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A fictionalized Hillary Clinton? That's... quite a leap. You could easily argue Robin Wright plays a fictionalized Hillary Clinton on "House of Cards." Perso

A fictionalized Hillary Clinton? That's... quite a leap. You could easily argue Robin Wright plays a fictionalized Hillary Clinton on "House of Cards." Personally, I think that the free market that the conservatives love to salivate about is making this happen. It cracks me up to imagine Hollywood producers saying "Well, I COULD make more money by making a super-conservative show but I just NEED to get my liberal views out there in the American brain!" Nope. They know that conservatives are going to stroke it to Duck Dynasty and that's about it.

philwelch 9y ago
Leslie Knope is a blond, Midwest-born woman who believes strongly in using government to improve people’s lives. Despite being stopped short from achieving her goals time and time again, she never loses her optimism or her determination. She prepares long, in-depth policy briefings that no one ever reads, comes under attack from ignorant yokels, and even makes understandable, innocent mistakes that get blown out of proportion into major scandals. That is exactly how Hillary Clinton’s supporters see her. The show also started around the same time as her incredibly popular tenure as Secretary of State.
- objectivetruth 9y ago
  You just described about half of the female civil servants that I've met in the Midwest. Wow, blond AND from the Midwest? A dedicated and caring public servant? Shit, I guess NBC is lucky that Hillary didn't sue them for such a blatant rip-off. Oh wait, one is a real person who served as Senator and Secretary of State and the other is a fictional bureaucrat who served 3 months on her small city's council and loves waffles.
  - dang 9y ago
    You've been using HN primarily for political battle. That's not what this site is for, and as the guidelines point out, we ban accounts that do this irrespective of which politics they're battling for or against. I've banned this one. If you don't want to be banned on HN, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
    - objectivetruth 9y ago
      Yeah, I'm shocked that an article entitled "Facebook's Political Unit Enables Propaganda" led to a political discussion as opposed to, say, a neutral assessment of the Unit's favorite propaganda-spreading algorithms. Someone smarter than me could have foreseen this, alas.
kim_waxkoz 9y ago
is that why Tim Allens conservative show was highly rated, yet still cancelled? you dont know your left foot from your right. i suggest you do more studies on modern propaganda before you enter the lion's den again, kiddo

philwelch 9y ago

Leslie Knope is a blond, Midwest-born woman who believes strongly in using government to improve people’s lives. Despite being stopped short from achieving her goals time and time again, she never loses her optimism or her determination. She prepares long, in-depth policy briefings that no one ever reads, comes under attack from ignorant yokels, and even makes understandable, innocent mistakes that get blown out of proportion into major scandals. That is exactly how Hillary Clinton’s supporters see her. The show also started around the same time as her incredibly popular tenure as Secretary of State.

objectivetruth 9y ago
You just described about half of the female civil servants that I've met in the Midwest. Wow, blond AND from the Midwest? A dedicated and caring public servant? Shit, I guess NBC is lucky that Hillary didn't sue them for such a blatant rip-off. Oh wait, one is a real person who served as Senator and Secretary of State and the other is a fictional bureaucrat who served 3 months on her small city's council and loves waffles.
- dang 9y ago
  You've been using HN primarily for political battle. That's not what this site is for, and as the guidelines point out, we ban accounts that do this irrespective of which politics they're battling for or against. I've banned this one. If you don't want to be banned on HN, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
  - objectivetruth 9y ago
    Yeah, I'm shocked that an article entitled "Facebook's Political Unit Enables Propaganda" led to a political discussion as opposed to, say, a neutral assessment of the Unit's favorite propaganda-spreading algorithms. Someone smarter than me could have foreseen this, alas.

kim_waxkoz 9y ago

is that why Tim Allens conservative show was highly rated, yet still cancelled? you dont know your left foot from your right. i suggest you do more studies on modern propaganda before you enter the lion's den again, kiddo