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The Newsroom Opening Scene (Wow!)

By Patrick   Follow   Mon, 30 Jul 2012, 10:46am   6,502 views   55 comments
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1. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 760 threads 7,667 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   1   9:42pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (7)   Dislike   thomaswong.1986 says Chris Matthews Admits Liberal Media Bias Reality has a liberal bias.

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   2   11:03pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (5)   Dislike   CaptainShuddup says That being said, it's a great performance by all, and it IS a damn shame that there's not a single news organization left in the world with 1/10th of the integrity the CHARACTERS in that show have. The only newscast that even comes close is Comedy Central's, John Stewart's "The Daily Show". Sad that a comedy news hour is the most serious and best news program out there. This alone sums up the state of the msm today. I gave away my TV 10 years ago and my brain thanks me everyday.

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   3   9:57pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   So many people are talking about this but I am not sure if they watched the rest of the show, The main character who gives this speech has lost his way is going through a crises and is not a nice guy. He takes a huge hit because of this speech and when the female lead appears she is the hero and the exact opposite in terms of him and his opinions. Wrestling with these ideas is the point of this show. And FYI this is a work of fiction Jeff Daniels is an actor not anchor and Martin Sheen was not the president. Sorkin is Brilliant, because like it or not we cant stop talking about it! Love it, love it Love it

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   4   9:59pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Dan8267 says Damn, he should run for president. I'd vote for him. I also get all pumped up knowing the scene's intention. But hope is cheap. Politicians are LOST in their own power and egomania.

5. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 760 threads 7,667 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   5   9:08am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   It's amazing how much that image still resonates with people. Sure, there's no chance of a violent revolution, but the situation that the common American finds himself in today has a lot of similarities to the everyday Frenchman right before the French Revolution.

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   6   10:39am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   taxee, The above script is probably a hoax. Where did you find it? It looks like "bait" to me.

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   7   11:48am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Patrick says Like what? Promoting the agenda of the 1% by dividing Americans with wedge issues like Fox News does? People quickly forget that people who join the media world are just people; people with agendas and they have the same percent of immoral and selfish people as the rest of the population. Fox news is propaganda, and it works. Great opening clip. I was stunned. Regardless of what went on in the show later, it was still refreshing to hear someone lay out a bunch of raw truths, without doing a politically correct apology.

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   8   9:41pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike

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   9   7:10am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   I find the most reliable news comes in the form of satire. To read between the lines of what we are forced to talk about only through humor is quite enlightening.

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    10   10:58am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Dan8267 says Sure, there's no chance of a violent revolution, but the situation that the common American finds himself in today has a lot of similarities to the everyday Frenchman right before the French Revolution. Any country is just 3 meals away from a revolution. In France, they said "Let them eat cake!" (meaning cheap bread) and in America, we say "Let them eat corn syrup." The question is: "Can they continue to provide the corn syrup?" Hitler was supported by American 'Interests' for far too long, and it was entirely too easy to justify fascism as "efficient". Corporations loved it, because the state stepped in, put a gun to people's heads, and told them what to buy and how much to pay, according to the prices set by the corporations. "Affordable Health Care Act" ? Who thinks any of those words are true? When was the last time you saw the name of a bill reflect the reality of what it does? It has nothing to do with health, or caring, or affordability, or action. It is about health insurance corporation revenue, and should be called the "Health Insurance Corporation Revenue Guarantee". I'm all for socialized medicine (if it's good enough for the troops, it's good enough for the country), but not this crap. I simply feel sorry for Obama. He's like the contractor that was just working on remodeling our bathroom: way over his head in an anachronistic system architecture.

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    11   3:06pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   I worship the Trinity. Fox news, Limbaugh, Beck.

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    12   7:33pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   HEY YOU says I worship the Trinity. Fox news, Limbaugh, Beck. I like Lolcat News. It's the news read you can has.

13. hrhjuliet Follow Befriend 7 threads 87 comments

    13   8:18pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   HEY YOU says I worship the Trinity. Fox news, Limbaugh, Beck. Nazi Germany did it, countries like Iran still do it...works for them, works for us! Why not? Nothing spells propaganda like nationalism and fascism. It always works on the ignorant and makes them feel smart, powerful and warm and fuzzy. Heil Fox!

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    14   8:22pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Auntiegrav says The lack of human moderation is really pissing off Ceiling Cat, who wants tummy rubs and some tuna. Fuck Ceiling Cat. He's always watching me masturbate.

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    15   7:42am Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Aaron Sorkin sure likes to write some self-serving, pompous stuff: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrea-mann/the-newsroom-aaron-sorkins-the-newsroo_b_1717071.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Sports Night was the best but he dumped it for the West Wing. Loved the West Wing, but the pompous meter was off the chart. This appears to be West Wing in a newsroom. Anyone notice there aren't too many original shows out there? They're all remakes of something or another, and we eat the shit because it's fed to us. Easier than having to forage for something better. We watch the news that says what we want; Faux News feeds the conservatives, MSNBC feeds the libs, Daily Show satirizes both with an admittedly liberal slant... it's a parody/comedy show, but it does point out the craziness that we call news. I keep a purge bucket by the couch when I watch the news because it's so damn hard to swallow - and harder to keep down.

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    16   10:14am Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Dan8267 says It's amazing how much that image still resonates with people. THE Model for Revolution against Corrupt Elites. Everywhere in the world, the Marseillaise is heard when the corrupt 1% get the boot. Here it is in China: The Koumintang - which was an alliance between Generals, Warlords, and the Shanghai Mafia (his wife, Madame Chang, was a Mafioso's Daughter; her "Family" was called the Green Gang in English). The reason the Koumintang got beat by the Communists is because the Warlords and 1% stole all the equipment meant for the Army and sold it to line their pockets, and treated their soldiers like slaves or worse.

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    17   3:06pm Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   freak80 says Romney is a perfect example. He's "liberal" on social issues but "conservative" Errr..depends on the day you catch him. He is a sniveling smarmy weathervane, after all.

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    18   9:22pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Damn, he should run for president. I'd vote for him. After reading the title, I thought they were going to remake the Canadian comedy The Newsroom, which was hilarious.

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    19   10:02pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   thomaswong.1986 says Christ all mighty... you use Putin owned ... Russian Television (Govt owned) as a source! I judge a news organization by its content not its nationality.

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    20   10:05pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   TMAC54 says But hope is cheap. Who said anything about voluntary?