Apollo astronaut says he hit man in self defense

CNN ^ | 9/12/02

[TomB]

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) -- Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin offered a spirited defense Wednesday as to why he decked a pushy filmmaker who wanted him to swear on a Bible that he really did go to the moon -- self defense.

[Trajan88]

The "reporter" is a little sissy-boy.

The fact that the "reporter" asked if the altercation was filmed proves he's looking for publicity.

My 2.5 year old niece has more character than girly-girly "reporter" freak.

Give 'em hell Buzz!

Trajan88; TAMU Class of '88; aTm... beat the hell outta VA Tech!

[longshadow]

Buzz Aldrin's next book should be entitlted: "Striking a Blow for Truth"

[Brett66]

Hell of a guy, and wrote a pretty good novel.

Ahh yes, Encounter at Tiber. I really enjoyed that novel.

[Thud]

I agree. If he's a reporter, so is Osama bin Laden.

[The Great Satan]

What a disgusting maggot that Sibrel guy is. He sounds like real DU material.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree.

[Wondervixen]

I don't care how much size difference there was, ANY man can be brought down with sufficient pain inflicted on his crotch! I wouldn't mind also seeing that camera confiscated and busted into 500 pieces on the sidewalk & the tape wrapped to the bumper of the first car going by & stretched.

[Old Professer]

Stupid, old, has-been thinks he's a rock star or something, whacking the Papparazzi.

[Founding Father]

Dear Wayward Son, David Wells had his front teeth knocked out in a NYC bar by someone half his size. Your Loving Father---P.S. Son, stay out of NYC bars, because apparently, no matter how small the drinkers are, they can knock the sh*t of you there.

[FreeLibertarian]

Looked like Buzz dotted Sibrel's right eye, I sure would like to complete the set by dotting the left.

[rvoitier]

About the moon shots being a hoax...Well, it *was* JFK's program. hehehehe

[Shooter 2.5]

I didn't understand why Aldrin had to hit the guy. Why didn't he just go around him, or ask the doorman to run interferance or any other ways instead of hitting him
Then I heard on the video that he called this American hero a liar and a coward.
Good shot Buzz! I'd like to think that I would have hit him myself.

[Cap'n Crunch]

Personally I don't believe we landed on the moon either. I'm from the 'show me' state on that one.

But I'm glad Buzz popped the guy. No respect for his elders. Too bad it didn't happen in my city, we could'a locked the guy up for Buzz, and maybe given him a little curb side justice too.

[Shooter 2.5]

I'll bet a lot of the "We didn't land on the moon" types don't believe Oswald killed Kennedy.
The people with that much distrust in the Government won't believe anything they say.

[Prodigal Son]

Dear Wayward Son, David Wells had his front teeth knocked out in a NYC bar by someone half his size.

Wow. I bet that was embarrassing.

[steve-b]

This Sibrel guy belongs in the slammer.

Or the looney bin.

[Search4Truth]

He just needed some space man. LOL.

[TomB]

I'll bet a lot of the "We didn't land on the moon" types don't believe Oswald killed Kennedy.

The people with that much distrust in the Government won't believe anything they say.

There are more than a few around here on FR. Although JimRob had done a good job of culling most.

[kcvl]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon

About Bart Sibrel
Bart Winfield Sibrel has been making moving image productions for thirteen years. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, his national credits include work for NBC, CNN, The Nashville Network (TNN), The Learning Channel (TLC), and the Discovery Channel. His awards from the American Motion Picture Society include Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and two Top Ten awards. He has also won Videomaker's Magazine's Best Drama award

[kcvl]

Apollo Moon Hoax Charges Falter Under Light of Critical Analysis

A little deep thought can easily blow away that hoax smoke

by Jim McDade
moonshot@uab.edu

I had my first face-to-face encounter with "hoax advocate", Bart Winfield Sibrel at a meeting in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday, March 24, 2001. Sibrel is the creator of the television "documentary" called A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE MOON. (AFTHOTWTTM) This documentary largely rehashes several old conspiracy Apollo moon hoax claims that cannot pass the test of critical analysis. A FUNNY THING also presents so-called video "evidence" that also fails the test of critical analysis. Unfortunately, viewing Bart's "evidence" comes at a monetary cost. You will have to purchase Bart's copyrighted video to view his "exclusive evidence". I think most of you can figure this marketing scheme out by yourselves.

Three Quick Reasons Why Bart Sibrel's and other Moon Hoax Allegations Are Invalid

1- None of the Apollo hoax claims are valid or legitimate. The complete historical record of Apollo is open to all investigators. There is no indication of a conspiracy. None of the official historical documents, photos or video records have been altered or tampered with.

Those "previously undiscovered" videos that Bart Sibrel's claims as "proof that Apollo never went to the moon" have been freely available to the public since 1969! In fact, they were aired LIVE in 1969.

Ultimately, there is noting to hide. Hundreds of thousands of people worked on the Apollo program. many of those people went to work everyday in buildings or facilities built by Apollo dollars. NASA spent it's Apollo budget on the moon exploration program. Not a single dollar ever actually went into space. The vast majority of Apollo era "space expenditures" went into payroll expense right here on Earth. Cities, such as Houston, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama were essentially built by those space salary dollars as NASA employees and contractor employees bought homes, automobiles, groceries, clothing and all of the those things that characterize the American way of life.

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