Slanderous NBC Minuteman portrayal dishonors Law and
Order Patriots!
"Minutemen... are placed by Providence in the post of honor, …
it is the post of danger... The eyes … of North America … are upon you.
Let us therefore, be altogether solicitous that no disorderly behavior, nothing
unbecoming our characters as Americans, as citizens … , be justly chargeable to
us." -- The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts 1774
PARTIAL VICTORY CLAIMED, BUT MINUTEMEN OUTRAGED BY
LAW & ORDER ‘NEW YORK MINUTE’ PROMOTION & BROADCAST
NBC’S SLANDERS MINUTEMEN
AS MASS MURDERERS
Minuteman email:
… someone called me before the show and said that in a Channel 12 promo, which did
a story after Law and Order, they saw me standing there talking to someone.....that means,
I, as well as every other recognizable Minuteman/woman, is now a target..... That was a
pretty crappy thing for Law & Order to do as far as I am concerned. Pheonix, AZ
TOMBSTONE, AZ (November 17, 2005) – As a result of the outcry by Minuteman
volunteers and their supporters nationwide, the National Broadcasting Company (“NBC”)
removed the name “Minutemen” from its on-air promotion yesterday of the Law
& Order episode, “New York Minute.”
While this represents a partial victory over NBC’s abuse of the good name of the
Minutemen, it does not mitigate the harm done to the Minutemen nor the danger to them by
NBC’s attempt to ‘enrage America’ at the Minutemen.
NBC chose to endanger lives for profit!
NBC dropped the name “Minutemen” from its on-air promotion demonstrates that
the network recognized it had a severe problem on its hands.
Chris Simcox, President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Inc. (“MCDC”),
issued the following statement denouncing NBC for its slanderous promotion of the Law
& Order episode last night that smeared the Minutemen as thugs and mass
murderers:
Click here
for Chris Simcox response on Lou Dobbs.
“We endeavored in good faith to contact NBC regarding our concerns about the
promotion and broadcast of the ‘New York Minute’ episode of Law & Order
that aired last night. Unfortunately, NBC refused to respond to our numerous attempts to
contact them and aired the episode.
“NBC repeatedly broadcast promotions for the episode that stated ‘was it
murder or Minutemen protecting our borders?” Last night just hours before the
broadcast, the NBC Web site for Law & Order displayed the text, ‘Cold-blooded
murder or Minutemen vigilantes on the U.S. border?’
“Even though the episode itself used the name ‘Countrymen’ for the
border watch group instead of ‘Minutemen’ as advertised, damage had already been
done to the Minutemen by NBC’s incessant naming of the ‘Minutemen’ in its
promotion and campaign to entice and inflame the public leading up to the broadcast.
“We held out hope that the episode would end with a plot twist that reflected the
truth: that it is smugglers who threaten, kidnap and murder their human cargo. However,
NBC portrayed the group advertised as the Minutemen, in real life a group of civilian
volunteers with an unblemished record of non-violence, as gunning down a human trafficker,
attempting to kidnap at knifepoint an illegal alien and of literally cooking to death a
dozen illegal aliens in a cargo truck.
“NBC promised the episode would ‘enrage America.’ Because of that
provocative statement and the false light in which NBC portrayed the Minutemen, members of
our group have reason to fear acts of violent retribution against them and their families
by enraged Americans and others who believe that Law & Order stories are
‘ripped from today’s headlines.’
From the email bag:
Subject: Shame on You NBC!!!!
Alexandria, VA
Subject: No moral or ethical turpitude!
Houston, TX
Subject: Smearing the Minutemen for Money.
Floresville, TX
Join these Minutemen and Secure Our Borders.
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“NBC has acted with reckless disregard for the truth in an effort to harm the
Minutemen by its promotion and broadcast of the Law & Order episode, ‘New
York Minute.’ That NBC did this during November sweeps when the network tries to
maximize ratings so as to line its pockets with increased advertising dollars makes this
slander of the Minutemen even more despicable.”
The sister organizations Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Inc., and the Minuteman
Project, Inc., are recognized nationally as the founders and leaders of the civilian
border watch and day labor site observation movement. The names “Minutemen” and
“Minuteman” are regularly used by the public and the media to describe our
organizations and our members.
The Minutemen have rescued hundreds of men, women and children who have been abandoned
to die in the desert wilderness by their human traffickers.
By intentionally creating an environment of rage and hate and putting the lives of
Minutemen all over the country at risk we hold NBC responsible for any and all violence,
persecution, brutality, aggression, hostility and “hate crimes” toward Minutemen
the promotions incite.
NBC - Stop the escalation hate for profit.
These attempts to defame the Minutemen must be put to an end. Please take a few minutes
to call your LOCAL NBC affiliate right now and tell them not to promote hate for profit.
This is a very clear attack. Good men and women must stand up and say NO to the
hate. I urge you to fight the good fight. You are being heard and the lawless open border
crowd must use fabricated stories to incite hate.
Thank you.
Chris Simcox
President
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Inc.
Send a copy to everyone you know!
We need your support to battle the power and money behind this attack.
Volunteer Now to help - Click Here
Donate Now to help - Click Here
If you prefer to donate by check, please mail to:
Minuteman Civil Defense
Dept Code 241
PO Box 130707
Houston, TX 77219-0707
Contact us at:
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Inc.
(520) 457-2320
http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq
What can you do?
Continue to call, email and fax NBC and their affilitates
The creator and producer of "Law and Order" is Dick Wolf, a personal friend
of Pres. George W. Bush, his classmate (1961-1964) and buddy from Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA.
Wolf Productions
100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 69
Universal City, CA 91608
However, the network, NBC Universal Television Studio, has more say about the content of a
show than even the producer, http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9766633/
NBCUNI.COM FEEDBACK
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LawOrderSVU@nbcuni.com
LawOrderCI@nbcuni.com
LawOrder@nbcuni.com
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NBC
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New York, NY 10112
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212-664-4444
www.nbc.com
Call or email GE the parent company of NBC
General Media Inquiries (members of the media only, please)
(203) 373-2039
Gary Sheffer
Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs
(203) 373-3476
gary.sheffer@ge.com
Russell Wilkerson
Financial Communications
(203) 373-3193
russell.wilkerson@ge.com
Peter O'Toole
Director, Public Relations
(203) 373-2547
peter.o'toole@ge.com
Jonathan Klein
Marketing Communications & Olympic Games Sponsorship
(203) 373-2241
jonathan.klein@ge.com
Call some of the advertisers on the show and send them emails or buy something
else
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