SABC 2 Propaganda machine in full swing tonight

[marine1]

20:00 Behind The Rainbow
Rating: PG/13
Duration:02:30

Seems they are trying to get the nation behind either the ANC and or COPE.
What a waste of airtime. Typical on a Sunday night when most people are at home.

 

[rararasputin]

here's a preview, looks kinda interesting

http://www.zoopy.com/video/hmd/behind-the-rainbow-a-movie-about-south-africa-s-anc

 

[Fudzy]

I wouldn't knock it too quickly, it was the same show that the government tried to gag a couple of months ago.

 

[marine1]

Hmmm and now it is ok to air it? Who gave the ok? COPE or ANC?

 

[milomak]

well given the ANC is still in government one would assume the ANC

 

[marine1]

I would agree, I cannot believe the covergae for COPE today on SABC 2. Someone is going to get fired.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

Should be SABC Propaganda machine in full swing.

With the election coming closer the SABC will start to show more and more shows dealing with apartheid.

If you really want just look at the SABC 1 schedule for tonight:

22:00 Goodbye Bafana

GOODBYE BAFANA is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

 

[ld13]

Only PG 13? They should add the "P" (Politics) rating to it as well I think...

 

[gpe]

Well its interesting some parts --- total cost of arms deal 5 Billion pounds Didn't know it was that much!

There is a lot about corruption! so its not showing the ANC in all its glory

 

[boramk]

This documantary makes you sympathise ANC indeed.

I'm hopeful for a South Africa with a divided parliament, and this hopefully gives us service delivery

 

[milomak]

hahaha loving how they've loaded this programme with primarily anti-mbeki people

 

[boramk]

LOOOOOOOOOOLL

Zuma: I was surprised the Arms deal was related to me

 

[gpe]

LoL

 

[milomak]

hahaha these people trying to turn round the definition of corruption

 

[boramk]

Very very very biased towards Cope. Umshimi Wami should not be used post 1994, for whatever reasons

 

[gpe]

Viktor Moche - Telkom executive justifying corruption lol

 

[HypoThesis]

To be fair to the SABC, they did televise the DA re-launch a few months ago.

Found the programme pretty interesting, it seemed a bit slanted against Mbeki and his failings but it showed a balanced view and input from whole sorts of people. I didn't realise Zuma came from that far back in the recent ANC history. It also sorta made me understand why his supporters can so blindingly support the man...even though I personally don't like him and think he would be a useless president.

What the show did make clear though, is just because Zuma went against Mbeki...they are pretty much the same in terms of policy and that the SACP and COSATU shouldn't really expect much to change. Zuma was there throughout the Mandela/Mbeki's period and supported their economic policies.

**was I the only one who cringed when they showed Mbeki giving his speech at Polokwane. Geez, the man should learn a thing about people skills and charisma from Obama**

 

[bigicy]

Whoops i missed it completely...

Now how am I going to get brainwashed?

 

[HypoThesis]

Whoops i missed it completely...

Now how am I going to get brainwashed?

It's being shown by Ster-Kinekor in Joburg and Cape Town. Check out their website.

Why anyone would pay to watch something screened for free on SABC beats me..... (shudders at the thought of Jacob Zuma in large screen!!)

 

[DigitalSoldier]

**was I the only one who cringed when they showed Mbeki giving his speech at Polokwane. Geez, the man should learn a thing about people skills and charisma from Obama**

Doubt it...

Ndumiso Ngcobo's wrote about the experience on thoughtleader. Very entertaining read

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/silw...n-action-–-an-experiment-gone-horribly-wrong/

11.26am: Finally, Mbeki starts to speak. Wait, scratch that. Mbeki starts reading from his 42-page presidential report in his usual level monotone. I hope he’s not planning on reading the whole thing.

11.49am: Sweet Jesus! I think he is seriously planning to read the whole damn thing word for word. We’re only on page seven but my butt is already sore. B-b-but everybody has a copy of the report! What’s the point of this exercise? Surely he should have a compressed version and refer us to the voluminous document for reference? There’s a murderous glint in the eye of one of the delegates at this point as Mbeki drones on, ratting off stats laboriously.

12.01pm: The president drones on. I’ve logged on to my PC now and I’m keeping myself entertained by Googling stats that are contrary to the president’s. I wonder if I’d make a name for myself if I stood up and protested vigorously: “I object, Mr President! The Mafisa initiative did not distribute R42,2-million to 5 211 farmers. I just Googled it and that figure is inflated.” I wonder if my M&G posse would intervene as they dragged me outside. Riaan does not inspire confidence — I think he’d pretend not to know me and let the thingamabouncers beat me up.

12.44pm: More droning. My admiration for the president is well documented and everything, but if I listen to another five minutes of this, I might have to adopt my own armed struggle on pure principle. Anything to make him stop. I see some wet paint in the process of drying plucking its nasal hair to get some excitement in the sheer boringness of this whole exercise. Is this guy trying to get as many people as possible not to vote for him? Oh, wait; this is one of those ANC traditions that I know nothing about, being a yellow-bellied fallen comrade and all that.

1.13pm: The torture continues unabated. I send my wife an SMS: “Are you watching this? We are only on page 29, ferchrissakes! Suicide is starting to become an attractive option.” I think I have successfully moulded my used-to-be-sweet wife into my image. “This is great for me. I have managed to put both our brats to sleep by placing them in front of the TV,” is her response. Karema Brown ofBusiness Day, seated to my right, is now lying flat on her back. Ohmygod! She’s pointing a gun at her head to end it all … oh, sorry — she’s busy sending SMSs as well. I can only guess …