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ocsparky101 · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 6:40 am Post subject: Max Cleland and Hollywood

It appears that Max Cleland and Hollywood are again at it attacking the Vietnam Veteran and the War.

Knighthawk · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:06 am Post subject:

Linky

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PhantomSgt · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:51 am Post subject:

Come on Sparky give us a clue where this story is published.
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LewWaters · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject:

Please supply a link to the story. This thread will have to be deleted later today if no link is supplied.
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wpage · Lieutenant Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 213

Found this:

http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=63471-1-EST

Guest · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject:

Hollyweird does it again! As if their version is thus sayeth the Lord. Give me a break...between them and Maureen Dowd.....they should be hung!

LewWaters · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

I noticed they somehow forgot Mel Gibsons "We Were Soldiers."
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mtboone · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

Yesterday while surfing TV on two different channels they were showing The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. These two movies really helped the image of the VN vet Question

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BuffaloJack · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:

For my money Good Morning, Vietnam was the closest to the Viet Nam experience that I have seen to date. Geez, I even remember meeting my own in-laws in a manner somewhat reminescent of the scene when Robbin Williams meets the family of the VN girl he as wooing.
The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now couldn't have played more into the John Kerry image of Viet Nam. They were so far out in fantasyland it wasn't even close.
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docford · Lt.Jg. Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 149

I watched this program. They did include "We Were Soldiers Once". They only showed one scene. The one where the troops are ready to deploy and Mel Gibson says that he can't guarantee that all would return alive. But, he could guarantee that nobody would be left behind on the battlefield.

However, the basic thrust of the program was that the typical Vietnam veteran may not be deranged, but he is a very angry disillusioned person who was betrayed by his government (that lied to him) and his country (that rejected him). Also, that we "invaded" Vietnam and destroyed the country. And, lest we forget, war in general is a futile exercise and that there is no valid reason for going to war.

All together, a thoroughly enjoyable 60 minutes - if you want to feel like an angry veteran (angry at everyone that appeared in this piece of propaganda). I am making a list of Hollywood directors and actors that hate America. I may run out of ink and paper.
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