10-14-2004, 02:58 PM | #21 |
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Free like the library, people. As in public. Not literally "free". Geez, the nitpickers are out in force here today. To further cement the non-point of the nitpick, nothing is free. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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10-14-2004, 04:36 PM | #22 |
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Did anyone see Fox news Wednesday? They had a representative from the Kerry campaign threatening to revoke Sinclair's broadcast license if they should win the election. Yep, those guys sure are big on free speech alright.
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The VP of Sinclair also said that the documentary describes Kerry as responsible for indirect torture of US POWs. How could anyone even respond to that? Giving an interview would imply that the documentary was filmed in the spirit of intellectual discourse rather than partisan propaganda. I guess we'll have to wait and see. If Kerry knows what's good for him, he'll stay away and have channel-surfers mistake it for another showing of Platoon. |
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I'm not really familiar with George Sorros, but I mostly like Michael Moore because republicans are starting to act all funny whenever you mention him ( ), though I wasn't all that enthusiastic myself about F9/11. While as a foreigner concerned about global stability, and as a slightly politically left leaning person from one of the most progressive and clearly secularized nations of the world, I'd rather see someone other than Bush in the White House, and I suppose that won't surprise anyone around here; so for that I should applaud Moore's initiatives - with reservations, however. While F9/11 makes some good and at times even revelatory points, the evidence regarding the alleged Saudi/Bush links (for example) is rather circumstantial and thin - giving it the feel of a cheap smear campaign that really shouldn't have a place in the presidential elections... And in result, F9/11 left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth, making me feel somewhat awkward. And that's basically my beef with the Swiftboat Veterans* and Sinclair's proposed plans as well - they're taking the presidential debate to a whole new level by turning issues that (in my opinion) have little importance, relevance or validity regarding a candidate's future policies into what these elections "are all about", completely overwhelming the real issues - like foreign policy, the environment, unemployment, health care, education, etc. Presidential elections shouldn't be about which side is responsible for the most convincing character assassinations - they should be about their proposed policies. All Sinclair is doing with his forced airing of such a partisan documentary on about a quarter of all stations across the nation is hit to a new low in American history and apply for having a photograph of him included in the dictionary next to the definition of "bad taste"; and while there's a sense of Swiftian irony** in all this pointless squabbling from afar, it still saddens me to no end that things have come this. As for why I think Sinclair's decision is in a wholly different ball park than the cinema/proposed cable airing of Michael Moore's F9/11, I'd like to refer to Chewie's post regarding that subject - he managed to explain it a lot better than I did. [img]smile.gif[/img] Oh, and I intended to respond to some of the seperate points made people here. but that'll have to be for another day - I really should be going to bed now. * Note that I think the Swiftboat Veterans are mere partisan opportunists using some warped grudges to make a quick buck and help their party in the process; though I suppose that when you're a hardcore Bush supporter you may tend to sympathise with them regardless of the real facts - as it seems to work the other way around as well with Michael Moore and hardcore liberals, right? The end justifies the means and all. ** Not to mention some great laughs thanks to people like Bill Maher and Michael Moore, or a somewhat different sense of amusement taken from the ramblings of people like Alan Keyes, Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter. [ 10-14-2004, 07:08 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ] |
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10-15-2004, 01:06 AM | #28 |
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Sorry, JD, but from my perspective policies have a huge impact. Especially when you broaden your horizons to include all topics, such as the environment. In environmental law, when confronted with any compliance issue a client has, I look to the latest EPA guidance and policy documents (EPA being controlled by the President). The same is true in any area where there is a large amount of regulatory oversight.
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* I'd say the War in Iraq/Terrorism and tax breaks fit the definition of "gimmick" issues during these elections, apart from the obvious ones like a candidate's Vietnam war records or whatever filth they manage to dig up. |
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