Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's quite weird. But not surprising. And while Stern is often gross, he is clearly quite bright - and he knows his audience. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Keith R. Wessel Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:03 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Susan Sontag on Iraq Photos Thanks for this. I had no knowledge of this influence. ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:36 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Susan Sontag on Iraq Photos > Actually, the most fascinating thing about the Janet Jackson affair - > so to speak - and the FCC clamp down, is that it has turned Howard > Stern, the country's leading "shock jock," into a virulent Bush hater. > Stern has turned his program into a daily support the 1st Amendment > And Send These Religious Wakos Back Where They Came From four hours. > And his audience, and his influence, are enormous. Christie Todd > Whitman makes no bones about the fact that Stern was responsible for > her victory when she ran for NJ governor, and there are those who said > that Stern's support was a great help to George Pataki in being > elected Gov. of NY. If this is a close election, and Stern fans follow > the leader, it could be they, rather than Rush "The Junkie" Limbaugh's > ditto-heads who tip the scales, if for no other reason than that > Limbaugh's audience is already committed to Bush, while Stern's > contains many non-voters, and people without any real conviction. > Fascinating. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Adam Bridge > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:03 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Susan Sontag on Iraq Photos > > > On 5/26/04 <elaine@chaos.wustl.edu (Elaine -HFB- Ashton)> thoughtfully > wrote: > > > > >Living outside the US, it is a bit more aggravating since everywhere > >else in the world is getting a less filtered feed of photos and > >commentary. I keep wondering how Janet Jackson's nipple raised 10 times > > >the furor and outrage than did these photos inside the US. > > > > I hardly think that's an accurate statement. There is deep and abiding > anger about the revelations and the photographs and it's having a > substantial effect on public opinion. > > Janet Jackson's nipple is an indication more of a cultural frustration > with control and danger than anything else. It has become a power > struggle where the religious right can now have another arms race with > the devil - this time in the form of MTV and shock jocks. > > I can relate. I was disgusted, not by the fact that we actually saw an > almost bare breast during the Super Bowl but that it was so carefully > contrived...exactly like politics almost everywhere. > > Adam Bridge > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information