Protest at Funeral in Ennis This Morning 1-2-07 10:15 am!

[David]

Originally Posted by DEMDeepEllumMusic

The Kansas people DID NOT SHOW UP, a reporter for Fox had a call at about 10:45 telling them that they were not going to show up and that they were heading to DC to protest at President Fords Services. Hence the Kansas group in my book now can be considered flakes and I will not go out of my way to go to one of their events since the last 2 in the Dallas area have been PRESS RELEASE ONLY actions.

Now there was a large contingent of the guys on motorcycles with american flags at the funeral home and I did stay in Ennis up to when the horse drawn hearse entered the graveyard and proceeded to a far section of the graveyard. I will get the pics up later today.

They flaked out on the hikers memorial service. They are flaky people and only looking for media time.

[JPalmer]

Originally Posted by SaundraU

I wonder if the group specifically targets areas/venues that will get them more press/photo ops. So do we as photographers/photojournalists give legitimacy to groups, no matter what the group is about, that might not have otherwise?

Same concept....who the heck is Cindy Sheehan? Nobody.

There are 2,999 other mothers who lost their sons in the war...but she is using the media to further her "cause".

Happens all the time sadly...we're not giving them legitimacy...we're giving them their soapbox and will continue to do so as long as it appears that people are buying newspapers, reading stories on the web, or tuning their televisions.

The worst part of it is...we're looking for the conflict. The media will run stories about Cindy Sheehan and this Kansas group every day if they say they will do something.

[JPalmer]

forgot to add this at the end....
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Things in the media are the best way to get free advertising out there...and that's pretty much all they are looking for.

[SaundraU]

Originally Posted by JPalmer

Same concept....who the heck is Cindy Sheehan? Nobody.

There are 2,999 other mothers who lost their sons in the war...but she is using the media to further her "cause".

Happens all the time sadly...we're not giving them legitimacy...we're giving them their soapbox and will continue to do so as long as it appears that people are buying newspapers, reading stories on the web, or tuning their televisions.

The worst part of it is...we're looking for the conflict. The media will run stories about Cindy Sheehan and this Kansas group every day if they say they will do something.

So the squeaky wheel gets the grease theory. Shout loud enough or be sensational enough to get the attention you want. That combined with money making the world go round.

Oh yes that is true, defiantly the gawker slow down of life.

[Hanky]

Honestly I have to think that if you are an American you qualify however nobody will get
publicity causin a fuss at my funeral. They claim this country allows the gay thing and we are all bad for it but if I interpret the Bible correctly we are to do what out govt. tells us to do.

[Hanky]

I was attempting to explain those folks but if I broke rules I am sorry. It was not my intent.

[Abel]

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