Douglas Anders: seeingToledoWell, at least it's homeThe Right's Worst Nightmare- July 22, 2004 I didn't understand why the right got so worked up about the release of Fahrenheit 911. I thought that their censorious behavior was bizarre, irrational and potentially self-defeating. Now I think I know why they acted as they did, and oddly enough, I found the answer in the entertainment section of The Blade our sedate local paper. Movies push a point of view: Activist group quickly organizes showings of 40-plus documentaries This is an amazing story. In just three weeks a group called the..http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/07/22.html#a1109 Jack the Liar- July 12, 2004 I was in Cincinnati for the past few days, and thoroughly enjoyed the physical separation from my computer. I really had no intention of commenting on Jack Kelly's Saturday column; I didn't even read it until Sunday night. But the column is dishonest from beginning to end, and is just about the cynical bit of spin to appear yet this election year. Kelly continues to use the pages of The Blade and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a launching pad for his pro-administration lies. While I don't like to..http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/07/12.html#a1100 Oh, THAT Disney Company- July 3, 2004 I really haven't been following too closely the furor on right side of the blogoshpere over Fahrenheit 911. But, for entertainment purposes, I did check out a few of the more pathological sites. One common thought was that Disney was only right to avoid distributing and profiting from such blatant crap as Michael Moore's lie-drenched film. I was sceptical, since such noble motivations didn't sound like the vile, loathsome corporate behemoth I work overtime to keep out of Gabe's world. Now I..http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/07/02.html#a1085 |