Disney to Block Michael Moore's Bush Film

[Jack_Dawson]

Is there no end to the evil?

http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/05/news/fortune500/disney_moore/index.htm?cnn=yes

[truhavoc]

1. dupe n/t

[cosmicdot]

2. see # 9 - Disney contributing to the classic definition

imo - Walt's nephew Roy

(and his Shamrock Holdings of California; Roy E. Disney, Patricia A. Disney, Roy P. Disney, Susan Disney Lord,
Abigail E. Disney, Timothy J. Disney, Shamrock Holdings, Inc., Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc. and Stanley P. Gold)

is a major player ...

and, the Bass Brothers of Texas, since Bass owns 6% of Disney

Bass Management Trust (1).............................. 31,125,578 6.02%
2700 First City Bank Tower
201 Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29082/0000912057-95-000045.txt

interesting side: the Bass folks are, also, known as "Prime 66 Partners; and are part-owners of Sirius Satellite, along with the Blackstone Group, the mirror organization to the Carlyle Group

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. (formerly CD Radio)
Ownership Information:

Oppenheimerfunds
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP
David Margolese
Prime 66 Partners LP
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:hyI-nl7Tq3AJ:satradio.weblogger.com/stories/storyReader%2410+PRIME+66+PARTNERS&hl=en

The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism

by Dr. Lawrence Britt

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military -
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism -
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homo-sexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media -
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security -
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected -
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed -
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts -
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment -
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption -
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections -
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

http://www.couplescompany.com/Features/Politics/Structure3.htm

Disney Board of Directors

RICHARD A. NUNIS
Director since 1981

Mr. Nunis, 62, is Chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, a principal business of the Company encompassing the Company's theme parks and resorts, and has been a senior executive of the Company or a subsidiary thereof for more than the past five years. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Sun Banks, N.A. and Florida Progress Corporation, a diversified holding company whose interests include an electric utility. Mr. Nunis is a member of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce and a
director or trustee of several educational, civic and charitable
organizations, including the University of Central Florida.

SIDNEY POITIER
Director since 1994

Mr. Poitier, 67, was elected to the Board of Directors on November 21, 1994 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank G. Wells. The actor, director and writer is the Chief Executive Officer of Verdon-Cedric Productions, a film production company, and a member of the Boards of Directors of SpectraVision, Inc., a designer and operator of closed-circuit television movie viewing systems, and Sarah Lawrence College. Mr. Poitier has won many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor and the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. He belongs to numerous civic organizations, including the Children's Defense Fund, the NAACP Legal
Defense and Education Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

ROBERT A.M. STERN
Director since 1992

Mr. Stern, 55, is a practicing architect, teacher and writer. He is Senior Partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York, which he founded, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Stern is also a professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in New York, where he is Director of the Historic Preservation Program. Mr. Stern was the architect of the Yacht and Beach Club hotels and the Casting Center at the Walt Disney World Resort and the Newport Bay Club and the Cheyenne Hotel at Disneyland-Paris. He is also the
architect of Disney's Boardwalk Hotel currently in design for the Walt Disney World Resort and the Feature Animation Building at the Company's headquarters in Burbank, California.

E. CARDON WALKER
Director since 1960

Mr. Walker, 78, was a senior executive of the Company for more than 25 years until 1984, serving as President from 1971 to 1977 and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 through 1989, he provided consulting and other services to the Company.


REVETA F. BOWERS
Director since 1993

Mrs. Bowers, 46, has been the Head of School for the Center for Early
Education, an independent school for pre-school through sixth grade located in Los Angeles, since 1976. Mrs. Bowers is a member of the Board of Directors of several non-profit educational organizations, including the National Association of Independent Schools and Educational Records Bureau, Inc. She is also a trustee of Harvard-Westlake School, an independent high school located in Los Angeles.


ROY E. DISNEY
Director since June 1984; also from 1967 to March 1984

Mr. Disney, 64, has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1984, and since November 1985 has also served as head of the Company's animation department. In addition, Mr. Disney is Chairman of the Board of Shamrock Holdings, Inc., which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in real estate development and the making of investments. Mr. Disney is a nephew of the late Walt Disney.

IGNACIO E. LOZANO, JR.
Director since 1981

Mr. Lozano, 67, is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Lozano Enterprises, which publishes LA OPINION, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Mr. Lozano was Publisher and Editor of LA OPINION from 1953 to 1986, except for the period from 1976 through 1977 when he was the United States Ambassador to El Salvador. Mr. Lozano is a member of the Boards of Directors of Bank America Corporation, a bank holding company;
Bank of America N.T & S.A.; Pacific Enterprises, a holding company with interests in a natural gas public utility; Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company; and a number of public service and charitable organizations.

GARY L. WILSON
Director since 1985

Mr. Wilson, 54, is Co-Chairman of the Board of Northwest Airlines
Corporation. From July 1985 through December 1989, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marriott Corporation, a diversified company involved in lodging, food service and related businesses.


MICHAEL D. EISNER
Director since 1984

Mr. Eisner, 52, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in September 1984, Mr. Eisner was President and Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Pictures Corp., which was then a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf+Western Industries, Inc. Prior to joining Paramount in 1976, Mr. Eisner was Senior Vice President, Prime Time Programming, for ABC Entertainment, a division of the American Broadcasting Company, Inc., with responsibility for the development and supervision of
all prime-time series programming, limited series movies made for television and the acquisition of talent.

STANLEY P. GOLD
Director since 1987; also from June 1984 to September 1984

For more than the past five years, Mr. Gold, 52, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Shamrock Holdings, Inc. Since January 1, 1990, Mr. Gold has been President of Trefoil Investors, Inc., the general partner of Trefoil Capital Investors, L.P., an investment partnership, as well as President of Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc., which acts as manager of the partnership. Mr. Gold is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of L.A.
Gear, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of athletic and casual footwear.


IRWIN E. RUSSELL
Director since 1987

Mr. Russell, 68, is an attorney engaged in private practice specializing in the entertainment industry. From 1989 to 1992 he served of counsel to the law firm of Rudin, Appel & Rosenfeld. From 1980 through September 1986, he was senior partner in the law firm of Russell & Glickman. From 1971 to 1976, Mr. Russell was Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Director of The Wolper Organization, Inc., a film production company. Mr. Russell serves as an ad hoc arbitrator for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and
the American Arbitration Association.

RAYMOND L. WATSON Irvine Corporation virtually is the whole city of Irvine, CA ... it's all one and the same


Director since 1974

Mr. Watson, 68, has served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company's Board of Directors since September 1984 and was Chairman of the Board of the Company from May 1983 to September 1984. Since September 1986, Mr. Watson has been Vice Chairman of the Board of The Irvine Company, a land development company. From 1985 to 1986, he was Regents Professor in the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Watson is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company; Mitchell Energy & Development Co., a company engaged in oil and gas exploration, production, distribution and land development; and Irvine Apartment Communities, Inc., a real estate investment trust engaged in the development and management of apartment units.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29082/0000912057-95-000045.txt