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To: Sully- who wrote (6328)	9/13/2002 4:05:19 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Here's an interesting story about immigration attitudes in (enlightened?)Western Europe. Can you imagine the fate of any US elected official if they(even in near private) uttered words such these about non-native born Americans?: "Integration means more than being able to speak German and recognize our legal system. It also includes … acceptance of the norms and customs that the native population feels obliged to obey. This means accepting the system of values of our Western, Christian culture, which has been influenced by Christianity, ancient philosophy, humanism, Roman law, and the Enlightenment." insightmag.com

To: Sully- who wrote (6328)	9/13/2002 4:22:13 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

While on the topic of our most basic freedoms, I agree VH1 has the right to practice their freedom of the press as they see fit, but one would think they'd be wise to temper their politics with a responsibility to the truth: A holiday weekend video treat: How cable music channel VH1 turned booing of Senator Hillary Clinton into cheering. Senator Clinton was booed when she walked on stage last October at a rock concert in Madison Square Garden to benefit 9/11 victims. It was shown live by VH1 but, as ABC's John Stossel illustrated in a July 20/20 special on media distortions, when the Viacom-owned cable channel replayed it sound technicians replaced the booing with cheering and applause. And that version is the permanent record VH1 put onto its DVD of the event. During his July 12 20/20 look at media manipulation and distortions, Stossel used the Hillary Clinton incident as his first example. Earlier this summer, ABC's John Stossel showed how VH1 last year replaced booing of Hillary Clinton with applause Stossel explained: “Last fall Paul McCartney headlined a concert to benefit victims of September 11th. Some politicians appeared, including Senator Hillary Clinton.” Over the booing of Senator Clinton as she walked on stage and waved, Stossel noted: “And people in the audience booed her. Booed and heckled.” Stossel told viewers: “But then MTV's channel VH1 re-ran the same concert and made it into a DVD.” As 20/20 showed the same scene again, but this time VH1's new version with applause, Stossel pointed out: “Notice a difference? The booing has been removed. Now and forever on the DVD the crowd applauds Senator Clinton.” The MRC's Mez Djouadi has posted a RealPlayer clip of what Stossel showed. To watch it, go to the posted version of this CyberAlert: mediaresearch.org mrc.org