Posted on 05/03/2007 5:02:16 PM PDT by RDTF
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose movies voiced the frustration of the Vietnam War generation, on Thursday unveiled a political ad calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
But those expecting a broadside from the man who made the searing anti-war films "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July" some 20 years ago may be disappointed.
The 30-second television spot, sponsored by the MoveOn.org political action group and VoteVets.org, features a simple but impassioned plea by John Bruhns, a former infantry sergeant who fought in Iraq during the 2003 invasion and its aftermath.
"We were told to liberate these people. They were shooting at us," Bruhns says to camera. "To keep American soldiers in Iraq for an indefinite period of time, being attacked by an unidentifiable enemy, is wrong, immoral and irresponsible."
Ron Kovic, the author of "Born on the Fourth of July" who was shot and paralyzed in Vietnam, supplies a brief voice-over, saying "Support our troops. Bring them home."
The ad will air nationwide on CNN starting on Thursday for a week.
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Stone, 60, who fought in Vietnam in the 1960s, was asked to direct the ad for MoveOn.org, which says it has 3.2 million members in the United States campaigning for an end to U.S involvement in the four-year-old war.
Although Stone does not appear in the ad, he said the parallels between U.S. involvement in Iraq and Vietnam were obvious.
"I made three movies about Vietnam and I thought it was behind us," he said on Thursday. "This is a bad summer repeat of a war that happened 40 years ago. We must listen to the soldiers who are coming back."
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I didn't think that he could direct anything under 2 3/4 hours! I am sure that somehow Hollywood will probably figure out a way to nominate this garbage for an Oscar.
It is shameful that the WH/RNC have not made certain behind the scenes that a fully resourced WOT supporting 527 is up and running. Touting our successes, touting why we are in this fight, touting why we must stay on the offensive...and showing the DEMs for who they really are in this WOT.
It is shameful that DEM 527s have ads up for their pathetic side...and we don't! The DNC and their money men have done all they can to make sure Moveon.org (and others) are fully supported.
Dance little monkey. Dance!
And guess who's coming home with them? Maybe O. Stone would rent a couple rooms in his Hollywood mansion to Mookie.
This is soooooooooo predictable, brings to mind the cliche “could set your watch by it”.
I think Mr. Stone should make a 9-11 docudrama.
this cracked me up -
From article:
His 2006 feature “World Trade Center” was seen as a surprisingly patriotic film that focused on police officers sent to rescue those trapped in New York’s twin towers but who ended up buried in the rubble themselves.
Ummmm... wasn’t somebody over there complaining about “swiftboating” using stuff like this?
Oh well...let the games begin.
Ho hum. Another moron heard from.
I’m sick and tired of this sh__.
I thought Oliver Stoned made movies about Conan the Barbarian, Jim Morrison of the Doors, and thrill seeking serial killers.
John Stuart Mill
“Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose movies voiced the frustration of the Vietnam War generation...”
Who wrote this? Oliver Stone? Stone is a prolific director/screenwriter in the same way that an alley cat is a prolific breeder. He seems more interested in constantly being involved in the process than any particular desire to deliver a quality product.
John Bruhns = John Kerry?
Where do they find these ‘infantry’ sargeants?
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