The panel is left stunned into silence. Presumably because only Katie Couric, she of the
telegenic colon, had the intelligence to think through the repercussions of such an act.
Unfortunately for Couric, and fortunately for the gun owners, Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League, the group providing members to the pane discussion, made a tape of the discussion. The tape shows that the members responded immediately to the question.
Van Cleave complained. A producer,
Kristin Lazure of Atlas Films (@KMLAZURE) gave this response. The tl;dr version is FOAD.
“I’m truly sorry to hear you were disappointed with the final product. We knew when we set out to make a film on such a divisive issue that we weren’t going to make everybody happy. However, we have heard from many gun owners following our screenings and the television premiere who felt we gave the issue a balanced look and reflected their views accurately.”
Then the main producer, Couric’s buddy Stephanie Soechtig also chimed in with FOAD:
“There are a wide range of views expressed in the film. My intention was to provide a pause (my emphasis added) for the viewer to have a moment to consider this important question before presenting the facts on Americans’ opinions on background checks. I never intended to make anyone look bad and I apologize if anyone felt that way.”
Right. Because nothing gives an audience time for reflection like looking at people who seem to have been embarrassed into silence.
Unfortunately for Couric, and fortunately for the gun owners, Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League, the group providing members to the pane discussion, made a tape of the discussion. The tape shows that the members responded immediately to the question.
Van Cleave complained. A producer,
Kristin Lazure of Atlas Films (@KMLAZURE) gave this response. The tl;dr version is FOAD.
“I’m truly sorry to hear you were disappointed with the final product. We knew when we set out to make a film on such a divisive issue that we weren’t going to make everybody happy. However, we have heard from many gun owners following our screenings and the television premiere who felt we gave the issue a balanced look and reflected their views accurately.”
Then the main producer, Couric’s buddy Stephanie Soechtig also chimed in with FOAD:
“There are a wide range of views expressed in the film. My intention was to provide a pause (my emphasis added) for the viewer to have a moment to consider this important question before presenting the facts on Americans’ opinions on background checks. I never intended to make anyone look bad and I apologize if anyone felt that way.”
Right. Because nothing gives an audience time for reflection like looking at people who seem to have been embarrassed into silence.
Nothing is going to happen here in regards to editing the documentary, etc. But something very important has happened. For the first time the media has been caught red-handed in framing a Second Amendment story in a patently dishonest way AND the a major player in the traditional media, itself, is calling foul.
