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[[File:The Colonial Gang.jpg|thumb|[[Sekou Hamilton]], [[Playa Palacios]], and [[James McManus]] of ''The Colonial Gang'' interview Vice Presidential candidate [[Tom Zarek]] (center) aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'' {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.]]  
[[Image:The Colonial Gang.jpg|thumb|The hosts of "The Colonial Gang" during their inaugural broadcast.]]  


'''''The Colonial Gang''''' is a wireless current affairs and talk show broadcast within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] established in the aftermath of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
'''The Colonial Gang''' is a wireless current affairs / talkshow broadcast within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].


The first broadcast by the show is held during the interim [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] selection aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]''.  
The first broadcast by the show is held during the interim [[Quorum of Twelve]] selection aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]''.  


The program is hosted by three of the self-styled "only legitimate journalists left in the universe":
The program is hosted by three of the self-styled "only legitimate journalists left in the universe":
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*[[Sekou Hamilton]], the former editor of the ''[[Aerelon Gazette]]''
*[[Sekou Hamilton]], the former editor of the ''[[Aerelon Gazette]]''


Both Hamilton and Palacios are supporters of [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]], while McManus is deliberately outspoken against her abilities, possibly for the sake of heated debate in order to generate an audience {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.
Both Hamilton and Palacios are supporters of [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]], while McManus is deliberately outspoken against her abilities, possibly for the sake of heated debate in order to generate an audience ([[Colonial Day]]).
 
While the hosts continue their duties as members of the press corps, it remains unspecified how long the conjoined broadcast remained in operation as it is unreferenced following the first post-Fall [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]].


===Notes===
===Notes===
* The name may be a pun on the political discussion television show ''[[wikipedia:Capital Gang|The Capital Gang]]''<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301940.html ''CNN Disbands 'Capital Gang' As Part of Schedule Shakeup'', Washington Post]</ref>, which formerly aired on [http://www.cnn.com/ CNN] during the episode's first airing.
* The name may be a pun on the political discussion television show ''[[wikipedia:Capital Gang|The Capital Gang]]''<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301940.html ''CNN Disbands 'Capital Gang' As Part of Schedule Shakeup'', Washington Post]</ref>, which aired on [http://www.cnn.com/ CNN].


==References==
==References==
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