Why would BushCo FORBID their staffs to watch Fahrenheit 911?

[LittleApple81]

This was brought up by Tweety's replacement on Wednesday night's Hardball.
Do you think they want their staffs to say: I have no comment because I haven't seen it but we are sure it is all lies?
Or are they afraid they will have a rebellion on the part of the ones with a conscience?

[yardwork]

1. Is this a fact?

Were the staff forbidden to watch the movie? That will send them out to watch the midnight viewings!

[LittleApple81]

7. Quoted from Hardball, Wednesday's program:

BROWN: Real quick—we‘re almost out of time—but how—how—given how the Bush administration is reacting to the 9/11 film, which is, you know, banning their staffs from going to see it or anybody...

HITCHENS: What?

BROWN: I know. Is it the right approach?

HITCHENS: I didn‘t know that.

But, if so, then it would be something to add to my long list of misgivings about the Bush administration.

THOMASON: And that will jump their grosses up.

HITCHENS: You can‘t fight—I say in my piece, you can‘t fight one kind of stupidity and cowardice with another. It‘s silly to try.

BROWN: All right, we‘ve got to go. I want to thank you both for joining us, Harry Thomason and Christopher Hitchens.

THOMASON: Thank you.



http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5286752 /

[Don_G]

2. It Must Be Treason

To learn the truth.

[tridim]

3. Because Bush thinks he's King

n/t

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

4. Hmmm... sounds like fodder for Part Deux! <n/t>

[Kimber Scott]

5. FORBIDDEN?

What country is this again? The United States of America? The country where we have freedoms other people hate us for? Somebody needs to tell the president. I think he thinks he's in Saudi Arabia, or some such place as that.

[Still_Loves_John]

6. I think you hit the nail on the head

If they haven't seen it, they don't have to comment.

[shraby]

8. "Forbidden" is a magic word...

anytime someone is forbidden to do something, that's exactly what they want to do. Betcha most of them go see it.

[Skittles]

9. um.......because they are fascist???

just a guess