Sadly, it now is even more obvious that the obama administration is as cowardly as the gutless spineless ball-less wimps in Hollywood.
I'm talking, of course, about Sony's decision to pull the plug on its new movie "The Interview."
Sony Pictures has canceled the release of a comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korea's leader, in what appears to be an unprecedented victory for Pyongyang and its abilities to wage cyber-warfare.Our fearless leader's response to blackmail and threats? He is considering "a wide range of options."
Sony canceled next week's theatrical release, citing decisions by several theater chains to hold off showing the film. The hacker group that broke into Sony's computer systems had threatened attacks on theaters that planned to show it.
North Korea has denied it was behind the hacking, but security experts in Washington said it was an open secret Pyongyang was responsible.
"The U.S. government is working tirelessly to bring the perpetrators of this attack to justice, and we are considering a range of options in weighing a potential response," NSC spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said..."Regardless of 'credible evidence' or not, if barry had any testosterone at all, he would man up and
... several U.S. national security officials told Reuters the government had no credible evidence of a physical threat to moviegoers.
No wonder our friends don't respect us and our enemies don't fear us.
More:
North Korea Gains Veto Power Over Hollywood Films
Three movie theaters say Paramount Pictures has ordered them not to show Team America: World Police one day after Sony Pictures surrendered to cyberterrorists and pulled The Interview. The famous Alamo Drafthouse in Texas, Capitol Theater in Cleveland, and Plaza Atlanta in Atlanta said they would screen the movie instead of The Interview but Paramount has ordered them to stop... Team America of course features Kim's father, Kim Jong-Il, as a singing marionette.May as well watch the Team America theme song now, before YouTube caves in and pulls it. Warning - definitely NSFW!
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You seem a bit proddy today.
I am so sick and tired of this country letting itself get pushed around by tin-horn dictators, terrorists, and special interest groups. Time to push back.
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