3 posts tagged “disney”

Every now and then, the MSM comes in useful.

   From the Disney group, a story on Hillary Clinton, portrayed as a union-hating board member of Wal-mart between 1986 and 1992, which shows that not all of the MSM is in love with her. Or that the tide is turning in the lead-up to what I saw TV5 in France called super-mardi.
   Does anyone believe that she was so naïve that she did not know that Wal-mart products sold during its buy US-made drive were being made in Red Chinese (and other) sweatshops? While board members might not know about tactical moves on companies they serve at, I don’t completely buy it.
   Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that, according to the TV news report, Sen. Clinton now distances herself from her Wal-mart past, saying she no longer agrees with its principles and that she respects the rights of its workers to unionize.

On 3 News earlier tonight, housewife and mother Julie King was targeted by scam artists posing as working for Disney and asking for her credit card number. The caller claimed to be from Florida, but the number on her cellphone indicated she was from Red China.
   I do not believe the caller was Chinese at all. I believe, however, there are certain exchanges that may route through a Chinese service, and this includes some phone card services.
   Recently, I received a personal call from Switzerland from a similar number. While I cannot recall Mrs King’s number on her cellphone, I believe it was similar to the (00) 86 818 801-1405 number that I saw on my ID. Such a number results in a disconnected message behind the Bamboo Curtain. In my case, it was an innocent phone card number.
   I’m putting up this advisory as I cannot see the item on the 3 News website, nor can I find a feedback link. Hopefully this entry will come up in Google in due course.
   There is an easy solution: do what I do, and do not use cellphones. Or, if you must use one—Mrs King has a family, so it is reasonable that she does—do not give out the number except to your partner and your kids.

It’s so cool seeing your mates on TV. Last month, it was Paolo Zampolli and a real estate venture on BBC World. But I did not think Miss Sweden would make it on to our airwaves for the midday news with Peter Williams today. Here is the original clip, from ABC News, and my friend Panos:

   Show-off name-drop behind-the-scenes time: I helped secure this pageant for Panos in 2003 and endorsed it with the Trump Organization. Feminists saw to its cancellation in 2005, so Sweden missed sending a delegate to Miss Universe for the first time ever. In 2006, Panos revamped the pageant, launching Nya Fröken Sverige. The winner, Josephine Alhanko, has two master’s degrees and is about to start her Ph.D., so you need brains to get anywhere with the competition.

   Interestingly, even though Panos owns Panos Emporio, the swimwear company, there is no swimsuit competition.
   The New Zealand one which I will fly to Auckland for soon is still the traditional beauty pageant, though it is interesting this was on the news here. Makes me think that there is more interest in Miss New Zealand than the networks admit (that’s right: news of Miss Sweden can get on to TV One, but they won’t show our pageant), and I certainly will bring a few of these more advanced thoughts to my judging this coming weekend.