Comments on: Pinhead Or Patriot — Is The Alien In “V” Supposed To Be Barack Obama?

By: ImNotBlue

ImNotBlue — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:16:18 +0000

Magister… wow, went right over your head, didn’t it?

They’re trying to “woo mankind” using the notion of “societal perfection” through socialism… in other words, give the people everything they want, and allow their natural greed to distract them from the truth and consequences of the alien’s actions. Get it? Socialism “provides” for the people, while establishing such a dominant and controlling force, that freedom is lost…. while the people are purposely kept stupid about their government’s stronghold.

By: Magister

Magister — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:22:16 +0000

@ rmbltmbl: So… socialism is “societal perfection”?

By: rmbltmbl

rmbltmbl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:10 +0000

If you really want to say this isn’t political, use analogies of conservatives in contrast to the liberals(you know, who INSTANTLY came to mind). Not your typical attitude like after the elections.. oh that didn’t matter, whatever, or just go to a baseball game.

By: rmbltmbl

rmbltmbl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:51:33 +0000

I think the aliens in V are offering societal perfection to woo mankind.. through socialism. Obama seems to be unlucky in that respect.. since he’s a socialist.

By: StewartIII

StewartIII — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:37:18 +0000

NewsBusters: Parallels to Obamamania in ABC’s ‘V’ Sci-Fi Mini-Series, Plus Reporter Helps the Aliens
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/11/03/parallels-obamamania-abcs-v-sci-fi-mini-series-plus-reporter-helps-alie

By: ImNotBlue

ImNotBlue — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:48 +0000

I don’t understand your list, M.

Either way, most Conservatives recognize that the current play isn’t socialized medicine… rather it’s the first step towards it (there’s even video of Obama and the healthcare supporters saying just that). Don’t blame Conservatives and anti-Obamacare advocates for being able to connect the dots.

By: m

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:27 +0000

Ironic, because Obama isn’t even proposing anything remotely close to universal health care.

Socialized Medicine -> Universal Health Scare -> Public Option for all -> Public Option for some -> Opt-out Public Option for some -> Opt-in Public Option for some -> Triggered Public Option for some -> Status quo.

Whatever Obama believes we should have and whatever we get from Congress, it’s a far cry from anything even remotely close to universal health care. It’s ironic that conservatives cry “socialism” when this wouldn’t even qualify as conservative politics in other industrial countries (because it’s so far to the right).

By: KiKi

KiKi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:01 +0000

Is there an Obama avatar yet with a reptile’s tongue darting out, set against the V sign?

By: elgacd

elgacd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:36 +0000

I find it interesting that the ‘fair and balanced’ media keyed in on the evil aliens touting universal healthcare, but missed the plot points about how the aliens have been here for years causing problems and that some terrorist attacks were not Islamic in nature but reptilian. They also missed the statement that our economic problems and ‘unnecessary wars’ were caused by lizards in ‘high places’ thus verifying Alex Jones’ belief that Cheney is a lizard.

By: Zakk

Zakk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:11 +0000

While I was watching it, my wife who is very non-political, asked me if this was a ‘shot’ at the Obama administration. So, whether or not it is supposed to be, it definitely came across as a ‘shot’ at the administration.

The first V was, admitted by the writers, a take on Nazis and how they found their way to power. Who knows if this is a digg at Obama, but it did have all of their themes.

Either way, V was awesome!

By: Magister

Magister — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:49:24 +0000

I didn’t watch the V remake, but in SG-1 (ep. “2010″), the benevolent-looking aliens distributed a vaccine which cured all diseases and extended the human life-span, but also made everyone sterile. The former was obviously the sales pitch, while the latter was integral to the alien’s plot.

Once again, I haven’t yet watched the pilot, but based on my memory of the motivations in the original, I assume “universal health care” would be a backdoor USDA inspection.