Charlie Sheen "interviews" President Obama, page 4
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reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:33 AM by SkepticOverlord
Originally posted by AshleyD
Just to be thorough, who found out it wasn't there for 90 minutes? I don't remember seeing it at first and it was those in the comment section of the article that gave it away to me that it was a hoax.

Unfortunately, I don't have a cache or screen-shot of the original posting... but when I first read it at about 9AM, my first reaction was, "this can't be real." So I scoured the page looking for some kind of "this is the interview we need" indication... and there was none. I even focused on the bottom of the article, knowing such a disclaimer would be in that area. I also started searching for some other indication, and couldn't find any.

Several members indicated they kept the original page open, and there was no bottom-note from Charlie Sheen... approximately 90 minutes later, reports of it's appearance surfaced.

As of 30 minutes ago, the page was not yet in the Google Cache.


The opening statement is very disingenuous, and any other op-ed type of faux-interview we see in news will open with a clear indication that the interview is fictionalized for the purpose of making a statement...
Reported by Charlie Sheen
Prison Planet.com
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with our 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama, while he was out promoting his health care reform initiative. I requested 30 minutes given the scope and detail of my inquiry; they said I could have 20. Twenty minutes, 1200 seconds, not a lot of time to question the President about one of the most important events in our nation’s history. The following is a transcript of our remarkable discussion.



The interjection of situation comments also shows some deceptive or sensationalist intent...
(At this point one of Obama’s senior aides approaches the President and whispers into his ear. Obama glances quickly at his watch and nods as the aide resumes his post at the doorway, directly behind me.)

(the President continues to view the documents)

(The Senior aide appears again beside the President whispering in his ear. He then quickly moves off).

(I watch as he strides gracefully out of the room, the truth I provided him held firmly by his side; in the hand of providence.)



This was clearly a sensationalist hoax. How unfortunate for "our side," as now this event may be used to paint us all in an unfavorable light.


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:39 AM by muggl3z
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Indeed, it will most certainly be used against us. I guess this was a Charlie Sheen plot to get the media's attention with a hoax. lol I got hoaxed by Charlie Sheen, oh well - maybe it'll inject some life into the movement again, just like he did in 2006.


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:41 AM by getreadyalready
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Ya, I still have the original page up on my computer, but I don't know what to do with it!

I am at work, and I don't have any way of capturing a screen shot or saving the page.

Any suggestions, so I can share it?


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:45 AM by AshleyD
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Thanks so much, SO. I, too, scoured the page when reading the interview but didn't recall seeing it there but wasn't sure if I just missed it. What gave it away for me was reading the comments at the bottom of the article that showed it to be fake. What a stupid stunt. Thanks for letting me know how that conclusion was came to.

And yes, I, too, feel it was very misleading to present the 'interview' as having all sorts of physical reactions as I mention HERE. Glad someone else noticed it. It was extremely misleading how much they tried to make it look real.

I now see other posters mentioned comments to the article are being pulled but it's been 45 minutes now since I've been able to access the site. Apparently his stunt did as intended: Pull in traffic.


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:48 AM by adrenochrome
Originally posted by getreadyalready
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post by SkepticOverlord



Ya, I still have the original page up on my computer, but I don't know what to do with it!

I am at work, and I don't have any way of capturing a screen shot or saving the page.

Any suggestions, so I can share it?


just hit "Print Screen" at the top of the keyboard, and open up Microsoft Paint or something similar, and press "Control-V" to paste it in Paint. then save as a .jpg and post it in here!


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:50 AM by AshleyD
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I completely understand about artistic license and the art of writing but I guess my issue is why he tried so hard to make it look like a legit interview with actions and everything.

However, the fact that I believe they made a mistake on that account shouldn't distract us from the many points that he made, which I personally believe were very good.


But was it an honest bad judgement call? Or was it a way to make truthers look ridiculous? And yes, Charlie's points were excellent. So while you say this debacle shouldn't distract us from that (and I can agree to a certain extent), he basically did the distraction for us because instead of those on the fence who would really have taken his points to heart, they're now rolling their eyes and thinking 'What a moron.'

The issue now is not the interesting facts he brought forth concerning 9/11, it's now the hoax. Very, very poor idea. In Alex's effort to bring attention to the movement (if that was even his honest intention I'm not so sure after all of this) he ended up making it a laughingstock.

[edit on 9/8/2009 by AshleyD]


reply posted on 8-9-2009 @ 11:50 AM by getreadyalready
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Coming to you Now!

Thanks for your help!

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