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The Worst Kind Of Scheduling Conflict [Obama Address preempts Charlie Brown Christmas]
Morning Call ^ | November 30, 2009 | John L. Micek.

Posted on 12/01/2009 7:23:23 AM PST by PapaBear3625

President Barack Obama ... ... is slated to deliver a prime-time address on Tuesday night in which he'll lay out his plans for the American war in Afghanistan.

The address before the United States Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday night will not only be used to announce the immediate order to deploy roughly 30,000 more troops, but the administration will also use the occasion to convey how it intends to turn the fight over to the Kabul government, the New York Times reported.

But the administration may also face an unforeseen enemy as it lays out its long-awaited plans. And they are loud and they are legion: We're talking about preschoolers and their parents.

That's because ABC-TV was scheduled to present its annual screening of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at 8 p.m. tomorrow night. And we don't know about you, but that show is pretty sacrosanct around our house and not to be trifled with lightly.

A call to the White House may be in order here. We hear it's pretty easy to get through these days ...

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.mcall.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abcdisney; bho44; boringpresident; charliebrown; christmas; culturewar; drudge; grinchstolechristmas; macacamoment; merrychristmas; obama; peanuts; theobamashow; waronchristmas
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To: Landru
ha! Tell kate, good one!
He already has his own channel... 5 or 6 of 'em, as a matter of fact...


221 posted on 12/01/2009 11:16:21 AM PST by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
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To: Publius6961

“we’re going to have to change our traditions”.... Michelle Obama

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Maybe the traditions of YOUR demographic group, you talentless ingrate, but certainly NOT the historically-proven traditions of Western Civilization.

And, trust me, that is the massively toned-down, politically-correct version of it.


222 posted on 12/01/2009 11:20:55 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: RebelTXRose
This made me think of Disney’s “South of the South” -they won’t even produce it for DVD... My brother actually got a VCR copy from Britain. Guess he’s glad they didn’t go thru his mail.

I ordered the DVD from Canda Three times.
The first two were intercepted by Customs (aren't you glad you live in a free country?)!

The third time was the charm. Personally delivered by a relative who managed to get it through customs.

I would be happy to provide someone a copy if they know how to make it available on line to anyone who wants it for free.

223 posted on 12/01/2009 11:22:42 AM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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To: DoughtyOne
and that Royal Canadian Mounty whose name I’m blanking on right now.

That would be Dudley Dooright, Eh?

224 posted on 12/01/2009 11:32:14 AM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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To: RebelTXRose

I got SOTS on DVD from somewhere quite a few years back, so I don’t remember from where. Somewhere on the internet.


225 posted on 12/01/2009 11:32:41 AM PST by mrsmel
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To: Publius6961

How do we “change our history”? Do we use the Soviet method of “revisionist history” eliminating some figures from the establishment of this nation and celebrating those who were considered criminals in the 1920s-1970s?


226 posted on 12/01/2009 11:35:04 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: DoughtyOne
I love things that are considered "white bread", "vanilla", or whatever the perjorative is. Those terms are usually just another way of saying that something's not perverted or depraved and trashy.
227 posted on 12/01/2009 11:35:24 AM PST by mrsmel
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To: Publius6961

If your DVD is a bootleg, customs may hold it. But since there is no “parallel import” (ignoring the domestic edition to buy the foreign market version), customs needs to F.O., it is outside of their office, no matter what Bubba Clinton tried to do for Big Hollywood in the 1990s.

And yes, Disney DID commercially release Song of the South to home video in the 1980s and 1990s in other countries (UK, Japan, Hong Kong...)


228 posted on 12/01/2009 11:37:18 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: BelegStrongbow
Perhaps that was Oscar, who was the progenitor for Mickey.

I thought the proto-Mickey was Steamboat Willy.

229 posted on 12/01/2009 11:37:38 AM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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To: PapaBear3625
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Screw yooooou Obama!

230 posted on 12/01/2009 11:37:45 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: mrsmel

The Cosby Show is a smug goodie goodie program too.


231 posted on 12/01/2009 11:38:00 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: Disambiguator

Thanks! The first one was “different”, LOL. It reminded me of “Fiddler On The Roof” (which I love). The second , the bluegrass, is right up my alley :)


232 posted on 12/01/2009 11:38:21 AM PST by mrsmel
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To: Lmo56

“The Day Without A Christmas Special”, coming to you soon on ABC-Disney.


233 posted on 12/01/2009 11:39:26 AM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I wouldn’t say that I like smug or self-righteous. That’s not the same as normality not being sneered at and mocked.


234 posted on 12/01/2009 11:39:29 AM PST by mrsmel
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To: mrsmel

“Those terms are usually just another way of saying that something’s not perverted or depraved and trashy.”

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You go, mrsmel!

And the “hip” insult these days of being “squeaky clean” means that you are ...gasp and horrors...heterosexual and monogamous.


235 posted on 12/01/2009 11:41:49 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: PapaBear3625

I hate this man...I hate him.

Charlie Brown > Barack Obama


236 posted on 12/01/2009 11:44:03 AM PST by JenB987
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To: ETL
Troll? Are you really that friggin stupid? What the hell would make you think I'm a troll??

I apologize.
Somebody snuck 87 pictures of Obummer onto your post.

I had no idea...

237 posted on 12/01/2009 11:46:20 AM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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To: EyeGuy

Well then all the “cool kids” will just have to extend their tolerance to us white bread, vanilla, squeaky clean squares LOL.

Seriously, I get so tired of plain old decency being sneered at.


238 posted on 12/01/2009 11:46:29 AM PST by mrsmel
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To: DoughtyOne

Well howdy there Scrooge.


239 posted on 12/01/2009 11:54:43 AM PST by AFreeBird (Going Rogue in 2012)
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To: PapaBear3625

No TV signal and I have it on DVD.. yay me :)


240 posted on 12/01/2009 11:57:17 AM PST by Trillian
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