--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > The path to 9/11 and other myths. > > > > > > > > All I heard about this is that it is not historically accurate, > > > > and historians have asked for it to be pulled, and that it was > > > > orchestrated by some right wing shennanigans in Holywood > > > > I don't think any "historians" asked for it to be pulled. > > What happened is that some Democrats, terrified that some > > misinformation in the film would lose votes for their > > candidates in the next election, demanded that it be > > pulled. The hilarious part about this is that many of > > the same people calling for this film not to be aired > > (including our own Judy Stein) are the SAME people who > > threw a hissy fit and screamed to high heaven when > > Republicans tried to keep Fahrenheit 9/11 from being > > aired on public TV before the 2004 election (and for the > > exact same reason...they were afraid that film would > > lose votes for *their* candidates). > > > > Basically, it's a pretty fascinating study in hypocrisy. > > The bottom line for the censor's mindset seems to be > > that it's only censorship if the other guys are doing it. > > When *we* do it, it's something else, something noble. > > > > Yeah, right. > > > > > My understanding is that it aired wthout commercials? > > > Who paid for it? > > > > ABC. > > > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117949477?categoryid=14&cs=1 > > > > So, when 9/11 was about to be aired, did the network > offer to sponsor it?
"Fahrenheit 9/11" was never scheduled to be broadcast, on either the networks or PBS. > If you don't see > dramatic distinctions between this situation and the F9/11 > one, I suspect you're either a Republican shill, or bending > ovr backwards to appear fair simply because Judy (and to a > lesser extent, I) are expressing doubts about it. He's just making up facts to suit his own fantasy, as usual. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
