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[davemarc]

> 
> Davemarc (who hasn't chimed in some time) now chimes in with:
> 
> >To give Steely St. C. his due, I'd like to recognize that he at least
has
> >the good sense to admit his factual errors, as he did during the
> >Schindler's List brouhaha.
> 
> Yes, I admitted I was wrong--ultimately--but perhaps now you should also
> revise *your* previous position about the altruistic nature of Spielberg
> (ie., all the "profits" from SL going to the well-meaning SHOAH projec),
in
> light of my article earlier this year which revealed that SS applied for
> and received a $1 million federal grant to fund the project. This money
was
> diverted from other artists and historians to go to the pet--although
> deserving--project of a "B" for billionaire.
> 
I haven't read Steelhead's expose, but, as far as I can discern, what he
writes here doesn't contradict anything I wrote previously.  I don't see
anything wrong with Spielberg receiving any additional support for this
very ambitious and long overdue project, which involves interviewing as
many Holocaust survivors as possible--actually giving voice to the very
same people so stubbornly ignored by Riefenstahl and so viciously demonized
by Goebbels.  Spielberg's put plenty of his own time and money into the
project, but even if it were entirely funded by others I'd still applaud
him for spearheading it.  That other worthy projects may not "get" the
million is far more the fault of government policies than it might be the
responsibility of Spielberg.  

That doesn't mean I like E.T.,

davemarc