Uh-huh. Sure thing. Beautiful day in SoCal. The golf course beckons.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > JEEZ Judy! THAT'S a "bizarre story"? Not to me it isn't. > > Joe, you've been brainwashed by Barry. That's really sad. > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > > > > > What "bizarre story" was "made up"? It was a review of an > > > > newly released film. And the story in that film wasn't > > > > made up...it's true. > > > > > > JEEZ, Joe, pay attention! The "bizarre story" is Barry > > > saying he's pointing out his typos "before the cult > > > apologists do." Nothing whatsoever to do with the film > > > (or with anything else in the real world, for that > > > matter). > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Question: Why would a 'cult apologist' (wtf?) care about your > > > > > spelling? Watch that paranoia dude. Instead of making up this bizarre > > > > > story, why not submit your two minor spelling corrections and be done > > > > > with it? You are quite the drama queen sometimes. :-) > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Typos: > > > > > > > > > > > > Should be "timely" in the Subject line. > > > > > > Should be "Iraq" in the sentence about Niger. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just pointing it out before the cult apologists do. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Those of you who know the term "fair game" from Scientology > > > > > > > may suspect that this movie is about that -- an organization > > > > > > > determining that a critic of the organization is an "enemy" > > > > > > > of that organization, and declaring them "fair game." This > > > > > > > was for many years a documented part of the Co$ dogma, right > > > > > > > there in print, and "any and all actions" against these > > > > > > > people declared "fair game" were not only sanctioned by > > > > > > > the Co$, but encouraged. Church members went out of their > > > > > > > way to hire private detectives, do Net searches, lie, plant > > > > > > > false imformation or drugs on the critics -- *anything* they > > > > > > > could do to dig up and publish dirt on Co$ critics or "blown" > > > > > > > former members, in an attempt to discredit them. The Church > > > > > > > claims that this is no longer official policy, but I think > > > > > > > anyone reading the comments of the Co$ apologists in the New > > > > > > > Yorker article understand that the policy is still alive and > > > > > > > well and firmly in place. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, cults are not the only organizations to practice this > > > > > > > approach to dealing with critics and whistleblowers. "Fair > > > > > > > Game," the film is about the Vice President of the United > > > > > > > States and his staff using the same policy, and worse, > > > > > > > getting away with it scot-free. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's the story of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who was > > > > > > > sent on a fact-finding mission to Niger to (from their side) > > > > > > > confirm that Iran had bought 500 tons of yellowcake uranium > > > > > > > from them in an attempt to manufacture a nuclear weapon. He > > > > > > > found no such evidence, and in fact found evidence that the > > > > > > > whole claim was fabricated, and submitted his report accord- > > > > > > > ingly. Some time later, he was watching Bush's State of the > > > > > > > Union address and heard him say the exact opposite, that > > > > > > > it was a "fact" that such a transaction had taken place. > > > > > > > Wilson knew it wasn't true, and published an op-ed piece > > > > > > > in the New York Times saying so. The office and staff of > > > > > > > the Vice Presidency declared him and his family "fair game," > > > > > > > and even made the mistake of doing so in writing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not content to try to brand Wilson himself as a liar or > > > > > > > discredit what he had to say, they *committed a felony* > > > > > > > that borders on treason by revealing that Wilson's wife > > > > > > > Valerie Plame was a seasoned field agent of the CIA. In > > > > > > > doing so, they blew her whole network and condemned many > > > > > > > of her intelligence sources to death. And Plame's *job* > > > > > > > for the CIA? Tracking and trying to prevent the prolifer- > > > > > > > ation of weapons of mass destruction. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Fair Game" puts us inside the Wilson/Plame family, and in > > > > > > > their heads as they realize that their own government was > > > > > > > not only willing to lie to its people to start a war, they > > > > > > > were willing to blow decades of work spent trying to fight > > > > > > > terrorism by blowing the cover of one of that fight's most > > > > > > > important agents. It was a travesty of justice the likes > > > > > > > of which we have not seen in recent times. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Naomi Watts is excellent as Valerie Plame, and Sean Penn > > > > > > > (who I do not always like) is equally excellent as Wilson. > > > > > > > It's a good movie, but a sad one, because of course it's > > > > > > > non-fiction, and they couldn't invent a "happy ending" > > > > > > > for it. They had to use the real ending, in which Scooter > > > > > > > Libby was set up to "take the fall" for the felony, was > > > > > > > convicted, and was then immediately set free by George > > > > > > > W. Bush, President of the United States. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Fair Game" the movie reminds us what organizations and > > > > > > > some misguided zealots are willing to do to others to > > > > > > > conceal their lies and continue to push their agendas. > > > > > > > It is more heinous when done by a government than when > > > > > > > done by a cult and its members, but it is no less loath- > > > > > > > some. Scientology does this to its critics to this day. > > > > > > > And does the TMO? I suggest you remember the words of > > > > > > > David Lynch when he found out the real content of "David > > > > > > > Wants To Fly," "I'll make sure you never work in the > > > > > > > film industry again." Same mindset. Same tactics. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When these same tactics are used here to discredit and > > > > > > > demonize those who dare to criticize the TMO, it's the > > > > > > > same thing. Same mindset. Same tactics. Bear this in > > > > > > > mind next time you see it being done. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
