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The Final Word on CBS and “The Reagans”
11-13-03 | jmstein7

Posted on 11/13/2003 12:35:45 PM PST by jmstein7

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To: jmstein7
Very nice analysis, thanks. Perhaps some communication was made to Moonves along these lines either from someone representing the Reagans or simply from his own risk management people? We'll probably never know.
21 posted on 11/13/2003 1:19:45 PM PST by KellyAdmirer
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To: JayNorth
I think that the piece of garbage that CBS produced could more rightly be termed a mockumentary.
22 posted on 11/13/2003 1:25:58 PM PST by Eva
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To: jmstein7
Excellent! Thanks for the ping.
23 posted on 11/13/2003 4:10:23 PM PST by onyx
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To: jmstein7
Thanks for the ping. It was good reading.
24 posted on 11/13/2003 5:08:18 PM PST by SpookBrat (Proud voter for the uncompassionate, intolerant, fear provoking, polluting, mean spirited party.)
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To: onyx
Cool! Thanks!

Onyx... do you have a high-volume ping list? I think this is about to fll off the "Editorial" sidebar.

Thanks!
25 posted on 11/13/2003 6:35:07 PM PST by jmstein7
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To: onyx
Plus, this is pretty good research ammo for anyone who wants to debate the issue.
26 posted on 11/13/2003 6:36:44 PM PST by jmstein7
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To: jmstein7
Its very difficult for a public figure to prevail even when a story is reckless and defamatory. The bar for libel and slander is deliberately set higher for those in public life so as not to squelch free expression. And that's why we'll have pieces like The Reagans that are far from being totally truthful. In a free society, we'd never want powerful people immune from criticism. What's then the best defense against smears and lies? The truth, which is what liars and scoundrels flee from.
27 posted on 11/13/2003 6:56:18 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
Agreed.

My point was, the libs keep running around screaming "First Amendment, FIRST AMENDMENT!" and "Conservatives are chilling speech!". I think the above shows -- even though I didn't go into as much depth as I could have -- that these hysterical rants are nonsensical and unsupported.
28 posted on 11/13/2003 7:04:39 PM PST by jmstein7
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To: JoeSchem
Since this group went out of its way NOT to interview any of the Reagan family members or associates, I believe it was predetermined to be a "hit" piece.

And .. you'll never convince me that Ms. Blabs didn't have a great deal to do with the script!
29 posted on 11/13/2003 8:40:09 PM PST by CyberAnt (America .. the LIGHT of the World)
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To: jmstein7
Here you go again, JM, stirring things up....
Thank you ;)
30 posted on 11/13/2003 8:41:17 PM PST by Libertina
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31 posted on 11/14/2003 10:03:01 AM PST by AgThorn (Go go Bush!!)
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To: Libertina
BUMP! :)
32 posted on 11/16/2003 1:15:52 AM PST by jmstein7
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To: Libertina
BUMP! :)
33 posted on 11/16/2003 1:16:07 AM PST by jmstein7
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To: JoeSchem
Writers are notoriously lazy and television writers are the laziest of all. This is especially true when it comes to doing research. I half wonder if this particular writer fantasized a Reagan hit piece less out of ideology and more because she was too lazy to do real research.

As far as I know, Egloff has done no writing for television before The Reagans other than spending eight months as a staff writer for the soap opera Search For Tomorrow (which I always said in response, "Wait until midnight, it'll just pop up.") That bit of information came from the alumni section of the Brown University website, which gives an insight into the politics of the education she received.

34 posted on 11/16/2003 1:37:27 AM PST by L.N. Smithee (Just because I don't think like you doesn't mean I don't think for myself)
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