Best UN Speech EVER!! - Do this one for a monolouge! — Page 3

"The play became the subject of a heated debate this past spring when it was scheduled and then postponed at Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop. Both NYTW and the Royal Court were thrust into a press-statement war immediately after the decision to delay the work; the London-based company and the play's creators accusing the New York company of censorship while the New York troupe stating it merely sought to present the play in a climate suitable for the volatile work." - Playbill.

There are some articles around the internet I could grab, it's been a while but they are there. The creators felt it was censorship and I do too. This is not how show-business is supposed to work, not with freedom of speech. Racier things have gone through the doors at NYTW and this was just blocked.

You are right it is back, but I think that initial hesitation said enough.

Updated On: 9/21/06 at 03:45 PM

You say tomato, I say tomato. All I know is that I live in country where people use semantics to confuse, oppress and kill people and I hate it.

I should have never posted my question to you here, it detracts to the point of my thread. It is also a very small case of something that has nothing to do with the most important things happening in the world today.

Back to Chavez’s amazing speech. Please if you haven’t had a chance, read it. My favorite part is about US, “If we walk in the streets of the Bronx, if we walk around New York, Washington, San Diego, in any city, San Antonio, San Francisco, and we ask individuals, the citizens of the United States, what does this country want? Does it want peace? They'll say yes.”

This picture is taken completely out of context. (Where is your source?) It also has nothing to do with Hugo Chavez. That Corrie discussion is over on this thread. Besides, Rachel Corrie did not need to teach the Palestinians anything they didn't already believe. If you knew anything about their lives you would know the reason there is resentment towards Israel and the USA.

Maybe you should post a picture of one of our many leaders preaching Pro-Israeli rhetoric denouncing Muslims throughout the middle east.

That Corrie discussion is over on this thread.

Is it? I dunno. Maybe I'm just warming up.

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Okay. It's 2006. Do you believe the State of Israel has a right to exist? Yes or no.

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wow, mind reading and condescension. resent away while you wish in one hand and sh*t in the other to see which one gets full first.

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What you do not know is the real history of the land, religions, culture and their governments or more importantly foreign involvement and imperialism involved.

And for the record, I'll bet I know more about those things than you do. MUCH more.

And I'm not a betting man. Ask Papa.

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i'd answer but i'm busy writing the first chapter of "the war-mongering neo-con guide to paljoey's big giant throbbing brain."

"it was a dark and stormy night. suddenly a post rang out..."

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know any good ones?

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"suddenly a post rang out..."

is pretty gd genius.

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Birdlives – I am a Venezuelan American. My family lives here for reasons I will not get into, they have nothing to do with Chavez, more to do with the US actually. So yes I know the people there, and yes I know how they feel. I know many people rich and poor that live under Chavez.

I am too tired to respond to Papa and Paljoey. If someone other than them is actually reading this, please, please... I know my grammar is not perfect. But listen, there is a lot going on in the world today. The USA has the power to do good. The USA is doing bad if not evil things. (I’m sounding like Bush) What Chavez said is TRUE! in this speech, there is no debate in with his words as it is factual. You can debate his character or his reputation all you want. The words he said are true, they are facts. There will be no debate about that; all you will see in the media is that he is crazy and blah, blah, blah. Go ahead say he is, ask Bush what he really feels about blacks and hispanics or even poor white people.

Don’t let the tail wag the dog. I ask Pal Joey and Papa to show me something that is not true in his speech. Good luck in finding fault in facts. All they can do is wag the dog.

My stance on Israeli policy is controversial here, though it shouldn’t be as most of Europe agrees. There is no denying the Israeli lobbies have great power in this country and where your tax dollars are going. These are facts.

I’m not going to argue anymore because that is pointless. I do not spout lies or conspiracy theories.

I will not use Rachel Corrie as any example; I used the play as an example of censorship, though I labeled it as being banned. I was wrong in saying it was banned, but I still believe it was censored.

I hope that as artists and people who support the arts here, we will do what they can to spread Chavez’s important message. He is not trying to start a war, or take away our SUV’s, he is trying to make peace and heal the world.

They are words, not bombs. Our country uses bombs not words and that is wrong and does not work.

Updated On: 9/22/06 at 10:51 PM

I'm sorry - that was me. I had egg salad for lunch.

i'm not debating the devil part, bway, simply the facts of the sulfurous stench allegation.

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