POLITICS: "Stolen Honor" Producer, Carlton Sherwood, Revealed as Homeland Security Contractor, page 1
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Topic started on 11-10-2004 @ 03:52 PM by RANT
As the controversy builds surrounding Sinclair Broadcasting's decision to pre-empt programming on 62 of the nation's broadcast stations with the anti-Kerry movie Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal just days before the election, revelations about the movie's producer continue to surface. Carlton Sherwood, President of the movie's Red, White and Blue Production Company is also Executive Vice President of the wvc3 group, a firm focusing on homeland security and counterterrorism once tapped by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.



MediaMatters.org reports that Sherwood's Homeland Security firm was charged with creating and managing "a new Fed website -- www.firstresponder.gov -- a key Bush Administration public outreach program directed to the more than 8 million police, fire, EMS and emergency management personnel nationwide. (Firstresponder.gov is not yet operational [however]. According to the American Public Works Association, it was supposed to be live by March 2004, but it has apparently been delayed.)"

As if the questionable priorities and obvious loyalties of a Homeland Security contractor /(slash) Movie producer don't raise enough eyebrows already, consider his books and publisher.

Sherwood, an unapologetic supporter of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, authored the pro-Unification Church book Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon and shares publisher Regnery with a number of Bush sympathetic authors including...

Quote:John E. O'Neill's and Jerome R. Corsi's Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry; Robert Patterson's Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undermine Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our National Security; Michelle Malkin's In Defense of Internment: The Case for "Racial Profiling" in World War II and the War on Terror; and David Horowitz's forthcoming Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


References
1. MediaMatters.org: Carlton Sherwood on Hannity & Colmes
2. Catch.com: The Man Behind the Curtain
3. InsiderPA.com (June 2003 Archive) Sherwood's wvc3 Awarded Firstresponder.gov
4. wvc3.com (Under Construction!)
5. FirstResponder.gov (Cannot Find Server)

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[edit on 10-11-2004 by William One Sac]


reply posted on 11-10-2004 @ 06:32 PM by dubiousone
Apoc says:


When you can't attack the factual content of the message, go after the messenger


We don't know the content of the message yet. It hasn't aired. No-one can be accused of attacking the messenger at this stage. The other posts properly take issue with the manner of preparing, the illegal funding, and the illegal timing of this political smear ad qua "movie".

Apoc also says:


Facts are (facts) no matter who tells them.


Yeah, right. So you've seen the movie and have verified that it contains "facts" rather than politcal opinion, distortion, generalizatin, and semar. When and where is the next sneak preview? Sounds like you believe anything that drips off a right winger's pen or lips as a "fact". Never let the truth get in the way of fact.

This is a crime. No, that's not my opinion. It's a legal fact. Someone needs to be prosecuted, convicted, and incarcerated for several lifetimes if they actually air this thing and perpetrate this fraud on the electorate. If Dubya has a hand in this then he should be up for impeachment the moment he is re-elected, though I doubt that he has much chance of that happening in any event. Dan Rather is an angel in comparison to this looming misdeed. On the postive side, if the "movie" airs, it may well awaken the majority of voters to the kind of low down dirty tactics and deeds the right wingers are willing to stoop to in order to get what they want in this election adn in general.


reply posted on 11-10-2004 @ 07:12 PM by RANT
I probably don't have to report the heat Sinclair has been taking since the announcement to air "Stolen Honor" (currently being repeated by every major cable news organization) from both activists, media watchers and concerned organizers of the DNC.

But something changed today (and not just the shrinking stock price).

The new main page of SBGI has a message mentioning nothing about "Stolen Honor" and a previously unreported uncertainty about what format the Anti-Kerry "extravagaza" will take.


We welcome your comments regarding the upcoming special news event featuring the topic of Americans held as prisoners of war in Vietnam. The program has not been videotaped and the exact format of this unscripted event has not been finalized. Characterizations regarding the content are premature and are based on ill-informed sources.

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has been invited to participate. You can urge him to appear by calling his Washington, D.C. campaign headquarters at [spam, spam, spam, spam, spam].

If you would like to make further comments on this matter, you may do so at: comments@sbgi.net


I smell lawyers and upset stockholders. But I don't smell submission. Oh and also, they want you to stop writing and calling Sinclair's CEO & President David Smith (who's partial to hookers in the company car) to complain about his latest lapse in judgement.

A new "newsworthy" tact perhaps? Free advertising for the movie (they now know they can't possibly show without losing their license) and publicity for an effort to organize a "New Presidential Debate" (without George Bush) where Kerry debates...(an unscripted event with uncharacterized content)???

This is about as nefarious now as Saddam's offer to settle his disagreements with George Bush via fisticuffs (subject to Iraqi rules, of course).


reply posted on 11-10-2004 @ 11:04 PM by edsinger
Originally posted by RANT

I smell lawyers and upset stockholders. But I don't smell submission. Oh and also, they want you to stop writing and calling Sinclair's CEO & President David Smith (who's partial to hookers in the company car) to complain about his latest lapse in judgement.




Well if it was ok for the President of the United States, why not a hard working capitalist? Oh becuase it was illegal , Monica was free (Hand that one to Bill's Intel )and he also got caught.



reply posted on 12-10-2004 @ 01:32 AM by RANT
Originally posted by dubiousone


Perhaps some liberals are worried, thinking "What if people don't change the channel?"


Upon reflection, it will likely garner more votes for the Kerry ticket. Bring it on! The public has a much better grasp of reality than those promotoing this thing.


Yes it will be okay, because of that and also other reasons.

An across the board relaxation in broadcast precedent could be very interesting about now with so many "newsworthy" documentaries to run waiting in backlog from the past few years or frankly whenever the hell we feel like it forever since we have that whole liberal media conspiracy thing going.

Been watching Sinclair market cap go down too. And doing a bit of ratings digging as well. Pffft. Not only could Soros buy them with pocket change, I think Ben Affleck could.

Normally I'd be dead set against the erosion of America's public airwaves and loss of strictly enforced democratic election law, but I think Mike Moore could be eyeing some interesting investments right about now.

Yes, it will ruin everything and be the official end of America and the free and fair press as we know it, but so what? The Republicans said it's ok!

No take backs if this happens.

Of course, I'll continue fighting for everyone's right to a free and fair press and truly public airwaves (not to be confused with purchased private mediums which are always okay for partisan hack jobs) until no longer fruitful. Then screw it. Once this line is crossed, "they" whoever they may be and all their Hatfield kin will rue the day.

RANT McCOY

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reply posted on 13-10-2004 @ 06:13 PM by RANT
Credit where credit is due. DU compiled most of this research and sources. Then I helped.

This is the address of Quantum Communications, the [REAL] production company of "Stolen Honor"
Red, White and Blue Productions
C/O Quantum Communications
123 State St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone 717-213-4955
StolenHonor.com

This is the man who owns Quantum Communications
Mr. Charles R. Gerow
Law Offices of Charles R. Gerow
Reagan/Bush Campaign Field Staff, 1980
Reagan Alumni Association
Active involvement in numerous campaigns
Advance work in 6 Presidential campaigns
Alternate Delegate at Large, 1988
Dole for President, surrogate speaker,1996
Candidate for U.S. Congress
Lawyers for Bush, 2000
Principal, Quantum Communications
Adjunct faculty of several Pa. colleges
rnla.org

He ran for Congress as a Republican in 2000
CampaignMoney.com

He was a Pennsylvania delegate to the GOP Convention in New York
"I don't like smoking bans. I'm a guy who believes in freedom," said Charlie Gerow, a cigar-smoker and delegate from Harrisburg, Pa. "Doesn't every civilized person enjoy cognac with a good cigar after dinner? I miss that here."
WashingtonTimes.com

"I think the president's plan is exactly what the country needs right now," 19th Congressional District delegate Charlie Gerow said. "The president understands the importance of allowing people to keep their hard-earned money instead of sending it to Washington, D.C."
ydr.com

He's a member of Pennsylvania's Reagan Legacy Project State Advisory Committee
ReagenLegacy.org

He's the president of the Penn Center, a "conservative think tank"
"The governor tried to put the Republican legislature between the dog and fire hydrant," said Charles R. Gerow, president of the Penn Center, a conservative think tank in Harrisburg. "But the Republicans, filled with jolt of testosterone, uncharacteristically did the right and smart thing."
WashingtonTimes.com

Named a Republican "party activist"; "political heavyweight"
"I've always been with Arlen in past, but I'm with Toomey this time because I think he is a conservative who can win -- that's what I look for," said Charlie Gerow, a party activist and one of the few political heavyweights in the state who backs Mr. Toomey.
WashTimes.com

He's doesn't just own the production company, he's the publicist for "Stolen Honor":
The controversy over the anti-John Kerry ads aired by the swift boat vets has settled to a low boil, but the issues could take on new life and a new direction on September 9 with the premiere in Washington of a for-profit documentary called Stolen Honor. "I believe this is going to be the documentary of 2004," says Charlie Gerow, publicist for the film. "Forget about Michael Moore."
DallasObserver.com

He's a Bush Appointee
The President intends to appoint Charles R. Gerow, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission. (Recommendation submitted by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.)
WhiteHouse.gov

[And RWB Front Group's] Documentary maker Sherwood also has ties [as reported in ATSNN]
As the Kerry campaign will quickly point out, Sherwood has "ties" to the Bush administration, having served in media services for former Gov. (and now Homeland Security Secretary) Tom Ridge in Pennsylvania. He is executive vice president of WVC3, a Virginia company involved in security and counterterrorism work.

Yet both men denied any association to Bush-Cheney as recently as 9/11
"There has been absolutely no discussion, association, communication or coordination at all with the Bush campaign," said Charlie Gerow, a spokesman for Sherwood's production company. Said Sherwood: "I am a registered independent. This is not political, it's personal."

Also according to Sherwood the registerd "Indepependent" previously "served as Special Media Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy during the Reagan Administration." This is almost certainly a reference to James Webb, who held the position between 1987 and 1988. Webb is now on the Advisory Board of WVC3. These days, Webb's views on Iraq differ from Sherwood's, as Webb has been a strong critic of the decision to go to war.
DisinfoPedia.org

Though Sherwood formerly worked for the extremely conservative Washington Times (sourced frequently above, and now owned by followers of Rev. Moon) his most previously controversial public work prior to "Stolen Honor" remains the friendly assessment of noted Right Wing activist Reverend Sun Myung Moon in Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, where Sherwood concluded "independently" that Moon and his followers "were and continued to be the victims of the worst kind of religious prejudice and racial bigotry this country has witnessed in over a century." Powerful stuff.

Will "Stolen Honor" be as impartial and revealing?

Of course former Bush-Cheney Campaign advisor and featured face of SBVT 527 ads, Ken Cordier is billed as the top feature of "Stolen Honor" being shown on Sinclair Broadcasting.

Sinclair, you may recall is the company Republican Senator McCain called "unpatriotic" earlier this year for it's pre-empting of Nightline's tribute to Fallen Heros. It's also known for it's $2.3 million in contributions to Republicans between 96 and 04, including 97% of all it's contributions just this year

It's forthcoming "unpartisan" additional contribution of over 5,000 commercial free prime time minutes (90 minutes across 62 stations) to the continued anti-Kerry efforts of these "independents," federal contractors and promised Bush appointees continues to draw scrutiny.

Developing...

[edit on 13-10-2004 by RANT]
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