http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/daily/19-Aug.html
1987 - It was on this day that consumer reporter David Horowitz was held at
gunpoint -- on camera. During a KNBC-TV newscast in Burbank, CA, Horowitz
was forced to read the assailant’s rambling note. The news director took the
program off the air until police could get the gunman off the set. Horowitz
was unharmed.
Michael Pugliese
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From: Keaney Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:03 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:7642] On California Effluent
Jim Devine wrote:
>
>Horowitz just surfaced again, as bad as before.
yeah, he had an ad (sponsored, somewhat secretively, by the Edison
Institute or something similar which had its initials posted in the bottom
right-hand-side of the TV screen) against those favoring bankruptcy for
PG&E and Edison International. He's veering toward being the moral
equivalent of the other David Horowitz, the ex-editor of the leftist
magazine RAMPARTS who became an ultra-rightist.
I apologize if any other people named "David Horowitz" exist and are
offended by the fact that I mentioned their disgusting name-sakes.
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This reminds me of an old story about the Glasgow Empire Theatre, reputedly
"the graveyard of English comedians". Back in the 60s Mike and Bernie
Winters were a MOR variety act; Mike singing, Bernie telling jokes. When
they hit Glasgow Mike came on first and sang a few songs. There was deadly
silence after each one. Mike began to sweat a little. Eventually in
consternation he signalled to Bernie waiting in the wings to come on. As he
did, a voice from the audience rang out: "Aw, f#¤*! There's two of them!"
Anyway, it's frightening to know that there are two awful David Horowitzes.
I thought you were referring to the same ex-Ramparts guy. What is the
other's main claim to fame?
