Ben, I agree with you. Pam Wolfe's message is a presumptuous intrusion!
Christine in Baltimore
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:35 PM
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Subject: Re: freedom of speech
I do wish the moderator of this listserv would eliminate
this type of message along with the porn announcements.
Isn't there someone who oversees this listserv?
Ben Varner
Pam Wolf wrote:
> "A PR firm has formed a 'grassroots' group called 'Move America
> Forward' to harass and intimidate theater owners into not showing
> Fahrenheit 9/11, [a documentary that tells what the media hasn't
> about 9/11, Bush, and the Iraqi War]. These are the same people who
> successfully badgered CBS into canceling the Reagan mini-series a
> few months ago. And they are spending a ton of money this week to
> threaten movie theaters that even think about showing our movie.
>
> A little over 500 theaters have agreed to show the movie beginning
> this Friday, June 25. There are three national/regional theater
> chains that, as of today, have not booked the movie in their
> theaters. One theater owner in Illinois has reported receiving death
> threats.
>
> The right wing usually wins these battles. Their basic belief system
> is built on censorship, repression, and keeping people ignorant.
> They want to limit or snuff out any debate or dissension." Taken
> from Michael Moore.com
>
> I have already found factual inconsistencies with the Move America
> Forward website. As an American, I am deeply concerned about freedom
> of speech. Without the Weinstein brothers distributing the film,
> legal censorship would have occurred, and the film would not have
> been released. The reasons for Disney prohibiting the distribution
> of the film range from not wanting to anger Jeb Bush and lose tax
> breaks for Disney World in Florida to not wanting to alienate
> families because of the film's content [this is the same company
> that distributed all the Quentin Tarentino films, of which I am a
> fan, but you can see the double standard here] to their fear they
> would not make money.
>
> Let's prove them wrong.
>
> I urge you to do at least one of these three things:
>
> 1.Copy, paste, and email this email to everyone you know, asking
> that they do the same.
>
> 2.Go see the film opening weekend, thereby sending a critical mass
> message about freedom of speech.
>
> 3.Call the business line of any theatre showing the film and thank
> them.
>
> Again: SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH...LET US MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS.
>
> The following website will show you where the film is playing in
> your area:
>
> www.f911tix.com <http://www.f911tix.com/>
>
> Thank you
>
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