Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I agree with you on all this. Whether it is an Opening Ceremony or Iraq, the point is the same. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: > > On Aug 12, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >> I'm surprised to read that people feel so strongly about this. The >>> opening >>> ceremony is simply entertainment or theatre, like a super Hollywood >>> blockbuster movie. Seems like they put on a pretty spectacular show >>> to me. >>> Now Michael Phelps you could consider to be a REAL annoyance ;-) ;-) >>> >> > You don't see anything wrong with telling a young girl that she is not > pretty enough to sing in public? That her voice will be used but another > prettier girl will be photographed? Or using computer fireworks because > the > sky is too full of pollution to see real ones? Or filling the stands with > paid "fans" in order to save face? What in the world is the world coming > to > when we can't believe anything we see or read? It's all lies. Where do > you > draw the line between entertainment and news? The television and > newspapers > seem to have a real problem with drawing that line. > > Tina > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >