Trump-Appointed FCC Chairman Calls on TV Networks to Pledge to Air 'Patriotic, Pro-America Content' for U.S.'s 250th Bir

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Variety

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Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the FCC, wants TV broadcasters to rally around the American flag in celebration of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary this year — suggesting that, for example, local stations could start “each broadcast day” with “The Star-Spangled Banner” or Pledge of Allegiance.

On Friday, Carr announced the Pledge America Campaign, which he framed as part of the White House’s Salute to America 250 Task Force agenda, which “invites citizens to have a renewed love of American history, experience the beauty of our country, and ignite a spirit of adventure and innovation that will raise our nation to new heights over the next 250 years.”

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the FCC, wants TV broadcasters to rally around the American flag in celebration of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary this year — suggesting that, for example, local stations could start “each broadcast day” with “The Star-Spangled Banner” or Pledge of Allegiance.

On Friday, Carr announced the Pledge America Campaign, which he framed as part of the White House’s Salute to America 250 Task Force agenda, which “invites citizens to have a renewed love of American history, experience the beauty of our country, and ignite a spirit of adventure and innovation that will raise our nation to new heights over the next 250 years.”


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What drug is this guy on? Maybe he wants a loop tape of Lee Greenwood singing "God bless the USA"

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Just fuck HIM

With an eagle-tipped flagpole!

[twodogsbarking]

5. Where I grew up they would say "up yer hole wit a telephone pole".

Telephone poles used to be plentiful. Now we need a lot more poles for holes.

[lastlib]

22. May I amend?

"Up your hiney with a porcupiney!"

[Roy Rolling]

52. Not Just Carr

[lastlib]

21. ...followed by a cactus.....

preferably a saguaro......

[lonely bird]

42. And that followed by

A rusty rasp.

[Lovie777]

2. Garbage coming from Carr......................

shithole, administration, cabinet, republican party including the judges and law enforcement have -0- when it comes to patriotism.

[flvegan]

3. I'd LOVE a 24 hr/day "Punch a Nazi in the Face" channel, thanks!

Nothing more patriotic or pro-America than that.

[Ocelot II]

4. I remember way back in the olden days when the tv stations went off the air late at night,

they'd run a picture of the flag and play the national anthem before going to the test pattern.

[Talitha]

30. Yes, I also remember that.

Then the screen would show the 'Indian-head test pattern' until they began broadcasting again in the morning. Can't recall how many times I fell asleep during a movie and woke up to see he test pattern flickering away. Those were the days, eh?

[Ray Bruns]

36. So you're as old as I am.

[SCantiGOP]

47. And that was fine

It was totally the networks action with no push from the government.
The next step after what these jackasses are proposing is mandatory Pledges at workplaces every morning.

[Ocelot II]

48. Yes, it was quite innocuous.

The notion that networks might be obligated to air "patriotic" programming is grotesque, especially considering what might be deemed acceptably patriotic.

[Wednesdays]

58. And what was considered "patriotic" then wasn't so over-the-top

As some of the ridiculous slop being bandied about in some circles today.

[Wednesdays]

56. And sometimes they'd show a short patriotic film before sign-off

Often with the Star Spangled Banner as accompaniment.


This one was my dad's favorite:

[turbinetree]

6. Love of American History...............what a ass................do you not know dude that you are serving under a

guy that was granted immunity from the Espionage Act.................and from a guy that stood on a podium and said to all of the traitors near the white house that he was going to follow them into the house to commit treason on a election...........and police offers died...............and you, yes you want to silence the First Amendment .............November cannot get here fast enough...............

[QueerDuck]

7. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Fuck him!

[Jilly_in_VA]

8. He could just DIE and put us all out of our misery

although I saw an article in POLITICO that suggesteed that Shady McMaybelline could be even worse, more isolationist etc. But at least we'd be spared the tantrums and the ketchup-throwing.

[niyad]

39. Mabelline couchhumper, naziferatu, etc., are already running things.

krasnov is merely the bright, shiny, distracting thing, and too f'n lazy to actually work. But we would be rid of the cult focus, and the daily infusion of the jim jones cocktail to which they are all addicted.

[SunSeeker]

9. Brendan Carr, you fascist piece of shit, go to North Korea where you belong.

[Seinan Sensei]

38. Brandon Carr and Russell Voight

are twin sons of different mothers

Both are Denizens of Hell
Both are Faces of Evil

[sakabatou]

10. All TV networks should give Dump and his lackeys the middle finger

[kacekwl]

11. Bite me.

Patriotic is subjective so stick your flag pole where the sun doesn't shine.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

12. The Boss and Green Day and Willie and Rage and all Democracy loving musicians should

They should have a HUGE all day and night LIVE music festival to celebrate
that day. Multicultural Democracy Love

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. They could read out a section of the Declaration of Independence or Constitution that the regime has broken

I think they've got enough material to last the year, at one a day.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. Hey Carr, pledge this!🖕🏻

[Rebl2]

15. Our local

CBS station (think it’s owned by Gray media) started has been doing on this date (in United States) since last fall. Wonder if that’s rally round the flag enough for them. I like the local cbs news crew, but never watch their evening news or national news. Haven’t watched the national cbs news since Dan Rather and at that time, didn’t watch him much.

[Vinca]

16. So, ixnay on that whole "freedom of speech" stuff?????

[DBoon]

17. What could be more American than the IWW songbook?

Sing THESE songs!

[mpcamb]

29. Here's a Woody Guthrie by Arlo:

...great line about the po-lice.

[0rganism]

18. Broadcast day? Is that still a thing? Do we have test patterns running after hours too?

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I remember broadcast networks used to do this, back when we had the cute loopy UHF antennae and people pretended to fix the reception by smacking the TV on its wooden outer chassis. You used to have to get off your ass to change the channel or adjust the audio volume playing through a single 3" speaker. At midnight they'd play the anthem and go to test patterns before ending the broadcast and then you got static until around 5am when they anthemed again and went to a news show. Are we bringing back the "good old days" thanks to Mr. Carr?

[kurtyboy]

19. I'D BE DOWN FOR THIS!

All broadcast outlets would be required to show 24 hours of patriotic movies. My choices include, in no particular order:

1. The Great Dictator (Chaplin)
2. Bananas (Marx Brothers)
3. Casablanca (Bogey and Bergman)
4. All the King's Men (Crawford)
5. Schindler's List (Hanks)
6. Sophie's Choice (Streep)
7. Schindler's List (Neeson)
8. The Longest Day (Wayne, Fonda, Mitchum)
9. Seven Days in May (Fonda)
10. The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra)
11. Dr. Strangelove (Sellers)

AND OF COURSE!!!

12. Downfall (Ganz)


Feel free to add to the list!

[DBoon]

23. I'll add

The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Malcom X
Erin Brockovich
12 Years a Slave
Mississippi Burning
Matewan
The Grapes of Wrath
Salt of the Earth
Lincoln (Spielberg)
Born on the 4th of July

On Edit:
Windtalkers - what could be more American than the story of Navajo Codetalkers in WWII?

[niyad]

40. The Distinguished Gentleman-Eddie Murphy

Glory- Morgan Freeman
Harriet-Cynthia Erivo
It's A Wonderful Life-Jimmy Stewart
All The President's Men-Robert Redford
Norma Rae-Sally Field
Apollo 13-Tom Hanks
Triangle Fire-Tovah Feldshue

And, OF COURSE, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT -Michael Douglas, Annette Bening

[lonely bird]

43. I'll add

Three Days of the Condor- Redford

[Wednesdays]

57. "Bananas" was Woody Allen, not Marx Brothers

...but it was inspired by Marx Brothers' Duck Soup.

[bluestarone]

20. No way if it's RUMPS America!

NO FUCKING WAY!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. "Start each broadcast day"?

When was the last time this guy watched broadcast tekevision?

[Ocelot II]

49. Is there such a thing as a broadcast day any more?

Broadcast TV goes 24 hours now, although the late night material tends to be local or paid programming without a large audience. But there's no magic instant in the morning when the test pattern goes away and it's time for a program.

[mysteryowl]

25. I have something to say...

I just don't know what that would be.

[bucolic_frolic]

26. His patriotism might not be everybody's patriotism

if he can understand that.

[Skittles]

27. being ANTI-TRUMP is the most patriotic thing you can do right now

yes INDEED

[Botany]

34. Yup!

Loving America means being against Trump.

[C_U_L8R]

28. Those Carr would only find acceptable...

might include Lawrence Welk, Jim Nabors, Mantovani, Percy Faith, Andy Williams, Perry Como and certain ballads by Mr. Frank Sinatra.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

55. "And if you DOOOOOO.....and if you DOOOOOO....."

[NowsTheTime]

31. Pro American Content? Perhaps we should celebrate our Bill of Rights with particular attention to the following:

The 4th Amendment: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

From the 5th Amendment these words: "No person shall be …………... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

The 14th Amendment: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same."

The 14th Amendment": All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

The 22nd Amendment: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

[Wednesdays]

32. "... local stations could start "each broadcast day" with..."

What year does he think this is? 1976?

[yellow dahlia]

33. He's been watching too much RT. n/t

[melm00se]

35. Way back when

broadcasters would begin and end the day with this announcement.

"That concludes our broadcast day. [Station Name] is a service of [Company Name]. We will return with [Morning Show Name] tomorrow morning at [Time]. From all of us here at the station, have a wonderful night. This is [Station Name] signing off."

followed by the Star-Spangled Banner especially when the station would power off overnight.

Now that most, if not all, stations run 24 hours a day, this convention has fallen to the wayside.

I am not surprised that the Trump administration is pushing this as this was the norm back in the 1950s.

[Ray Bruns]

37. "Maybe he wants a loop tape of Lee Greenwood singing "God bless the USA"

Don't give him any ideas.

[dalton99a]

41. With a big beautiful picture of Dear Leader

[John1956PA]

44. How quaint. Next up, a reboot of "Triumph of the Will" (1935).

[Tree Lady]

45. I pledge to turn off the tv except streaming

Whatever day that is, we could have a had a fun heart warming celebration where we all came together loving our country.

Trump has ruined this country and torn apart so many things we have held sacred for hundreds of years. I am not a person to hate and I hate him with all my being.

[radical noodle]

46. trump spends all his time tearing down

everything that was ever good about this country and then they expect us to feel patriotic? I remember the bicentennial. No one told us what to feel, or the TV channels what to broadcast.

We were not long out of Vietnam and Watergate, and Civil Rights legislation was only about a decade behind us, so we had a lot of negative feelings, but I doubt they were even half as negative as we feel this year.

[Initech]

50. Their America / patriotic fetish is so damn weird.

And of all the people you could pick to celebrate, you pick *THAT* guy? WTF.

[RainCaster]

51. I will be protesting with an anti-pedo sign

What else can I do?

[mdbl]

53. To the FCC chairman Carr.... HEIL HITLER! errr I mean HEIL TRUMP!

Asshole.

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the FCC, wants TV broadcasters to rally around the American flag in celebration of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary this year — suggesting that, for example, local stations could start “each broadcast day” with “The Star-Spangled Banner” or Pledge of Allegiance.

Also they could superimpose a picture of Dump humping the flag at the same time.

[travelingthrulife]

54. Or a nine year old boy or girl...

[chouchou]

59. How about if we stand-up for the Nordic countries..where they don't fuck over their citizens?

[flashman13]

60. "Patriotic, Pro-America Content" - Translation: Propaganda 24/7.

[Ilsa]

61. Start each broadcast day? Does he not realize

networks are on 24/7? They used to play the Anthem when they went off the air.

I can imagine how screwed up the history aspect of honoring the 250th will be under his control.