be furnished.

Their not-so-ambitious goal: to raise $250,000, probably the amount Arquette makes off royalties from “Scream” DVD rentals every Halloween. I bet it will cost at least that much just to promote the event. (more…)

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Tags: "Scream", "Snickers", Andrew Breitbart, AP, Charity Navigator
Posted Jul 11th 2009 at 10:47 am in Celebrity News, Featured Story | 18094295 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amarlow/2009/07/11/david-arquette-making-a-difference/David+Arquette%3A+Making+a+Difference+in+a+Box2009-07-11+17%3A47%3A32Alexander+Marlow

Daily Gut: It’s the Media Ginning Up Racial Hatred

Krugman

Paul Krugman is so adorable when he’s delusional.

Today the bearded boob lays the blame for the Holocaust shooting and the Tiller murder on the conservative media and Republicans in general. Meanwhile, the AP broadens the scope to basically anyone who doesn’t light a candle before a handpainted portrait of Barack Obama. The writer Jesse Washington’s conclusion: “The potential for an increase in violence from whites who feel they are slipping from power is high, people from across the ideological spectrum say.”

“People from across the ideological spectrum?” You mean you, Jesse, you scamp! (more…)

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Tags: AP, Keith Olbermann, media, Obama, Paul Krugman
Posted Jun 12th 2009 at 11:27 am in Daily Gut | 1589948 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/06/12/daily-gut-its-the-media-ginning-up-racial-hatred/Daily+Gut%3A+It%27s+the+Media+Ginning+Up+Racial+Hatred2009-06-12+18%3A27%3A31Greg+Gutfeld