Posted on 04/04/2006 8:22:52 AM PDT by 84rules
Michelle Malkin has a good "heads up" story today. Apparently, NBC is trying to manufacture and stage a news story. She obtained an email from NBC soliciting Muslim Males to participate in hidden camera happenings. Here is a copy of that email:
| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:05:54 -0800 (PST) From: Subject: Looking for Muslim Males to participate in NBC Dateline Segment [Forwarded] Salam, I hope everyone is doing well. I have been talking with a producer of the NBC Dateline show and he is in the process of filming a piece on anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination in the USA. They are looking for some Muslim male candidates for their show who would be willing to go to non-Muslim gatherings and see if they attract any discriminatory comments or actions while being filmed. They recently taped two turbaned Sikh men attending a football game in Arizona to see how people would treat them. They set them up with hidden microphones and cameras, etc. They want to do the same thing 2 or 3 other times (in various parts of the USA) with one or two Muslim men in each setting. They are looking for men who actually "look Muslim". They want a guy with no foreign accent whatsoever, a good thick beard, an outgoing personality, and someone willing to wear a kufi/skullcap during the filming. They also want someone who is fairly well accomplished and has contributed to American society at large in some meaningful way. That said, I'm urgently looking for someone who can be filmed this April 1st weekend at a Nascar event (and other smaller events) in Virginia. NBC is willing to fly in someone and cover their weekend expenses. The filming would take place all day on Saturday and Sunday. We already have a hijabi sister who will be filmed there but a Muslim is also needed to join her. I also need candidates for the other filming segments which will take place in the following weeks. A few weeks later, NBC will fly all the filmed participants to New York City to interview them as a group about their experience and thoughts on discrimination they've faced in America, especially in light of the times we live in (war on terror, 9-11, etc.). The show, if approved by NBC (highly likely), is expected to air sometime this summer. What I need from interested candidates is an email with an attached clear photograph, a resume, and contact information. I also need basic information such as age, ethnic background, accomplishments, etc. The sooner I can get this the better and please don't make emails too long. I will then submit a group of candidates to NBC so they can choose the people for the show. Please forward this to all Muslim lists you can. Because of the upcoming filming in Virginia, this is pretty time-sensitive. My contact information is below. Salam, Tarek El-Messidi |
Michelle Malkin has a good "heads up" story today. Apparently, NBC is trying to manufacture and stage a news story. She obtained an email from NBC soliciting Muslim Males to participate in hidden camera happenings. Here is a copy of that email...
This is an important read.
NBC Dateline. The program with the famouis "exploding" gas tanks that staffers had rigged.
The FCC needs to reconsider the licenses of networks that continue to fabricate news.
How about we send some white people (including orthadoc jews in full garb) to a Nation of Islam rally in DC and see how they are treated?
I find it hard to believe they would send this e-mail.
Isn't "salam" a misspelling?
I'm not sure there is proper way to spell any Arabic word in English.
And they can keep running their hired Muslims over and over again into different events, dressing them as outrageously as possible, until they have enough footage of negative reaction. Then they can edit out all of the people being nice to them. Heck, everyone could have been kissing their butts except for a couple of people and which footage do you think NBC is going to show? NBC just got caught in the act and I predict that nothing will happen to them for doing it.
Or, we could send a few Christian missionaries to, oh say, Saudi Arabia, and track their experiences. That should be good for about 5 minutes of footage...
I don't know for sure.
I think it would be a great news story if some muzzies went to a race.....and nothing happened. But NBC will probably have these guys carrying big suspiscious looking packages. Quite frankly if they weren't pulled aside and their bags searched, I wouldn't feel safe at an event with them.
Even though I normally hate the show "MAD TV," A couple weeks ago, I saw a sketch on it which actually made me laugh a bit (A rare occurrence when I watch "MAD TV"), and is pretty close to this.
It was about a girl who was shooting a documentary film for her class entitled simply, "All Old People Are Racist." Her plan was to have a black friend of hers sit next to an elderly white woman at a bus stop, then monitor the reaction (She was hoping that the old woman would tightly hug her purse to her chest out of fear). However, the old woman turned out to be very friendly, and gave the black girl a candy apple. The black girl thanked her and left. Then, the girl who was shooting the film said to her, "Go back there and try to scare her! Flash gang signs or something!" Even though the black girl didn't know any gang signs. It soon became apparent that the only racist there was the girl who was shooting the film. I think that's kind of like what's happening here with this kind of an NBC news story.
At another blog (LGF), they posted a response from NBC received when some of the members emailed them. They said they didn't write or authorize the email -- what they did NOT say was that the email was a pile of crap.
Another poster advised that NBC lost its contract to air NASCAR and that it would be carried by ABC instead. Works for me, since I think NBC does a crap job of race coverage next to that of Fox. I barely watch the races after Sears Point when NBC does them. I never miss a minute when D.W. and the boys are in the booth.
| Subject: RE: WESTWOOD ONE INTERVIEW REQUEST Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 16:26:08 -0400 From: Tartikoff, Jenny (NBC Universal) We're going to pass on your request. For your background information, please note that: "Dateline" is looking into this story. We were intrigued by the results of a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll and other articles regarding increasing anti-Muslim sentiments in the United States. It's very early on in our newsgathering process, but be assured we will be visiting a number of locations across the country and are confident that our reporting team is pursuing this story in a fair manner. We did not write or authorize Tarek El-Messidi's email. Thanks, Jenny |
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