Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hardly, Sam - I was astounded to actually hear someone on the 'modern' Right, which is far more reactionary than conservative, actually taking a traditional 'conservative' position. And don't forget, the ACLU would say precisely the same things. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of sam Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:34 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] DEADLINE IRAQ - Uncensored Stories of the War - CBC Wow! It almost seems that the right is more open-minded than the left. Sam S B. D. Colen wrote: > Speaking off...Last night driving home from a shoot I was - God > forgive me - listening to Matt Drudge on the radio (right-wing > blowhard posing as hard-boiled fedora wearing reporter for those of > you who've never heard of him.) Anyway, Drudge was actually bemoaning > what he views as increasing censorship in the name of patriotism, and > covering up of the It reality of what's going on in Iraq and > elsewhere. He was also talking about the news yesterday that the FBI > is - once again - spying on protest groups, and he actually had the > good sense to say that he did not want to see dissent suppressed > because, as he put it, the "next time a left-wing administration takes > over" in the U.S., HE wants to be able to protest, and if things keep > going the way they are, he won't be able too. He referred to the > photos of the cops in Miami dealing with the protesters down there and > said it looked like cops in a banana republic > - and this is coming from a darling of the Right. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim > Atherton > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:30 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Cc: NPPA-L@LISTSERV.CMICH.EDU > Subject: [Leica] DEADLINE IRAQ - Uncensored Stories of the War - CBC > > > Those of you north of the border (or south who are close enough to it > to get > CBC) - this is a very compelling documentary about news gathering in > the Iraq War. > > "These are the stories that weren't't told by the media during the > Iraq war. CBC NEWS goes straight to the source, to journalists, camera > operators and photographers from news organizations around the world, > who reveal the lethal risks they faced, as well as the untold horrors > they witnessed." > > There was a one hour version on last night. The full two hour version > is supposed on next Sunday on CBC at 10pm I think. > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html