ABC's Peter Jennings sees an ominous new threat in the world (To Hollywood Celebrities)

Media Research Center via E-Mail | April 16, 2003 | Brent Baker

[PJ-Comix]

I recieved this story via e-Mail and it will appear on the MRC.Org website later today.

BTW, I wonder if Jennings will show some hilarious Janeane Garofalo clips of her having one of her many mental meltdowns on the air?

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[TomGuy]

Janeane Garofalo: "My brain disavows any knowledge of anything spewed forth by my mouth."

[elephantlips]

Let's take a different point of view on this stupidity of Mr. Robbins: Standing up and making a statement that runs contrary to popular opinion has always meant that you may suffer the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." Many great people have done so. Mr. Hussein didn't want to hear anyone disagree with him or bring him bad news and he dealt harshly with those who did. Is that what Mr. Robbins wants for America? Since Mr. Robbins thinks he's making just such an unpopular statement, he must be willing to let it stand the test of time and scrutiny. Even our president must do the same and surely Mr. Robbins is not above Mr. Bush.

[foreverfree]

bump

[chainsaw]

With ABC losing viewers at every turn, I see a Peter Jennings slowly sinking into irrelevance obscurity.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Peeetaaah........it's called FREE SPEECH!!!

I know there is none in your home town, Canada.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

"Free Speech" does not mean freedom from any personal responsibility for the inevitable consequences that follow from one's speech.

The notion that "rights" are so absolute as to be utterly divorced from any responsibility for the consequences of their exercise is logically contradictory, practically impossible, and ultimately destructive to the political system that upholds those rights in the first place.

[babble-on]

Robbins is forgetting that he and his wife make their living off of being popular. If they say unpopular things then people in general will like them less, and they will make less money. That's the market. If they want to be lonely radicals they are free to do so, but the court of public opinion is a costly court for a celebrity to lise a case in. Maybe Susan S. should get plastic surgery on her opinions?

[PigRigger]

You have to love these "Useful Idiots". For the last twenty years these morons have never been challenged on most of the things they say. That has all changed since 9-11 things have changed. The conservative majority in this country has awoken from its slumber. All "Useful Idiots" will be challenged to defend their statements going forward. If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen!

[EverOnward]

Robbins, the boob, in near hysteria is still irrelevant.

[Freedom4US]

How do these idiots get dressed in the morning anyway?

No one is prohibiting our oh-so-hip celebrities from opening
their pie-hole and illustrating just exactly why it is, among other things, the modern democratic party is a complete disaster. I don't want them to shut up - every utterance and pronouncement just digs the hole they're in even deeper. They either don't get it and never will, or worse, do get it but feel compelled to spew verbal diahareah in deference to job security, to impugn the integrity of our leaders but claim they "support the troops"... Remember these folks are always among the first up against the wall in any totalitarian society - not because of any pressing political need, but merely because they are so damn annoying. Presumably it would increase the quality of entertainment as well.

[NeonKnight]

And, and we have a terrible track record as far as our military leading to democracy. Look at Panama, look at Nicaragua. It's not, it's not in our best interest for some reason to keep it going."

Does Germany, Japan, and Italy count?

[airborne]

So, Peter Jennings thinks free speach and the ability to organize is a terrible threat to the world. Maybe in his little world.

[Arpege92]

Tim Robbins is implying that this back lash from the public is really coming from the white house. Let me firmyl tell you Mr. Robbins and all of your idiot liberal morons....it is the public who doesn't agree with your politics....it is the public who were outraged with the Dixie Chickens. Not once did President Bush or Dick Cheney call my house and tell me to protest liberal Hollywood....no, that was me....I chose to protest liberal Hollywood! Welcome to freedom of speech.

[goldstategop]

Rich celebrities worried about being silenced??? Oh my, it hurts their pocketbooks to see them whine about the public having enough of the toxic Anti-American sewage that issues from their mouths!

[moneyrunner]

Why do they Radical Liberals think that their opposition is being orchestrated by the White House? Because that is how it was done during the Clinton Administration!

[PJ-Comix]

Tim Robbins is implying that this back lash from the public is really coming from the white house....

....via Clear Channel according to his idiotic theory. Yeah, we are all hovering around our Clear Channel radio sets awaiting our marching orders. < /sarcasm>

[PJ-Comix]

The liberals didn't whine about the Clinton White House War Room sessions where they discussed how to take down their opponents.

[mewzilla]

What an interesting interpretation of freedomn these people have. They get to say what they want, and we should be made to buy what they're selling in spite of it. Sorry, Robbins. It doesn't work that way. Sounds like you're thinking of Saddamn's Iraq. No wonder you miss it.