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From: Chris Field [Chris.Field@HumanEventsOnline.com]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 4:31 PM
To: resa@inventky.com
Subject: HUMAN EVENTS Weekly Wrap-Up for April 16, 2004
HUMAN EVENTS Weekly Wrap-Up
April 16, 2004
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In Today's Wrap-Up:
- 1. Two Cents: Kill Bill vs. Kill Jesus
- 2. Headlines and Highlights from HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE
- 3. Join the Multitude of Americans United Against Liberal Lunacy Everywhere
- 4. Jihad Watch: Here's to the State of Mississippi
- 5. Political Roundup
- 6. Liberal Bias: The Media Deny It, But What About...
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1. Two Cents: Kill Bill vs. Kill Jesus
Last week, after I had already prepared the Weekly Wrap-up, I read an
interesting movie review on the Fox News website (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,116512,00.html).
The review by Roger Friedman was on the new movie by Quentin Tarantino, "Kill
Bill, Vol. 2," and contained nothing but praise for the flick. (For those of you
unfamiliar with the "Kill Bill" movies, they are samurai-style films known for
their violence and blood as much as their quality.)
But strangely enough (well, maybe not that strangely), reading Friedman's old
stuff we find that his main complaint with Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the
Christ" was its graphic violence and blood. So, after reading of his love for
Tarantino and "Kill Bill, Vol. 2," I sent to Friedman an email. I thought y'all
might enjoy it.
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Mr. Friedman,
I noted with interest your review of "Kill Bill, Vol. 2." What made the review
of this movie interesting -- and your replay of praise for "Vol. 1" -- was not
the actual good things you had to say about it, but, rather, reading it in light
of what you wrote about "The Passion" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,112427,00.html#2).
Here's what you penned on February 25, 2004:
"But the real problem with 'The Passion' is that it is graphic beyond belief,
and unrelenting. How anyone will be able to sit through this thing is the real
mystery. There is blood, blood, everywhere. The violence toward Jesus is
sadistic and grotesque."
If the "real problem" with "The Passion" was the violence, would not that same
characterization and "problem" hold true for at least "Kill Bill, Vol. 1," if
not also "Vol. 2" (which I've yet to see)?
Or, were you hoping no one would remember your "excuse" for not liking "The
Passion" - which was your supposed dislike for "graphic" and "unrelenting"
violence.
In light of your comments about "The Passion," I also found it ironic (maybe
just plain weird) that you closed your column on "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" with the
words "Have a happy Easter."
Regards (and Happy Easter),
Chris Field
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Since then, I've dug up Mr. Friedman's review of "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98244,00.html).
You might find it as interesting as I did, that this movie critic who was so
worried about the violence of "The Passion" had this to say about Tarantino's
first "Kill Bill" installment:
"...these were the impressions I was left with after the screening: that it
rocked, that the violence and spurting blood was cartoon-like fun..."
I'm just guessing, but I'm not sure Mr. Friedman's problem with "The Passion"
was actually the violence.
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2. Headlines and Highlights from HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE:
"9/11 COMMISSION'S CREDIBILITY AT STAKE"
What went wrong? How can future attacks be prevented? These are the two burning
questions that the congressional 9/11 Commission is tasked with answering. The
commission's charge is important, to say the least, and their findings could be
a most useful tool in better preparing America to fight the war on terror.
However, recent actions by commission members are painting a partisan picture
that could discredit the findings of the commission in the eyes of the
intelligence community, and, more importantly, the American public.
Find more here: http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3614
"BACK IN IRAQ"
This week in a prime-time White House news conference, President Bush described
recent fighting in Iraqi areas of ar-Ramadi and Fallujah as "tough." It is
tough, war always is. But that's not to say progress isn't being made and those
who are inciting the violence aren't being brought to justice - it is and they
are. And it would be refreshing if just one member of the vaunted White House
press corps or one television channel's chattering chumps would show a sliver of
confidence in America's armed forces and their ability to defeat the terrorists
with whom they are engaged in Iraq.
Will we ever see the headline "We Are Winning"? http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3616
"DON'T FORGET MISES -- AND DUMP THE THIRD WAY!"
The Third Way, or middle way, is said to combine the best elements of capitalism
and socialism: a new synthesis for the Information age. Some people call it
"economic opportunity and social justice." British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in
an interview for Chinese TV, described the Third Way as "combining a dynamic
market economy with a strong sense of social provision and national unity and
purpose." He also calls it "social democracy renewed," a term used by many
political leaders throughout the European Union. In the United States, the
Democratic Leadership Council calls it "tolerant traditionalism." President Bush
uses the term "compassionate conservatism."
The problem with this is that capitalism and socialism are irreconcilable. One
relies on free, voluntary exchange; the other relies on bureaucratic control.
You cannot combine the two.
More on fighting incremental socialism: http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3613
"HOW MUCH IS TERRI SCHIAVO'S LIFE WORTH?"
The world has moved on since the case of Terri Schiavo, whose husband sought to
remove the feeding tube that kept her alive, briefly grabbed public attention
last fall. But Terri's life remains at risk. Michael Schiavo, her parents, the
state of Florida, and advocacy groups continue to fight over her future. Alas,
she keeps losing where it matters most, in court.
What is Terri's opinion? We may never know: http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3615
"EYING THE FBI"
As the 9/11 Commission shines its too-often-partisan beam on our intelligence
agencies, most Americans will come to the view, if they haven't already, that
the FBI completely dropped the ball in the month before the terrorist attacks.
Is the creation of a new terrorist-hunting and intelligence-gathering agency for
the homefront the best next step in protecting America? http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3617
"KERRY NEEDS A NEW MANTRA"
Not that long ago, when Kerry and other Democrats had exhausted all their
ammunition against President Bush's successful routing of Saddam Hussein, they
began to complain ad nauseam that the president had alienated the international
community by invading Iraq "unilaterally." Well, their criticism was off base
and disingenuous -- because President Bush had earnestly tried for months on end
to build a larger coalition. But you can't force appeasing and corrupt nations
to go to war. Besides, we did in fact have a significant coalition as it was.
Now Kerry says the situation in Iraq is "one of the greatest failures of
diplomacy and failures of judgment that I have seen in all the time that I've
been in public life."
What does diplomacy have to do with the murderers in Fallujah or the sadistic,
maniacal hitmen of Moktada al-Sadr? Is Kerry suggesting that if we had just
organized a bigger international coalition we wouldn't be facing this post-war
terrorist unrest? Or is he just talking to hear his head rattle? http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3618
You can read these and many other columns at www.HumanEventsOnline.com
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4. Jihad Watch: Here's to the State of Mississippi
Friends and relatives of Thomas Hamill, the Mississippi civilian kidnapped in
Iraq, gathered together on Easter Sunday to pray and express their love for him.
Americans of a certain age might have looked twice at the photos of the crowd
outside Mississippi's Noxubee County Courthouse: it was racially mixed.
It's almost fifty years now since the murder in Mississippi of 14-year-old
Emmett Till, killed by white men for talking to a white woman. In the 1960s the
murders of Medgar Evers and three voting rights activists from the North made
Mississippi seem even to other Americans like a dangerous, foreign place. It may
have been more realistic in 1963 to imagine blacks enjoying full equality with
whites on the moon than in Mississippi. Bashing Mississippi became de rigueur
for the legions of then-fashionable folk-protest singers.
But government sanctioned segregation is long gone. Justice prevailed in
Mississippi because most Mississippians supported core American values: they
took seriously the realities of living in "one nation, under God with liberty
and justice for all."
Will we really be able to do the same thing in the Iraq where Thomas Hamill is
held captive today -- overcome deeply ingrained hatreds and establish a viable
government that guarantees equality of rights for all its citizens, including
women and non-Muslim minorities who are denied so many rights by Islamic Sharia
law?
Find this week's complete Jihad Watch here: http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3603
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5. Political Roundup
EVANS & NOVAK: Here's what Bob Novak had to say about the 9/11 Commission and
Condoleezza Rice's appearance. "With National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
testifying last week, Democrats may start regretting what they've wished for.
The commission charged with investigating intelligence failures leading up to
the September 11 terrorist attacks appears to be helplessly overrun by
election-year politics. In the political wrangling, however, Bush may have
gained the upper hand. The ongoing uproar about whether Rice would testify
publicly has had far more to do with political maneuvering than information
gathering. Democratic commission members had been calling on Rice to testify
publicly, before television cameras and under oath. Rice had already testified,
but behind closed doors. The demand that she testify publicly was made as a
political maneuver to make it appear that the Bush White House was covering
something up. Democrats did not expect Bush would actually agree to have his
advisor go public. The decision to allow Rice to testify was, in turn, a
political one, as well. Rice is a very eloquent and intelligent woman. As a
prominent black woman in a position of grave importance, Rice provided good
public relations with black voters. Also, the move allowed Bush to respond to
attacks by his Democrats on his security record by saying that Rice addressed
all criticism in the public hearings. The hope of an independent, honest
inquiry, free of politics, is gone." http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3622
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6. Liberal Bias: The Media Deny It, But What About...
Are the members of Big Media still liberally biased? According them, no, they
never have been. But the empirical evidence suggests otherwise. Their treatment
of the Bush press conference and the Gorelick memo betray their cries of
impartiality.
Let's take a quick peek at these two recent events: http://www.HumanEventsOnline.com/article.php?id=3612
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Later,
Chris Field
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