Live Thread: Showtime's Reagan Movie Panel Discussion Simulcast on C-SPAN

C-SPAN/ Showtime ^ | Monday, December 1, 2003 | Kristinn

[T Lady]

Gotta have the Gay representative...now she's saying that Reagan was the Republicans' Kennedy, that we want him cannonized. What baloney! What we want is the TRUTH!

-Regards, T.

[Lazamataz]

Martin Anderson is the best, most powerful, most convincing panelist in the bunch.

[Texas_Jarhead]

oh man, Rosen is a CNBC commentator? didn't know that. things MUST be bad at that network.

[kristinn]

Discussing poll showing 46% believe viewers will get a negative opinion of Reagan from the movie.

Anderson says producers of the movie accomplished their goal with that 46%.

Now discussing fight for Reagan's legacy.

Anderson says "criticize Reagan, just don't lie about him."

Anthony says he is a political independent, starts swearing about his disgust with left-right bashing.

[T Lady]

Carl Anthony just had a hissy-fit! He says he's an Independent, not wanting to be labelled Left or Right...what a weasel!

-Regards, T.

[riri]

her style of music un-cool

Her style of music has been uncool, at least, since I was 9. I don't know who buys her cds and goes to her shows. It mst be something the shiny folks do thinking it makes them look wealthy and cultured.

My mother was a big fan of hers so as a youth I saw them all...Funny Girl, , What's Up Doc, Owl and the Pussy Cat...

[Texas_Jarhead]

SHowing the clip where Nancy hear's about her hair dresser's death from AIDS and the subsequent 'group' meeting.

[Lazamataz]

Thilly little Carl Anthony just admitted the film had no basis in historical fact.

Marvin Kalb (angrily) "Thats the problem with this movie! It may form the opinion of what they think they know about the Reagans!"

Kalb just took Carl Anthony over his knee. Anthony theemed to like it just thwell.

[hole_n_one]

Have at it, Laz.......

[Texas_Jarhead]

hear's = hears

[hellinahandcart]

Anthony was real close to a meltdown there. And just betrayed his agenda---"If you're a mother whose son died of AIDS, he's the devil."

Yes, AIDS is all Reagan's fault.

[kristinn]

Now on to AIDS segment of movie. The only bit where Nancy was portrayed a compassionate, of course.

[T Lady]

What a gutless loser he is! Now that he's been caught with his hands in the cookie jar, he's whining and complaining about being attacked...now Rosen's jawing off again.

-Regards, T.

[kristinn]

Bingo. Hillary Rosen says AIDS controversy about movie got her involved in this. Says Reagan was a homophobe.

[Lazamataz]

Anagram of Hilary Rosen:

NOSY, LIAR: HER.

[Lazamataz]

Rosen just call us thin-skinned, the bitch.

Being called thin-skinned makes me break down in tears, and usually depresses me for weeks.

[Freedom4US]

This.. Hillary creature.. what an odious hag..

Blaming the President for GRID/AIDS/HIV is like blaming the Steelers for sunspots. I suppose the president could have mentioned something about everyday, used the bully pulpit - except they wouldn't have liked what they heard anyway.

[T Lady]

That is exactly what's at the root of this whole production: The fact that Ronald Reagan refused to supplement the Homosexuals' lifestyle through taxation of the general public. One thing the filmakers did not say: the Reagans had many gay friends, and were especially distressed by the death of their fellow actor Rock Hudson. Now the truth is beginning to come out on the panel. The Gay Community was upset with the former president, and this is their way of expressing it.

-Regards, T.

[kristinn]

Rosen backs off of homophobe charge.

Cannon going after Reagan for not crusading against AIDS, but then says Reagan was dealing with the nuclear arms negotiations with the Soviets. Gives Nancy credit on AIDS.

Chavez says message Reagan would have given would not have been accepted by the 'bathhouse' crowd.

Rosen bashing away again about AIDS. That's all she cares about.

[hole_n_one]