Posted on 10/20/2004 8:01:07 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
Heated exchanges after film canceled By JODI ARTHUR Bucks County Courier Times
Police had to separate two war veterans after one grabbed the other by the neck Tuesday as tempers flared outside Abington's Baederwood Theater following the cancellation of a premiere showing of a film critical of Sen. John Kerry's anti-war testimony.
Frustrated by the theater's decision, several prospective viewers of "Stolen Honor, Wounds that Never Heal" got into shouting matches with opponents of the documentary.
Among them was Joanne Dalbey of Warrington. "My rights as an American were denied," she said. "Soldiers are dying for my right to choose what movie I want to see."
Dalbey was one of about 50 people who showed up at the theater on The Fairway. Some were there to get copies of the movie on DVD or videotape from filmmaker Carlton Sherwood, who was autographing them, and some were there to protest it. Others arrived unaware that the showing had been canceled.
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Not yay. Violence is a sad debate tactic and simply pointing out their stupidity should have been enough.
If I catch whoever is messing with my yard signs, they're going to get a sad debate tactic upside their head.
The Brownshirt attack on this movie is going to backfire on the liberals. Philadelphia talk radio is SMOKING today over this incident.
Perry is a total a-hole as were most of the Winter Soldiers.
Yo! Turns out it was a Bush guy grabbing a Kerry guy, lol.
I agree that the film should be shown, banning it this close to the election when F-911 is coming out on DVD isn't entirely fair.
But, I think our soldiers are dying for something a little more important than, "our right to watch movies".
What an silly thing to shout.
I'm sure glad to hear that! I've been wondering where all the b**ls are out there.
It's a same that the only play this will get is in the likes of small, "Bucks County Courier Times" type outlets.
I understand, but I dont like seeing us cheer violence as justified as it is.
It goes to freedom of speech.
LOL....very true
LOL!!!
It's about our right to freely disseminate information and opinions, also known as the right of Free Speech. Well worth shouting about .....and dying for.
Perry, who said he was one of 120 soldiers who testified during the 1971 "Winter Soldier Investigation" of atrocities they witnessed in Vietnam, called the film no good.
At one point, he and Dalbey stood nose-to-nose arguing its merits.
"The movie's a sack of lies," Perry said. "I was in Vietnam. I witnessed these things."
Okay. Is there any way to confirm that this alleged Vietnam veteran was really there? The story says his name is "Bill Perry" and he is/was a member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. I would like to know if this guy is for real.
So to get around all the shenanigans why don't some of the people who got the free DVD's have private showings in their own homes? They could even advertise it because you can do anything you want in your own homes. The cops can't stop that! Only maybe parking problems.
they were called winter soldiers for a reason cold to the policies of our country and could never hold together in the heat of combat---
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