Posted on 10/01/2004 9:32:19 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
I knew Ted Turner is the world's richest Communist, but this is going too far: He is letting the ambluance chaser host a movie on one of his movie channels on October 7th.
I find the choice of the movie a bit curious... Dr Strangelove.... (But at least it isn't unFairnhype -911, so I guess we should count our blessings.
Tell me this: Does VP Cheney deserve equal time?
What movie would be appropriate for VP Cheney to host? "Patton"?
My vote would be for "High Noon."
I think anyone reading this post is not getting the point.
The point will be to throw out sublimital thoughts that the Bush team are like General Jack Ripper in that movie, that is a delusioned anti-communists that goes nuttso.
Notify your cable/satellite provider why you are dropping their service. You do plan to take action over such an insulting political statement on the eve of an election, correct?
Party Politics & the Movies Introduction
In this very political year, as we approach the November elections, TCM has invited four prominent U.S. Senators to appear in interviews with host Ben Mankiewicz to introduce significant films in their lives. On October 7, John Edwards, Democratic vice presidential candidate and U.S. Senator from North Carolina, will consider Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Edwards chose Stanley Kubrick's black comedy about nuclear war because of its message that "putting this kind of power into the hands of human beings - no matter who they are - is an extraordinary thing."
On October 14, John McCain, R-Arizona, will discuss Paths of Glory (1957), a drama of French soldiers on a suicide mission during World War I. McCain cites the film's stark examination of the scale in which people die during wartime, thereby emphasizing the gravity of holding public office.
On October 21, Joseph R. Biden, D-Delaware, will offer his thoughts on Dead Poets Society (1989), starring Robin Williams as a charismatic teacher at a prep school of the 1950s. Biden chose the movie because he admires its theme of balancing tradition with individualism, it was shot in his home state - and he's a huge Williams fan.
On October 28, Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, will discuss To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), selected because its story of an idealistic country lawyer (Gregory Peck) reverberates with memories of Hatch's own past as a struggling law student and a young lawyer who took on pro-bono cases in Pennsylvania and Utah before being elected to the Senate.
by Roger Fristoe
Pathetic and insulting. The whole point here is to give free air time to Edwards. The other senators are there just to provide cover. If they really wanted to do this exercise, they should have not included the vice presidential candidate.
Instead of General/Chat, this should be under Activism, as we ought to do something to freep this. I don't know what could be done with a non-advertiser entity such as TCM, but perhaps weegee's suggestion is the best and only way.
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