Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Further proof that it's anything but a free, let alone even sane, world or country. Were I placed under such a gag order I'd renounce my citizenship and go to a place where I could speak my mind and not be forced to support sick, twisted agendas. If such a place still exists. On Friday, November 7, 2003, at 07:24 AM, wrote: > Message: 8 > Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:21:29 -0000 > " dave " <dave4sale > Oprah's gag-me order > > If you've ever read Howard Lyman's " Mad Cowboy " he notes that not > only did oprah say she would never eat beef again on her show, but > she told him privately that after watching the move " Babe " she didn't > think she could ever eat pork again. He told her that he could tell > her things that would convince her to stop eating chicken, too. She > said something like " one animal at a time, please! " / " i'm not giving > up the bird! " as a result of CattlerRancher trial (which caused > Oprah to meet Dr. Phil) she received a gag order- she is not to ever > speak negatively of beef or cattle ranchers ever again. Howard Lyman > tried to convince the court that everything he said was substantiated > but trying to convince a texas judge beef is bad for you is just as > impossible as convincing them that oil is bad for the environment. > > Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that part of the resolution included > that she would make a certain amount of food shows with meat > products. What oprah's diet is like privately, I have no idea, but > publicly she is legally obligated to eat meat and like it. > > I believe I saw an episode of just such a food show where Oprah was > going door to door asking people what they were having for dinner. > One lady mentioned she was having a vegetarian meal or maybe just > that she didn't eat red meat and Oprah said " uh-oh, i can't talk > about that. " > > Mandatory meat-eating is also a common sentence for young women > hospitalized for eating disorders. They are force-fed pork fat, (not > to mention raped) and only released once they are obese. Once > released they must continue to eat meat (because vegetarianism is an > unofficial symptom of anorexia) and if they ever return to a normal, > healthy weight they risk re-hospitalization. Many times parents of > female celebrities get them locked up in order to get control of > their daughter's income. > > It's a male-dominated society all right. A dog has the soul of a philosopher. --Plato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > Further proof that it's anything but a free, let alone even sane, world or > country. > > Were I placed under such a gag order I'd renounce my citizenship and go to > a place where I could speak my mind and not be forced to support sick, > twisted agendas. > > If such a place still exists. Have you watched Bowling for Columbine? Yep, Canada sounds good to me too even though they are just as bad about their regulation of GMO food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 if we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. - voltaire The Stewarts <stews9 wrote:Further proof that it's anything but a free, let alone even sane, world or country. Were I placed under such a gag order I'd renounce my citizenship and go to a place where I could speak my mind and not be forced to support sick, twisted agendas. If such a place still exists. Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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