Comments on: Oscar-winner Dreyfuss campaigns against “shaped news”

By: nir

nir — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:27:02 +0000

It is amusing and, at the same time, pathetic to hear conservatives rail against “Hollywood gliterati”, such as Richard Dreyfuss, as irrelevant, having nothing “real” to contribute to political discourse. Professional thespians, in the conservative way of thinking, are incapable of holding and/or expressing valid viewpoints because they were, after all, only actors. They apparently continuously and conveniently forget that some of their greatest heros, such as Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, et. al. were also “pretenders”, It would follow, therefore, that Reagan’s entire political career was nothing more than a sham, an elaborate screenplay, devoid of any substance. I’m comfortable with that.

By: Mr Farmer

Mr Farmer — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:45:52 +0000

I’ve read most of your comments and I have to say, simply, the problem with the media is that it is now a “BIG BUSINESS” venture.

Before now in our society the media lost money every quarter because it didn’t bow to corperations which at the time were far less rich than they are now.

Untill there is a way to get the main streem media to work for no profit then information will be sold to the highest bidders, ie; the whitehouse who buys soundbites, and gives talking points.

By: D. Josiah

D. Josiah — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:20:09 +0000

An important issue not mentioned much in this conversation, if at all, is the upcoming hate bills the ADL has been trying to pass. Canada, all over Europe and Australia they’ve passed these and basically wiped out their citizen’s freedom of speech. I totally agree with Richards on having serious, open, unbiased discussion, but can this be taken seriously. Richard is supporting the movement to impeach Bush, which would do nothing. Bush is puppet with three-hundred people under him that could do just the same. We first need to DEMAND an outside investigation for the attacks on Sept.11, being that there are so many people in doubt of the real story (which you can find through numorous polls, blogs, videos, web sites, etc.). This would begin a serious movement against our leaders and their motives, past and present.

By: al wromke

al wromke — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:25:45 +0000

Dreyfuss’s forceful and cogent comments on Bill Maher’s show (latter part of November) made a huge impact on me. I have inadvertently erased this video from my recorder - I wish to display it to others and possibly include his comments on an educational website. Anybody know if this video is available? - I will certainly request HBO’s permission to use excerpts once I’ve extracted (edited) the content.

ocms@operamail.com

Dreyfuss’s is a powerful voice. If he runs for any political office, I would be honored to campaign for him.

By: Mathew Owens

Mathew Owens — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:22:52 +0000

To; Mr.Joesph Hesters comment above if by that you mean we need impeachment to prove America will not tolerate deceit and imorale acts by it’s leaders I whole heartedly agree.

By: Joseph P. Hester

Joseph P. Hester — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:13:02 +0000

The inclusion of democratic values in the discussion of character education will provide character education the moral foundation that it desperately needs.

By: Mathew Owens

Mathew Owens — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:11:13 +0000

Richard Dryfuss comments where a relief to hear, I was thankfull by all means read news, listen to news, and at as many sources possible. Best postion is neutral when trying to learn the truth. So much bias, if you been ignoring the news, time to catch up, quote from article above that impressed me,Reason, logic, civility, dissent and debate five ancient words that should be taught again and better, at elementary level, so that people know the difference between news and shaped news, Dreyfuss said.
Sometymes my cartoons are bias but I try study as many sources as I can before doing them. Thier truth best I understand from what I learned. Sometymes I do with shock value just trying wake
AMERICA up get people involved. I am no journalist, just one of many trying to step out of darkness. Thank you,Mr.Dreyfuss.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:19:47 +0000

I found the discourse from the panel to be stimulating and thought provoking. I had this discussion several weeks before this last election among friends and co-workers. I turned away from the newscasts at that time because they had turned into cacophony. Several of the preceding comments include mention of Viet Nam. Has anyone “googled” Viet Nam Oil Reserves?

By: John

John — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:09:38 +0000

Furthermore, I feel that, while you may associate actors with terms such as glitterati and cast aspersions on their intelligence levels, I think that we can safely exclude Mr. Dreyfuss from the stereotype that you presume to set. After all, he is at least supporting a noble ideal. I don’t see him adopting third world orphans while American orphans go homeless and I don’t see him promoting a tell-all on how he killed his ex-wife on Fox. Oh wait…that’s how he “might” have killed…sad to see someone get away with murder and then go on to sell the book rights…

By: John

John — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:15:13 +0000

I think that the concept of teaching civics to our people is an important thing, and that Mr. Dreyfuss should be commended for standing behind such a pursuit. In truth, I feel that those who are so critical of Mr. Dreyfuss in this forum would do well to consider the idea involved, and not the man, as their personal statements appear to carry the tinge of prejudice.

It is easy to be subjective, to presume that an actor would not have an objective, or even realistic viewpoint of the problem as a whole, but I feel that Richard put things down quite eloquently, rehearsed or not, as to what the real problems in our society are. Too many people do not know about the system that they function within, and of their role within that system. Too many are kept in the dark, and it would behoove those people who choose to criticize the man in this situation to take a look at the idea he is representing and to forget about who is representing it. I’m sure, in the end, you would all see that the best thing for us all is to be educated in the roles that we play in our political system, and that ANY man who supports that agenda is a friend to the people, and to the freedoms that are slowly being advertised away from us “in the name of liberty”. It would do well for us to take Mr. Dreyfuss’s example and to each promote the teaching of civics in the schools of our own respective communities.