Friday, July 15, 2011

Harry Potter a Hero, Sarah Palin a Zero in OC County Film Opening




"The Undefeated" - the political infomercial focusing on the record of former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin partial term in office, was given a reception as cold as an Alaskan tundra, at this morning’s opening showing in the California GOP conclave of Orange County. Palin’s picture drew in an audience of….zero, zilch, nada, at the midnight showing.

Really? 
In Orange County? 
That’s like Reagan’s hometown!

By comparison, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" - the final chapter in the beloved franchise drew in 5,000 enthusiastic fans.

Now seriously,  no one (aside from perhaps the cage rattlers at C4P) expects Palin to out perform Potter, but it will be interesting to see how the two hour film fares, as it opens today, in selected cities and theatres nationwide 

The film’s director, Steve Bannon, has been touting the film as a game changer, set to blow the GOP 2012 wide open. Time will tell if the film does that, or goes the way of Palin’s much bally-hooed, but brief bus tour.

The political website GOP12 has a little more on the story on the Orange County opening.

But in fairness to Palin supporters, it’s still early, it’s still early….

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25 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is going to be a great day, as we watch Sarah's infomercial fail. I guess the bots were not able to convince themselves to buy out all the tickets. I thought their support was better than that. The cult is very small and insignificant.

Right Wingnut said...

Even I wouldn't show up at midnight for it. I didn't even donate $100 to her PAC. I'll buy my own copy when it hits the shelves at Wal-Mart...and about 10 more to loan out if she decides to run.

Anonymous said...

People are NOT going to pay to watch a Palin documentary. Not even the few supporters she has. I wouldn't watch it for free. And I am a Republican who is on a mission to defeat Obama next year.

Palin has done well, but her time is up. The 3 million on her FB means nothing. People might at one time supported her, but a lot has changed. Her interviews on FOX have been disastrous and her celebrity choosing sunk her political career..and she quit her AK job. She was never running for any higher when she stepped down. She lead on her supporters..shame on her. She'll be the most hated republican when she announces she is not running. Bet on it. Palin is not running

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I think if Palin had an off button, people might have been a little more inclined to see it. As it is, Palin is exposed 24/7 and people are sick to death of her.

Now a 2 hour movie? Not on your life.

-Martha

Anonymous said...

They did 'sell out' in grapevine texas. I suppose there's not much to do in grapevine, and Harry Potter was not playing. But in my home of OC (from Huntington Beach, originally) It thought that there might be one die hard palinista.

JJ said...

I'm sure there are plenty of closeted Palin supporters there. I'm also pretty sure they have jobs (hopefully) and families and don't go out to midnight movies.

Nice try at driving the anti-Palin narrative though.

Anonymous said...

There were six Harry Potter showings at the midnight show in Grapevine. Each one sold out.

Anonymous said...

I am sure that today the target audience for this movie will awaken early, take their Metamucil before heading off to Denny's for the "Early Bird Special," after which they will ride their scooter from the "Scooter Store" over to the local AMC, buy a ticket (making sure to get their senior discount), and after parking their scooter in the handicapped space five rows from the front and getting the valve on their oxygen tank adjusted perfectly, will sit back to enjoy watching the Nazi inspired Sarah Palin propaganda film, before nodding off halfway through the coming attractions and missing the entire thing.

Anonymous said...

Oh sorry, "mobilisers," I'd rather have my spleen removed with a dull knife than see that dumbass clown lady brag on herself for 2 hours! Why don't they just do free screenings or give the DVD away if they want their idiot message out so bad - I can just see them celebrating with the $$ they get from these SUCKAS!

This message was sent to the Palinbots:

Call Your Targets ASAP
Start dialing all of your Targets right away using the "Talking Points" provided. Call the potential Mobilizers FIRST. Your initial goal is to GET TICKETS SOLD for our July 15-17 opening weekend. The more you sell, the bigger the impact on our nation and the greater rewards you'll receive (see the Rewards Chart included).

NOTE: When you recruit other Mobilizers. have them SIGN UP HERE. There are also Mobilizer links on the www.volunteering4palin.com website. Send them this Guide and ask them to follow it. They (and you) can earn great rewards like T-shirts and your name on the DVD release of the movie.
Start CALLING!


Buy 5 Tickets Yourself
We encourage every Mobilizer, if possible, to purchase a minimum of 5 tickets. Distribute them to your friends, family members co-workers or anyone you believe might like to attend.

Is that pathetic, or what?

Anonymous said...

Yes, that is sad.

-Martha

Anonymous said...

It's truly pathetic that they are begging for bots to buy out theaters; begging them to buy tickets is bad enough. But even if somehow they manage at least one sell-out per location, and apparently it was managed in Texas, the truth would come out - one or a few bought all of the tickets. Hardly a show of public support, although it might help Bannon get back some of his money.

dd

Anonymous said...

Here's how they beg for money at C4P:

Here's a suggestion for anyone who plans to contribute to Sarah's Presidential PAC once she declares. Give as much as you can when she declares, and then budget for a smaller monthly auto contribution for the balance of the campaign. I know that at the end of each month when I review my expenditures, my SarahPac contribution is the only line item that causes me to smile.

Anonymous said...

Harry Potter is a blight on civilization. It is a metric for so many of the cancers destroying our nation. It is mindless, hackneyed, derivative tripe that relies on knee jerk (and tear jerk) melodrama, ADD plot advancement, seizure inducing videography, juvenile music scores...

Is this really the barometer you want to use to gauge what is good for America?

DanL

Anonymous said...

Did the producer really say this?

The Undefeated" propagandist filmmaker Stephen Bannon recently said in an interview, "People have said I’m like Leni Riefenstahl. I’ve studied documentarians extensively to come up with my own in-house style."

Leni Riefenstahl found fame in Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and became Nazi Germany's most famous film maker. In a state where women played a secondary role to men, Riefenstahl was given a free hand by Hitler to produce propaganda films for the Nazi regime. In 1933, Riefenstahl made a short film about the Nazi Party's rally of that year. She was asked to make a much grander film of the 1934 event. This led to probably her most famous film - "Triumph of the Will". The film won awards in both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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BOSMAN said...

DanL,

I agree.

I'll take Dirty Harry and Charlie Bronson any day over Potter! (c;)

Anonymous said...

Wasn’t so long ago that thousands queued through the wee hours of the night to get Sarah’s autograph.

But last night’s score: Harry Potter 5,000–Sarah Palin 0.

Anonymous said...

The title itself shows that this film is propaganda. You had to live under a rock in Alaska to know that Sarah Palin has lost two elections. The movie isn't shown in Alaska because its residents know the truth and do not have a favorable opinion of her. So Palin's representatives go to Hollywood and find someone who will not ask her any questions and will spoon feed the audience the information from her book. This film is for people who are unable to read or think for themselves.

Right Wingnut said...

Turns out there was NO LISTING for a 12:45 AM showing of The Undefeated in Orange county...in the paper, or on the theater's website. You can check it out for yourself.

The theater was open for Harry Potter. They probably fired up the projector for The Undefeated to make Palin look bad.

Right Wingnut said...

here's a screen shot of today's show times in Orange County.

http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a412/RightWingnut/movie.jpg?t=1310762230

Right Wingnut said...

In case your to lazy to paste to your browser:

http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a412/RightWingnut/movie.jpg?t=1310762230

Right Wingnut said...

I just came across this story which backs up my screenshot. This is definitive proof that the midnight showing story is complete bullshit.

http://freedomist.com/2011/07/msm-rigs-empty-theater-showing-of-the-undefeated-for-the-atlantics-conor-friedersdorf-palin-movie/

Anonymous said...

Yea, sure. You expect us to believe anything you or any of the other lying Palinbots say. NOT!

Anonymous said...

@ Wingnut, I just called the theater. I spoke with Claudia. She confirmed that there was a 12:01 AM showing. She could not confirm how many tickets were sold for that showing. She also confirmed that two shows are sold out today and the rest of the showings are extremely slow.

All it takes is a short phone call to get to the truth. The theater phone number is 1-714-769-4288

The truth is always easy to find, if you really want to find it.

dd

dd

Anonymous said...

DD, enough of the truth telling already, you have rw pissing his pants.

Anonymous said...

It sure doesn't take much to make Wingnut or any of the other brainwashed, insecure, delusional Palinbots to pee their knickers.

dd