The First Amendment Project (Sundance) this was a great film. the first part is a recap of the o'reilly franken issues from a few years back. reilly should have just kept quiet - i don't think al franken is that great a writer, or even that funny for long periods of time, but everyone bought his book after o'reilly sued. not a day goes by when fox news isn't mentioned in some negative light in many things i read and see. yes, i guess proof that my preferred media outlets are biased too? perhaps. but a good "fair and balanced" look at the debate, i thought!
also a debate on the poetry of former nj poet lauriate baracka, and his long poem re:9/11. i think he was just doing what artists do, stirring controversy and discussion, and we all need that. however, NOT if you are don imus? i've been thinking a lot about how we view speech in terms of that recent scandal. speech may not be regulated, but i do not think it is ever just plain "free".
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