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Whiner-in-Chief:
"[W]hether the grumbling is about Republicans on Fox or bloggers in pajamas, there's a word for what the president and his aides are doing. That word is "whining." And nothing [...] does more damage to Obama's credibility or authority than the sense that a popular president is becoming the whiner-in-chief."
- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
More military hatred in San Fran
The idiocy never stops (emphasis added):
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 24, 2007 (KGO) – New York said “yes,” but we said “no.” Why were the U.S. Marines denied permission to film a recruiting commercial on the streets of San Francisco?
San Francisco is, once again, the center of a controversy over how city leaders treat the U.S. military. This time, it involves an elite group of Marines who wanted to film a recruitment commercial in San Francisco on the anniversary of 9/11.
The tension has been building in the two weeks since the city turned away members of the Silent Drill Platoon, and it boiled over Monday afternoon at a meeting of the San Francisco Film Commission.
The U.S. Marine Silent Drill Platoon performed Monday morning in New York’s Times Square. They filmed part of a recruitment commercial through the start of the morning rush hour — something they could not do in San Francisco on the anniversary of 9/11.
“It’s insulting, it’s demeaning. This woman is going to insult these young heroes by just arbitrarily saying, ‘no, you’re not going to film any Marines on California Street,” said Captain Greg Corrales of the SFPD Traffic Bureau.
Captain Greg Corrales commands the police traffic bureau that works with crews shooting commercials, TV shows and movies in the city. He’s also a Marine veteran and his son is serving his third tour of duty in Iraq.
He says Film Commission Executive Director Stefanie Coyote would only allow the Marine’s production crew to film on California Street if there were no Marines in the picture. They wound up filming the empty street and will have to superimpose the Marines later.
“Ms. Coyote’s politics blinded her to her duty as the director of the Film Commission and as a responsible citizen,” said Captain Corrales.
We asked Stefanie Coyote why they’re not allowing the Marines to shoot on California Street. She wouldn’t answer our questions.
At today’s Film Commission meeting, she said she wouldn’t let the Marines film because of rush hour.
“Traffic control was the issue,” explained Stefanie Coyote.
However, the Marines would have just shut down one lane of California Street for a few minutes at a time, and Captain Corrales points out the Film Commission often approves shoots for rush hour.
And yet they dispute their liberal image.
To watch video of the U.S. Marine Silent Drill Platoon’s Times Square commercial taping, go here.
Via Dan Riehl.
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Glad you posted about this, I read it this morning.
Stefanie Coyote is a liar and I have no doubt that her, and her ilk, would be spitting on soldiers if they thought they could get away with it.
I wouldn’t get out of the electric chair to live in San Francisco.
Seriously getting sick of San Fran and thier hatred of anything military.
Personally, I would tell them they are on their own for any natural distater that requires national guard or service of the military.
I also would yank any federal funding for the state.
Isn’t there a law …cant remmeber off the top of my head, that requires that colleges and universities that accept federal funding MUST allow military on the campuses?
Why cannot it not hold the same for the state itself?
You don’t want the military to dock at your ports, or walk your streets…..then so be it, but with the removal of hte military, so shall the federal funds be removed from your state also.
Ms. Coyote is your typical SF Liberal, biased, misinformed, and dead between the ears. Over at Right Voices we had a little debate with a SF Lib. That little gurleyman was crying about hurting the aged, sick, and children if Federal Funds were cut off from SF. The gurleyman cannot fathom that is the consequence of breaking the law.
But they Support the Troops!â„¢ And don’t you dare question thair patriotism!
This story was blown out of proportion. It has nothing to do with the city hating the Marines. See below, it was government bureaucracy if anything. Oh and by the way, I am a Marine.
The city gave Tight Productions a permit that allowed them to film the Marines on Sept. 9. “We had carte blanche on Sunday, but we didn’t have the Marines,” Donald Block, the executive producer at Tight, tells USA TODAY.
The Marines weren’t due until Sept. 11, according to the Silent Drill Platoon’s website.
“We were locked into that Tuesday,” Block says, adding that he’s sure the police could have handled the traffic problems caused by the production crew. But that’s only part of the equation. Because the director didn’t choose the locations until a few days before they were scheduled to film, Block says the company didn’t have time to get the required approvals from local residents who would have been inconvenienced during the filming.
“We didn’t leave there feeling the least bit singled out,” Block says. His crew shot generic streetscapes on Sunday, and then moved to a federal park where they filmed the men on Tuesday with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to film a portion of the America’s Marines commercial and documentary in the Bay Area,” the Silent Drill Platoon says in a written statement. “Dozens of former Marines, parents and supporters attended the shoot and we appreciate their support.”
Hi! I’m the King of Tiny Town. How d’ya do!
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. It’s not like San Francisco doesn’t have a history of hating the military.
Yet somehow, I just can’t help thinking that if this was a last mintue “I hate George Bush” march, they would have made the necessary adjustments for them.
Honestly, I don’t know why they would want to film in San Francisco. Most folk know that the military wouldn’t be well received in SF. There just seems no good reason to film there. So many other cities on the left coast would allow the filming, and have just as recognizable landmarks. It just seems illogical to press this issue. The only time SF wants the military there is in cases of emergency or attack. Otherwise the two face ass hats that run that city could care less for our military. – Lorica
And speaking of SF, did you all see the lastest at Zombietime.com??
Hey let’s play a game of be the MSM….
NC Cop states:
“I hate George Bush”
Yes, I stand by this report, he actually said those words.
PLay on words, NC, just using it as an example hwo hte media take things out of context for thier ‘reporting’.
Now, let’s go on to common sense….don’t you just love how the media can twist and distort things.
I would love to hear from the Marine production people on this for thier side of the story, because it doesn’t matter how you spion it, San Fran has a history of being anti-military.
Too bad they don’t share the enthusiasm of Georgia:
Link
Maybe Congress should start watching these games when the Marines perform and see the reaction of the normal America Citizen.