{"id":1724933,"date":"2022-11-04T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1724933"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:49:05","slug":"actor-jason-bateman-pushes-biden-to-use-emergency-alert-system-to-remind-voters-of-midterms-because-democracy-is-threatened-by-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-jason-bateman-pushes-biden-to-use-emergency-alert-system-to-remind-voters-of-midterms-because-democracy-is-threatened-by-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Jason Bateman Pushes Biden to Use Emergency Alert System to Remind Voters of Midterms Because Democracy Is Threatened by GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-jason-bateman-pushes-biden-to-use-emergency-alert-system-to-remind-voters-of-midterms-because-democracy-is-threatened-by-gop%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1724933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jasonbateman3-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Netflix\u2019s <em>Ozark<\/em> star Jason Bateman urged President Joe Biden to use the nation\u2019s Emergency Alert System (EAS) to remind people to vote in the midterm elections, saying democracy is under threat from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">In the most recent episode of the\u00a0<em>SmartLess<\/em> podcast, Biden spoke with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett to discuss politics and the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>During the interview, a clip from which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/podcasts\/biden-explains-to-jason-bateman-why-using-emergency-alert-system-to-remind-people-to-vote-is-a-bad-idea\/\">posted<\/a> by Mediaite, Bateman floated the idea of using the EAS for non-emergency purposes, claiming democracy \u201ccould be seriously threatened\u201d if Republicans prevail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cWith the midterms on our doorstep\u2026 two thirds of the seats that are up for grabs and the midterms are trending to be won by admitted election deniers. And then that means that elections and consequently democracy as a form of government will most likely be done away with or could be seriously threatened,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is what they\u2019re saying that their plan is once elected. So doesn\u2019t that current, real forecast, even declaration, justify some kind of emergency alert that asks for maximum attention and participation from every single voter in America?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our little podcast is growing up. Check out this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmartLess?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@smartless<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazonmusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amazonmusic<\/a> or wherever you get your podcasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WonderyMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wonderymedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazonmusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amazonmusic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joebiden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmartLess?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmartLess<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POTUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POTUS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arnettwill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arnettwill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batemanjason?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@batemanjason<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAkXJfG06B\">pic.twitter.com\/yAkXJfG06B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanHayes\/status\/1587832670507003910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bateman said the alert would be non-partisan in nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cCould I ask you to commit to consider, over the next few days, using your unique power as president to utilize the emergency alert system?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden didn\u2019t say whether or not he would take up Bateman\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut vote, vote, vote. That\u2019s been my \u2014 I end all my speeches, everything I talk about. Yes. For me to do what you\u2019re suggesting, I imagine it would end up being a gigantic fight, whether I was using an emergency system designed to quote lives for political purposes,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/11\/02\/joe-biden-plans-dramatic-speech-warning-of-republican-threat-to-democracy-after-attack-on-paul-pelosi\/\">reported<\/a>, Biden is doubling down on the Democrats\u2019 favorite midterm message \u2014 that the GOP represents an existential threat to democracy \u2014 during a speech set for Wednesday evening at Union Station in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><em>Ng on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at\u00a0<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix\u2019s Ozark star Jason Bateman urged President Joe Biden to use the nation\u2019s Emergency Alert System (EAS) to remind people to vote in the midterm elections, saying democracy is under<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1724936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1724933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1724933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1724936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1724933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1724933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1724933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}