Mark Dice
Mark Dice is a radio host and the author of a book titled, The Resistance Manifesto and the founder of a resistance movement called 'The Resistance' (short for the Resistance for Christ or the Christian Resistance) which claims to be a world wide movement "fighting the New World Order" and upholding Christian values in society and in the media. Mark and others who support "The Resistance" believe that a network of secret societies (the Illuminati, Freemasons, Skull and Bones, Bohemian Grove, etc) control the world, orchestrated the September 11th attacks as a pretext for the War on Terror and the Iraq War, and secretly worship Lucifer. Despite mixing conspiracy theories with Christian theology, Dice's attention-getting antics have been covered by a variety of mainstream media outlets around the world.
Dropping the pseudonym John Conner
In early March of 2007, "John Conner's" website displayed a message explaining he was dropping his pseudonym saying, "Frankly, I’m just sick of being called John when my name is Mark." Some people suspected that John Conner was a pseudonym named after John Connor in the Terminator films who was the leader of the resistance against the machines. Dice clarified in his statement "what I’m trying to do here is much more serious than what is depicted in a Schwarzenegger film."
Danny Bonaduce Incident
Dice has recently gained national media attention for ambushing Danny Bonaduce during his meal on Hollywood Boulevard by asking him if he thought 9/11 was an inside job. Bonaduce responded civilly until Dice inferred that the U.S. deliberately committed terrorism as a pretext for war, and that's when Bonaduce used profanity to tell Dice what he thought of him. The incident was covered on the O’Reilly Factor, [1] CNN's Showbiz Tonight, and the New York Daily News.[2] The video had gained over 200,000 views on YouTube within a few days of being posted, becoming one of the most viewed clips of the week.[3]
Women of ABC's 'The View' Crazy About Conner [Dice]
Christine Ebersole was guest hosting on ABC’s The View Friday February 9th 2007 when she was talking about being addicted to YouTube when she gushed, “Oh my God, I am like so crazy about this guy [John Conner, Mark Dice].” [4] Rosie O'Donnell enthusiastically interrupted and explained Mark Dice (John Conner at the time) travels around the country to college campuses and unexpectedly crashes huge lecture halls to give away DVDs of 9/11 conspiracy films and shout at the students with a megaphone, and uploads the video to YouTube.
Ebersole later went on Mark's radio show, Resistance Radio, and said she believes 9/11 was an inside job.[5]
Daniel Sunjata Interview
Easter Sunday on Mark's radio show he interviewed Daniel Sunjata, co-star of 'Rescue Me' on FX. Sunjata said straight up, “9/11 was an inside job. It’s what I think. It’s what I know. I don’t know how to just beat around the bush when it comes to an issue of such grave importance.” [6]
Sunjata said the evidence proving the 9/11 attacks were an inside job is overwhelming saying, “The smoking guns are literally blocking out the light of the sun at this point, it’s almost like a big ball of tangled threads and if you grab any loose end it’s going to lead you to the same conclusion. Whether you’re looking at the blocked investigations, whether your looking at the physical inconsistencies in terms of what they say caused the collapse verses all of the other reports of secondary explosions, molten metal found in the wreckage of buildings one, two, and seven…an hour and forty-five minutes almost in the air for flight 77 with absolutely no intercepts…it’s beyond irrefutable at this point.”
Jessica Simpson Controversy
While Mark Dice has received international press for various issues, the most well known being his protest against Jessica Simpson's music video, 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' saying in publications from the New York Post[7] to the Pakistan Daily News,[8][9][10] "She should be ashamed of herself... It's disappointing to have Jessica, a pastor's daughter and Christian role model, join the ranks of the 'singing strippers' such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera....She has one of the most beautiful voices, and is a very beautiful girl, but it's sad to see her whore herself out like this. What's worse is that pastor Joe Simpson is Jessica's manager, as well as her father."
Dice also criticized the new lyrics of the song, and drew comparisons to Paris Hilton, in addition to giving advice to Simpson's sister, Ashlee Simpson. "She took a classic like the Dukes of Hazard, and Daisy Duke, and turned her into a slutty, stripper with a fetish for old men....Also, in the lyrics Jessica makes a reference to "These double - D's" as she grabs her breast, and says "can get a hand clap for the way I work my back" as she shakes her butt. Simpson added them to ensure the sluttyness of the video. At the end of the video she prances around in a bikini while washing the General Lee, just like the recent Paris Hilton Carl's Jr. commercial which received much criticism for being too raunchy...I hope Ashlee doesn't follow suit and sell out her self-respect later in her career."
The Resistance demanded Simpson to issue an apology for offending the Christian community, and to reshoot a new "cleaner" music video for the song. Simpson refused to negotiate with The Resistance and to comply with their demands. She then issued a public statement, in which she announced, "It didn't really surprise me because I grew up with a lot of that backlash. That's why I didn't end up going into the Christian music industry. I think that if they're really good Christians the judgment wouldn't be there."[11]
Duke University Protest
In 2007, Mark protested Duke University and demanding the school change the name of their sports team, the Blue Devils, to something not offensive to the Christian community.[12] "Numerous college sports teams have faced opposition in the past for using ethnic names which were offensive to segments of the community, and this is no different,” explained Mark. “If the team were named the Blue Nazis would that be ok? There would be outrage across the country, yet naming a team after the Devil is ok?”[13]
50 Cent
Mark targeted rapper 50 Cent saying he should not wear a Christian cross anymore because, “He is defaming the cross and committing blasphemy by wearing it while he raps about killing people for no reason because he’s a big bad ‘gangster.’ I think a large diamond studded platinum satanic pentagram would be a little more fitting for him” Dice said.[14] Also cited was 50's "rapping about sexual promiscuity, drugs, and murder." [15] 50 Cent often wears a diamond studded platinum cross during performances and is featured on the cover of his debut album Get Rich or Die Trying.
50 Cent's manager Chris Lighty responded saying the request was 'absurd' and, "They should look up our charitable deeds before casting a stone. This is entertainment and no one is forcing them to listen to the music or watch any of the videos. It's an individual choice."[16]
Paris Hilton
Shortly after Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation from a DUI, Dice announced he was throwing a party in the Beverly Hilton Hotel to celebrate the day she was scheduled to turn her self into authorities calling it "a great day in pop culture history" and saying Hilton was an "extremely materialistic, uneducated" person who "rose to prominence because of a homemade sex video. Now we have all these young, preteen and teenage girls who really look up to her." [17] He also urged parents to bring their children's Paris Hilton books and CDs so they could be "removed from the face of the earth."
Videos
Mark Dice has produced a series of videos which range from mere antics and rhetoric to helping the homeless. The primary theme of Mark's work is crashing college campuses to inform students of the 9/11 truth movement, often handing out free dvds of 9/11 conspiracy films. He produced a touching documentary titled A Homeless Christmas in which he picks up an unsuspecting homeless person on a freezing December day to deliver a unique Christmas gift including a prepaid cellphone, a warm meal, and some words of encouragement.[18] Other videos include him dumping ice cream on Arnold Schwarzenegger's star on Hollywood Boulevard and hassling shoppers on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills to help out a poor man in a wheel chair.
VeriChip Boycott
Mark Dice has been promoting a boycott of the VeriChip, the implantable RFID tag which remains the focus of privacy concerns for many.[19] [20][21]The Resistance Manifesto equates VeriChip with "the mark of the beast," which the Bible's book of Revelation describes as a demonic numbering system for people who will be under the power of the antichrist.
(Rev. 13:15-18) in the Bible states, "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name...and his number is Six hundred & sixty-six" leading many fundamental Christians to believe that the VeriChip and RFID will replace traditional forms of identification and will evolve into the so called "mark of the beast."[22]
Calling for Removal of the Georgia Guidestones
Mark Dice has called for the Georgia Guidestones to be removed from public property saying they are an occult monument and the New World Order's 10 Commandments.[23] "The Satanists, Occultists, and Atheists are trying to remove Christian monuments from public property, so I'm going to remove their monuments from public property." He believes the name "R.C. Christian" is actually a reference to Christian Rosenkreuz, the supposed founder of the Rosicrucians, a secret society dating back to the 15th century.[24]
Calling Radio Talk Shows
Saying the airwaves belong to the public, Mark Dice habitually calls into radio talk shows in attempts to spread his message that America is being sold out to create a New World Order, and that we are living in the End Days. Often he gets cut off mid sentence, not for saying anything obscene, but because the topics he brings up aren't well received by the mainstream media and are not considered newsworthy by the host. Many talk shows seem to acknowledge Mark as a pseudo celebrity and one can listen to various recordings of his phone calls on his website. Alan Colmes, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Larry King Live and others have been contacted numerous times, regarding a variety of subjects.
Patriot Radio
Patriot and underground radio have received Mark's message seemingly without skepticism and he has made the rounds on most of the well known so called Patriot Radio shows such as the Alex Jones Show, Deadline Live with Jack Blood, Coast to Coast AM,[25] and some mainstream outlets as well. MSNBC, Fox News, KABC, the Mike Walker Show[26] and others have also featured Dice. Since January 2007, Mark has hosted Resistance Radio on the Genesis Communications Network.