VL-IV: Chap 9- Close-ups

[kelber at mindspring.com]

If the media were responsible for getting us out of Vietnam, they were equally responsible
for getting us into Iraq, by basically rolling over and playing dead.  The media are composed
of individuals, who can be brave or cowardly. That Frenesi and other newspeople can be
and often are)corrupted doesn't mean the media by their nature are part of the problem. 

I don't agree with Mark that 24fps is part of the problem.  I think TRP believes what Frenesi's saying, that, with enough 
probing coverage, filmmakers can make a difference.  Remember "If they can get you to ask the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about
giving the right answers." (paraphrasing - I don't have the book handy). But many news people/documentarians, etc. do ask the right questions.

Laura



-----Original Message-----
>From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 13, 2009 11:39 AM
>To: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: VL-IV: Chap 9- Close-ups
>
>This was John McCain's take during his failed campaign.  I wonder who
>was to blame for Obama's victory.
>
>On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Michael Bailey
><michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> yeah, when people run that by me, I've been trying out responses:
>> "We could've won in Vietnam"