Documentarian Critical of Obama and Media Arrested

[cwo_ghwebb]

The U.S. is looking more like Venezuela every day!


Documentary filmmaker John Ziegler, who blew the lid on how ill-informed Obama voters were and whose current film Media Malpractice describes describes how the “news” media helped Obama and targeted Sarah Palin, was arrested and manhandled by security personnel outside an event honoring journalistic excellence at the University of Southern California.

This is what you can expect if you dare to ask questions in the age of Obama:

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Meanwhile, perhaps readers will recall that three years ago security personnel at the University of California at Santa Cruz were unable to prevent an angry violent mob of anti-war protesters from forcing military recruiters off campus despite the fact that university officials knew about the threat well in advance.


The lesson here is that liberal academics view free speech for conservatives and military recruiters as a greater threat than the mobs of radicals who routinely act in ways that deny others the full exercise of their constitutional rights.

http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/04/...ing-questions/

Campus rent-a-cops can handle a reporter but not a mob?

The real story: Zeigler went to the event with the sole purpose to disrupt the event. It was an invitation only event, and his name was not on the list.

If he were a real journalist and wanted to cover the event legitimately, he could have done what most journalists and media outlets do: Call in advance to get his name on the list.

Sorry, no sympathy for Zeigler.

[chernmax (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

The real story: Zeigler went to the event with the sole purpose to disrupt the event. It was an invitation only event, and his name was not on the list.

If he were a real journalist and wanted to cover the event legitimately, he could have done what most journalists and media outlets do: Call in advance to get his name on the list.

Sorry, no sympathy for Zeigler.

You call that sh*t most of the left leaning media is doing journalism
, they have stained the title of Journalist!!!

[cwo_ghwebb]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

The real story: Zeigler went to the event with the sole purpose to disrupt the event. It was an invitation only event, and his name was not on the list.

If he were a real journalist and wanted to cover the event legitimately, he could have done what most journalists and media outlets do: Call in advance to get his name on the list.

Sorry, no sympathy for Zeigler.

I have no problem with him being asked to leave and then being arrested when he refused to do so.

My problem is with the campus rent-a-cops and their selective enforcement.

Originally Posted by chernmax

You call that sh*t most of the left leaning media is doing journalism
, they have stained the title of Journalist!!!

Ziegler didn't help any. He knew he shouldn't have been there... at the least, he should've put the damn cameras away, not been handing out DVDs and used a tape recorder to question people. If you're not supposed to be somewhere, you should try to keep a low profile.

Ziegler's worked in radio and worked for magazines, he knew what he was doing. And I'd be willing to bet he KNEW and wanted to be thrown out so he could have more content to get his sheeple wound up.

"CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!"

He put up an act. You blind sheeple fell for it.

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

I have no problem with him being asked to leave and then being arrested when he refused to do so.

My problem is with the campus rent-a-cops and their selective enforcement.

Different schools, different people, different situations.

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

I have no problem with him being asked to leave and then being arrested when he refused to do so.

My problem is with the campus rent-a-cops and their selective enforcement.

I'm usually one of the first people to defend a journalist being arrested for doing their job. It happens all the time.

This is a case where he blatantly caused a scene with the hopes of getting arrested. And seeing as other journalists have been physically beaten and detained, I've got to admit he was treated more professionally than many others have been.

[This_person]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

Ziegler didn't help any. He knew he shouldn't have been there... at the least, he should've put the damn cameras away, not been handing out DVDs and used a tape recorder to question people. If you're not supposed to be somewhere, you should try to keep a low profile.

Ziegler's worked in radio and worked for magazines, he knew what he was doing. And I'd be willing to bet he KNEW and wanted to be thrown out so he could have more content to get his sheeple wound up.

"CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!"

He put up an act. You blind sheeple fell for it.

He went, was told he couldn't come in. He didn't try and argue that - he just went outside.

While outside, he tried to interview people going in. In other words, he was trying to be a journalist and responded to the change in conditions of what he went for.

He was not arrested for trying to break into the awards ceremony. I'm not sure he even tried very hard to get in (as you say, he wasn't invited). He was doing "man on the street" interviews of those who were going in.

To the best of my reading of the story, not one single person complained of his questions, nor filed any sort of witness report that he caused any problems, except the school itself because they disagree with him. No person was inconvinienced in any way, just ideology.

That's what this is about, Andy.

[This_person]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

I'm usually one of the first people to defend a journalist being arrested for doing their job. It happens all the time.

This is a case where he blatantly caused a scene with the hopes of getting arrested. And seeing as other journalists have been physically beaten and detained, I've got to admit he was treated more professionally than many others have been.

Prior to being handled by the security, what "scene" did he cause?

Originally Posted by This_person

He went, was told he couldn't come in. He didn't try and argue that - he just went outside.

While outside, he tried to interview people going in. In other words, he was trying to be a journalist and responded to the change in conditions of what he went for.

He was not arrested for trying to break into the awards ceremony. I'm not sure he even tried very hard to get in (as you say, he wasn't invited). He was doing "man on the street" interviews of those who were going in.

To the best of my reading of the story, not one single person complained of his questions, nor filed any sort of witness report that he caused any problems, except the school itself because they disagree with him. No person was inconvinienced in any way, just ideology.

That's what this is about, Andy.

Read around, and not just from right wing media sources with an agenda.

Originally Posted by This_person

Prior to being handled by the security, what "scene" did he cause?

Duh.