Posted on 12/03/2004 12:19:59 PM PST by vivabushchick
Tim Karr of Democracy In Action.org last ditch effort to the left:
"MediaChannel.org's "News Dissector" Danny Schechter, WMD (Weapons of Mass Deception) is a hard-hitting feature length documentary is inspired in part by Danny's study of mainstream media's reporting of the Iraq War. The film opens this weekend in selected theaters in three cities and soon will be "rolling out" nationwide.
Like Fahrenheit 911 and Outfoxed, WMD can reach large audiences with a powerful critique of a media failure. Two weeks ago, the presidents of the news divisions of NBC, CBS and ABC admitted for the first time that their coverage of the run up to the war was not critical enough. "Simply stated," says ABC News President David Westin now, "we failed the American people."
But the networks did more than that. They helped sell the war in the guise of reporting it. That's why Danny Schechter's WMD is so important -- it raises the issues that the mainstream media avoids. A former CNN and ABC producer, Danny couples an insider's experience with an outsider's analysis to chip away layer by layer at the media's fa?ade of service to the American public.
We need your help in spreading the word about WMD. We want it seen everywhere. The Cinema Libre studio that distributed OutFoxed has begun to get WMD into theaters but we want it shown in your community too.
WMD opens December 3 in Austin (Landmark Dobie Theater), Cambridge (Landmark Kendall Square) and Denver (Starz Theater). On December 10, it opens in San Francisco (Landmark Embarcadero), Berkeley (Oak Theater), St. Louis (Tivoli Theater) and Washington, DC (Landmark E-Street Cinema).
You can help us promote these screenings and set up other ones by visiting the WMD website (www.wmdthefilm.com) and downloading our outreach tools, flyers, flash animations and press releases (http://tinyurl.com/5p7o7).
You can also volunteer your time. Contact WMD Outreach Coordinator David DeGraw at David@wmdthefilm.com. David aims to present WMD in more than 100 theaters nationwide but he needs your help."
www.iraqitruthproject.com
http://www.wmd-themovie.com/
Never let your guard down.
Nothing more annoying than an ageing lefty.
Hey, me too! And agree about the aging lefty observation.
Facts and truth mean nothing to the left. If terrorists set off a chem-weapon in the NYC subway, and claimed that it came from the Glorious Regime of Saddam Hussein, the left would still argue that where the weapon came from is irrelevant, and that the US somehow deserved the attack.
#3 and #$ ~ lot of old guys on this forum.
But 'BCN was a pretty good station in those days.
Old!? Why you whippersnapper!
' "Simply stated," says ABC News President David Westin now, "we failed the American people." '
Yes, Mr. Westin. You do fail the American people. You fail them everytime you replay the Abu Graib pics, the marine shooting video; but refuse to show the beheading videos, because it might inflame the public. Every time you refuse to show video of people jumping from the towers on 9/11, because it might be too much for the American people to handle.
Well, those other videos that you can't seem to play enough inflame the terrorists to keep killing our sons and daughters. Yes, you have failed.
"..and will soon by rolling out nationwide."
They hope. They couldn't find a distributor or any theaters to run their movie. They are hoping that the movie spreads based on box-office success. They spend the longest time nailing down these three theaters, and the movie has already gone to DVD and VHS.
FWIW and feel free to flame away.
On CSPIN recently they had the three network news presidents, the Westin guy from ABC, Andrew Heyward (sp?) from CBS and some guy from NBC I forget his name.
FWIW Westin was intelligent, articulate and impressive in his answers and responses. The other two looked like empty suits both on their own and in comparison to Westin. Not saying that Westin isn't a shill or a biased lefty, but I got the unmistakeable impression that he has much more ability and native intelligence than the other two put together. The difference was fairly dramatic.
Like I said in another thread, let the left keep up the bullshit, and if this crap keeps them busy, we can got a lot done before they realize they lost.
Proof of this, of course, is found in all of the glowing, positive stories about our troops in Iraq I see on TV every night, and lots of film footage about all of the good work they are doing, with particular focus on the fact that 14 out of 18 Iraqi provinces are quiet and orderly. Not to mention the 24/7 coverage of the Fallujah torture chambers and the Oil For Food Scam...
--- sound of crickets ---
The author of the this article must have been on drugs...
I visit this website called Freerepublic, and have read many accounts of WMDs having been discovered.
You had me scared for a minute. I'm taking my wife to the movies this weekend. Thought I needed to wear my flak jacket.
Oliver Stone may have one, if it's still showing.
You can never be too careful. Enjoy the show:)
Now that's the way to get someone's attention. Need to learn how to do that. Thanks
You're referring, of course to "Alexander the Fabulous" (credit to another Freeper for the title).
You read it here first.
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