Robert Redford, opening Sundance Film Festival: "I think we're owed a big, massive apology."

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/Reuters: Sundance Opens with Call to Speak Out Against War
By REUTERS
Published: January 19, 2007

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - The Sundance Film Festival opened on Thursday night with an innovative movie harkening back to Vietnam anti-war protests and a call by actor/activist Robert Redford for an apology by U.S. leaders.

Redford, whose Sundance Institute for independent film backs the annual festival, said in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks he, like many others, showed a "spirit of unity'' with President George W. Bush and others who backed the war on terrorism and led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

"We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead,'' Redford told a packed audience for the opening night documentary film, "Chicago 10.''

"I think we're owed a big, massive apology,'' he added.

Sundance is the top gathering in the United States for independent film, and typically in his opening night address, Redford exhorts audiences to stay focused on the movies and moviemakers who are creating their work outside Hollywood's commercial, mainstream studios.

But this year, the Oscar-winning actor and director of films like "Ordinary People'' dispensed with his normal speech to focus his few words on current-day politics....

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-sundance-open.html

[aquart]

1. We are owed their heads.

[calimary]

3. That AND an apology.

I'd actually like both. And yes. We're OWED.

[Hardrada]

4. and hind quarters!

[Tellurian]

6. Redford knows about the new Rule for protesters:

The newly created definition applicable to protesters.

The NON COMBATANT LAWFUL COMBATANTS

The NON COMBATANT UNLAWFUL COMBATANTS

maybe treated by the president's determination as:

ENEMY COMBATANTS

as stated by the Harvard Law review.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:6YBf8zxxF8sJ:www.harvardlawreview.org/PDF/Goodman_JinksFTX.pdf+definition+for+NONCOMBATANT+enemy+combatants

[Helga Scow Stern]

11. Is that as scary as it sounds?

[Tellurian]

13. It's our new reality..

The power exists to do to Americans what this new legislation implies.

[rumpel]

2. finally n/t

[babylonsister]

5. Nom. Nice to see someone with a 'big' voice get out there, and this

documentary looks powerful!

[dogday]

7. Looks and Brains

what a combination..... :thumbsup:

[helderheid]

8. Listen to live coverage with Radio from Hell

http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player/pages/newplayer/index_win.asp?Owner=&public=&headertext=&Station=kxrk_fm&Mac=No&OptIn=&Streamtype=&filename=

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Thanks for the link, helderheid! nt

[helderheid]

10. you bet!

[cascadiance]

12. Was the Salt Lake City mayor there to reiterate his call for impeachments?

That would have been a nice crowd pleaser after Redford's statements! :)

[PinkyisBlue]

14. Don't hold your breath waiting for this apology.

The war-mongering NeoCons don't "do" apologies.