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2019-12-24 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Richard Jewell Is More Than a Movie It Is a Powerful Political Metaphor

[Red State] I was also curious. Because the media and a lot of pro-FBI-screwing-with-private-citizens types were crying foul about the movie. One of the most insane attacks was by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who held center stage in the public branding of Richard Jewell as an aspiring mass murderer, on the film in defense of the memory of their reporter Kathy Scruggs. Scruggs was the reporter who got the FBI leak that Jewell was the prime suspect. The film portrays this as a little quid pro quo action with Scruggs giving the FBI goober who gave her the tip the choice of getting a room or just doing her in her car. Because we know this never ever happens in real life, read the stories below:

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-24 00:32|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Sounds like Bobby and Clint took a few liberties with the facts re whether this woman actually "f---ed [a scoop] out of" her FBI source. For that matter, the movie's "Tom Shaw" character is a pastiche of IIUC several agents.

It's a great film - the actors are superb, the story astounding (and appalling) - but making the journalist into a slut (as opposed to merely a Rosalind Russell, 1930s-style fast-talkin' hard-drinkin' throwback to 1930s police beat newshound) was probably a mistake.

That said, this is a great film. One of the best of the year. Oscar-worthy.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-24 00:56|| 2019-12-24 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Richard Jewell is the one who got f**ked. All this whinging about a reporter's reputation misses the point of the story. An uncharitable person would suggest it was a way to deflect some well-deserved blame.

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-24 01:47|| 2019-12-24 01:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Wellll, no brief here for sleazy journos but she reported that the FBI considered him a suspect. The AJC & Scruggs were indeed ruled not guilty in the libel trial brought by Lin Wood on behalf of Jewell.

The FBI bears the lions share of the blame here. I think the film went a bit too far against the (no longer living) woman. The slut scenes were gratuitous imo. YMMV.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-24 02:00|| 2019-12-24 02:00|| Front Page Top

#4 she reported that the FBI considered him a suspect.

Seems a bit leaky and unprofessional on the part of the FBI. Hey, haven't we seen that play recently?

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-24 02:12|| 2019-12-24 02:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, deja by.

The scenes in which the FBI agents try to entrap Jewell by pretending he's recording a "training video" were chilling.

Wasn't Mueller implicated in the scandals involving his / the FBI's corrupt and botched handling of Boston Irish mafia kingpin Whitey Bulger?

Posted by Lex 2019-12-24 02:24|| 2019-12-24 02:24|| Front Page Top

#6 *deja vu

Posted by Lex 2019-12-24 02:25|| 2019-12-24 02:25|| Front Page Top

An earlier "political metaphor" needed perhaps ?

The entitlement manned US Postal Service had been victimized. Something must be done! This evil Hatfill person just had to be the 2001 Anthrax killer (Amerithrax from its FBI case name). Just look at his evil, racist, apartheid supporting background. He simply had to be...., but he fok'n WASN'T.

Wiki - In 1978, Hatfill settled in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and entered the Godfrey Huggins Medical School[13] at the University of Rhodesia in Salisbury (now Harare). (His claimed military associations during this period included assistance as a medic with the Selous Scouts and membership in the Rhodesian SAS, but according to one journalist[14] the regimental association of the latter is "adamant Hatfill never belonged to the unit".) He graduated (after failing in 1983) with a M ChB degree in 1984 and then completed a one-year internship (1984–85) at a small rural hospital in South Africa's North West Province. The South African government recruited him to be medical officer on a 14 month (1986–88) tour of duty in Antarctica with the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE). He then completed (1988) a master's degree in microbiology at the University of Cape Town. He worked toward a second master's (1990; medical biochemistry and radiation biology) at the University of Stellenbosch, while working again as a paid med tech in the University's clinical hematology lab. A 3-year hematological pathology residency (1991–93) at Stellenbosch followed, during which time Hatfill conducted research on the treatment of leukemia with thalidomide.[14] This research, toward an anticipated PhD degree, was conducted (1992–95) under the supervision of Professor Ralph Kirby at Rhodes University.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-24 06:34|| 2019-12-24 06:34|| Front Page Top

#8 A reporter would NEVER sleep with a source for her career

*Cough* Ali Watkins *Cough*

Posted by Frank G 2019-12-24 07:28|| 2019-12-24 07:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Wasn't Mueller implicated in the scandals involving his / the FBI's corrupt and botched handling of Boston Irish mafia kingpin Whitey Bulger?

Yes, he was.

Posted by Raj 2019-12-24 14:40|| 2019-12-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

#10 so what happened, if anything, to Mueller for his misconduct?

Posted by Lex 2019-12-24 14:54|| 2019-12-24 14:54|| Front Page Top

#11 #1 Slut do

Posted by e 2019-12-24 16:06|| 2019-12-24 16:06|| Front Page Top

#12 ^Sluts do it for free, not fee, Lex.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-24 16:36|| 2019-12-24 16:36|| Front Page Top

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