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To: Joe S Pack who wrote (67479)	10/22/2010 7:20:52 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217948

:0) saw that, it is all over the internet the message is delivered in correct and standard/native pronunciation mandarin the kids in the crowd looked like mainlanders the first part of the message is widely shared, about empires rise and fall the end part about 'them working for us' is not at all shared by anyone i know or have come across or have read believe the producer of the video is of the homeland / empire

To: Joe S Pack who wrote (67479)	10/22/2010 9:56:52 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217948

The China 2030 ad is produced by Citizens Against Government Waste, a US political lobbying group. I believe it will only have paid showings in the US. Here is their 1986 ad called "Deficit Trials" which was produced by Ridely Scott, who did Blade Runner... youtube.com Here is a link to CAGW's site for the "Chinese Professor" ad swineline.org en.wikipedia.org One of the founders, Jack Anderson, was on Nixon's enemies list, and at one time considered for assassination by G Gordon Liddy and friends. Before Liddy and friends could find the right opportunity, they were tasked with the Watergate break-in. The other founder was J Peter Grace, a business man who inherited his position and did not have a real good long term track record. The group has lobbied against a number of Defense projects. They have also criticized Senator Dodd for accepting a Below Market Rate Mortgage from Countrywide. I am guessing here, but politically, they are some where between Center-Left (meaning Blue Dog / Clinton / Pro Business Democrats) and Center-Right (meaning sort of Taft / Eisenhower /George H. W. Bush (elder) Republicans, not the neocons or fans of W.) ****** their press release **** For Immediate Release October 21, 2010 Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334 MacMillin Slobodien 202-467-5305 CAGW ROLLS OUT AD CAMPAIGN ON THE NATIONAL DEBT (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) unveiled a national ad campaign addressing our country’s spending addiction, the dangers of relentless deficits, and the corrosive nature of our national debt. This new ad, which features a chilling look at one potential future scenario if we continue on our current destructive fiscal trajectory, is a 2010 homage to a 1986 ad that was produced by W.R. Grace & Co. called “The Deficit Trials.” For those who were able to view it; it was a sensation. However, it was considered so alarming that the major networks refused to run it and CBS News anchor Dan Rather did a story about the controversy. The national debt was $2 trillion in 1986 when “The Deficit Trials” ad was denied broadcast time; today the debt stands at $13.7 trillion, and is projected to reach 140 percent of GDP in two decades, the time in which the new CAGW ad is set. The group plans to run the ad on major cable networks throughout the rest of 2010 and into 2011. The ad can be viewed here on CAGW’s website. J. Peter Grace, CAGW’s co-founder and the chairman of the Grace Commission, was committed to sounding the alarm about what the debt would do to future generations. “We believe the ad does justice to Peter Grace’s legacy and CAGW plans to produce additional ads addressing this critical issue over the next several years,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz. The new ad is part of an ongoing communications program in CAGW’s decades-long fight against wasteful government spending, increased taxes, out-of-control deficit spending, and a crippling national debt that threatens the future and survival of our country. In the prescient words of J. Peter Grace, “‘we’re mortgaging our children’s future…we’re robbing piggy banks, we’re taxing our defenseless children without representation. … It’s unforgivable.’” Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government. -###- *********************************************** Here's a link to the 1986 "Deficit Trials" Ad that was produced by Ridley Scott, who did Blade Runner - youtube.com