Media...not controlling?...

[kingfishn]

Last night on Larry King...Ben Stein (Steen?)...said he was very 'Disappointed
that the Democrats didn't even mention anything about our men and women
in uniform sacrificing their lives for our country.".....hmmmm...9pm next day
we have Steven Spielberg (speel?)..giving tribute?....okay...

Nk

 

[Miss Critter]

I watched very little of the convention, and in the little I saw, the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform was mentioned.

 

[Danny Burns]

If you had watched PBS coverage last night starting at 7:00, you would have seen virtually nothing but opinions from several current and retired military personnel...at one point, a stage full of them. BTW it's "Stine".

 

[Teresa]

spielberg's tribute was beautiful... I'm pretty sure it was produced well in advance of any media suggestion...

Spielberg DNC film honors veterans

Tom Hanks narrates Cohen/Jinks production

By TED JOHNSON


Steven Spielberg has directed a film short on the country's military veterans that is scheduled to unspool tonight at the Democratic National Convention.Spielberg plans to attend the convention tonight, although he is not expected Thursday night when Barack Obama accepts the nomination at Invesco Field, according to a spokesman for the director.
The film is narrated by Tom Hanks and was produced by James Moll, Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks. The music was composed by John Williams
The Democratic National Convention Committee is drawing on industry talent throughout this week. Davis Guggenheim, director of "An Inconvenient Truth," is reportedly working on an Obama film to be shown Thursday. Ken Burns and Mark Herzog were behind the video tribute to Edward Kennedy on Monday. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason made the Hillary Clinton film that was shown before her convention appearance on Tuesday.
Spielberg has taken creative roles in conventions past. In 2004, he consulted on a documentary about John Kerry that was directed by James Moll.
Spielberg endorsed Clinton in the primaries, but he and his partners in DreamWorks, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, are expected to host a fund-raiser for Obama, perhaps in September, if the candidate's schedule can be so arranged.
Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991199.html

 

[Alicia Leonard]

We also had a home town boy and veteran on stage last night. Richard Smith's mom(Whom I worked with for many years) emailed me and sent me this link. Richard was next to the last on the left as the camera panned his way. I saw this young man grow up and am very proud to see the wonderful man he has grown to be. Way to go Richard
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlhA0beVgU"]YouTube - Patrick Murphy Speaking at DNC[/ame]