--- FAIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:54:14 -0700 > Subject: Paul Harvey's Tribute to Slavery, Nukes, Genocide > To: "wataANDthunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "FAIR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > FAIR-L > Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting > Media analysis, critiques and activism > > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2569 > > > ACTION ALERT: > Paul Harvey's Tribute to Slavery, Nukes, Genocide > Hateful rant shows Disney's double standard on speech > > July 1, 2005 > > Disney/ABC radio personality Paul Harvey, one of the most widely listened to commentators in > the United States, presented his listeners on June 23 with an endorsement of genocide and > racism that would have been right at home on a white supremacist shortwave broadcast. > > Harvey's commentary began by lamenting the decline of American wartime aggression. "We're > standing there dying, daring to do nothing decisive because we've declared ourselves to be > better than our terrorist enemies--more moral, more civilized," he said. Drawing a > contrast with what he cast as the praiseworthy nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in > World War II, Harvey lamented that "we sent men with rifles into Afghanistan and Iraq and > kept our best weapons in their silos"--suggesting that America should have used its nuclear > arsenal in its invasions of both countries. > > Harvey concluded: > > > "We didn't come this far because we're made of sugar candy. Once upon a time, we elbowed our > way onto and across this continent by giving smallpox-infected blankets to Native Americans. > That was biological warfare. And we used every other weapon we could get our hands on to > grab this land from whomever. > > "And we grew prosperous. And yes, we greased the skids with the sweat of slaves. So it goes > with most great nation-states, which--feeling guilty about their savage pasts--eventually > civilize themselves out of business and wind up invaded and ultimately dominated by the > lean, hungry up-and-coming who are not made of sugar candy." > > > Harvey's evident approval of slavery, genocide and nuclear and biological warfare would seem > to put him at odds with Disney's family-friendly image. The media conglomerate syndicates > Harvey to more than 1,000 radio stations, where he reaches an estimated 18 million > listeners. Disney recently signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with the 86-year-old > Harvey. > > In 2004, Disney forbid its Miramax subsidiary to distribute Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit > 9/11, even though Miramax was the principal investor in the film. A Disney executive told > the New York Times (5/5/04) that it was declining to distribute the film because, in the > paper's words, "Disney caters to families of all political stripes and believes Mr. Moore's > film...could alienate many." > > One wonders whether Disney executives are worried about alienating families who oppose > slavery, nuclear war and Native American genocide. > > > ACTION: > Ask Disney why it finds Paul Harvey's nostalgia for slavery and genocide and his calls for > nuclear war acceptable, but deemed Michael Moore's film unacceptable. > > > CONTACT: > ABC Radio Networks > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 212-456-5387 > > Paul Harvey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (312) 889-4085 > > Disney Corporation > Phone: 818-560-1000 > > > As always, please remember that your comments have more impact if you maintain a polite > tone. > > > > Read a transcript of Harvey's comments (courtesy of the Chicago Tribune's Eric Zorn): > > http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ericzorn/weblog/archives/2005/06/paul_harvey_ah.html > > ---------- > Your donation to FAIR makes a difference: > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=103 > > SUBSCRIBE TO EXTRA! AND GET FAIR'S NEW BOOK FOR FREE: > The Oh Really? Factor > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=114 > > FAIR SHIRTS: Get your "Don't Trust the Corporate Media" shirt today at FAIR's online store: > http://www.merchantamerica.com/fair/ > > FAIR produces CounterSpin, a weekly radio show heard on over 130 stations in the U.S. and > Canada. To find the CounterSpin station nearest you, visit > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=5 > > Feel free to respond to FAIR ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ). We can't reply to everything, but we will > look at each message. We especially appreciate documented examples of media bias or > censorship. And please send copies of your email correspondence with media outlets, > including any responses, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > You can subscribe to FAIR-L at our web site: http://www.fair.org . Our subscriber list is > kept confidential. > FAIR > (212) 633-6700 > http://www.fair.org/ > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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