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| Apology over Kiwi soldier comments |
| 2012-08-26 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Maybe it's me, but it looks like the days when the chattering elite could spout off unchallenged are beginning to come to an end. Especially if it's in New Zealand. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-08-26 20:17 |
| #4 she looks like such a pleasant person. Bless her heart |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-26 16:34 |
| #3 Ms. Burstyn now is apologizes for the 'pain' her comments caused. Did she not think beforehand about that pain? If the answer is why yes, she didn't think beforehand, she's a stupid clot of a person who couldn't possibly be a film-maker. She'd also be lying. She knew. She said exactly what she wanted to say, and like a typical, misguided 'progressive' she thought she could say what she wanted because she belonged to the proper club. Now that she sees just exactly how her fellow citizens have responded, she realizes that she'd better say something or she'll be radioactive for the next decade. No grant money in that. So she 'apologies' for the 'pain' she caused. Note that she didn't apologize for having the wrong ideas, just for being wrong is saying what she said at that time. She's not sorry. The leopard has not changed her spots. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-08-26 15:37 |
| #2 "Go to war, expect to be killed. You can't have it both ways - oh nice little career with the military and shock horror when you get blown up." "Shoot your mouth off, expect a response. You can't have both ways- oh spit on a dead soldier and shock horror when you get threatened." Welcome to Cause and Effect 101... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-08-26 14:32 |
| #1 Blame Canada.:-) Barbara Sumner Burstyn is apparently Canadian-born. With that name, it wouldn't surprise me if her dad was one of the draft dodgers who fled to Canada during the Vietnam War. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-08-26 14:25 |