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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (7749)	10/28/2006 1:48:58 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 224718

Lynne Cheney Lies To WOlf Blitzer, denying she wrote lesbian and brothel scenes in her book. Also, she denied that her book had a Vice President (get this!) dying of a heart atack while screwing his mistress. (lol!) The real reason Bushies are slandering Webb now is that Webb was 100% right about Iraq and won the Navy Cross, a real war hero, while Allen was 100% wrong about Iraq and dodged the draft, as did Bush, Cheney, Delay, Frist, Rove and all the rest of the rightwing tough-talkers.

To: American Spirit who wrote (7749)	10/28/2006 2:07:42 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

NBC REFUSES ADS FOR DIXIE CHICKS MOVIE Oct 26 2006 In an Ironic Twist of Events, NBC and The CW Television Network Refuse to Air Ads for Documentary Focusing on Freedom of Speech. NBC Claims that the Network “Cannot Accept These Spots as They are Disparaging to President Bush.” NBC and The CW Television Network have taken a stand against the Dixie’s Chicks new documentary “Shut Up & Sing” a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible political and media fallout that occurred in 2003 after the Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines said that she was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." “Shut Up & Sing” opens in theaters in NY and Los Angeles on Friday and in theaters nationwide on November 10th. NBC responded to a clearance report submitted by the Weinstein Company’s media agency saying that the network “cannot accept these spots as they are disparaging to President Bush.” The CW Television Network responded that it does “not have appropriate programming in which to schedule this spot.” Famed litigator David Boies stated, “It is disappointing and troubling that NBC and The CW would refuse to accept an otherwise appropriate ad merely because it is critical of President Bush." Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company stated, “It’s a sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a movie about a group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted for exercising their right of free speech is now itself being blacklisted by corporate America. The idea that anyone should be penalized for criticizing the president is sad and profoundly un-American.” The Weinstein Company is exploring taking legal action.