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>Gerry Patterson's excellent history of the >Post-Gazette, "Front-Page Pittsburgh," includes a >section on the hostile reaction that ensued when >Publisher Paul Block's sons, Bill Block and Paul >Block, Jr. took over the paper in the 1940s. They >started tilting the paper from its formerly right wing >status toward such "radical" and "subversive" ideas as >support for civil rights, etc. which earned them the >enmity of none other than Alan Scaife, an ex-OSS >operative who was Dick Scaife's daddy. > >The bad blood was there between the two papers long >before the PG bought the Press out from under Dick. > >Interesting! Also interesting is, like the main >>character in The Pedestian, Andreas Giese, there are >>many instances of a connection between Richard Mellon >>Scaife and, believe it or not but check it out >>yourself before you laugh your ass off, the Nazis. For >>instance, this snippet from: >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi >? >>read=15726">http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archi >v >>e.cgi?read=15726</a> >>"Robert Lovett, the business partner of Bush's father >>Prescott, was an OSS Officer, along with Mellon >>Scaife's father Alan and their Mellon relatives. In >>fact, Paul Mellon was the OSS Station Chief in London. >>Prescott could not (officially at least) be involved >>in the OSS, since his assets were seized in 1942 under >>the Trading With the Enemy Act, for collaborating with >>Nazi industrialists. [1] . It was Robert Lovett and >>the Committee bearing his name that recommended the >>creation of the CIA as the post-WWII descendant of the >>OSS. After the war, Lovett and another of Prescott's >>business partners, Averell Harriman, were directly >>involved with the CIA. Given that many of Prescott >>Bush's cronies enjoyed a long association with the >>CIA, it is likely that Prescott was involved with the >>Agency as well. (Those interested in looking more >>deeply into the elite roots of the OSS and the CIA >>should read about Yale's "Skull and Bones" society -- >>a.k.a "the Bonesmen" [2] ). >>In the seventies, while George Bush Sr. was in the >>wings for the CIA Directorship, Richard Mellon Scaife >>ran Forum World Features, a CIA front for a European >>propaganda operation. There are also reports that >>Scaife was likely involved in the Heritage >>Foundation's funding of Iran-Contra, along with >>Heritage President Edwin Feulner." >>By the way, as I'm sure you're aware, the allusion of >>Rosebud the sled, is to the name William Randolf >>Hearst used to refer to his wife's -ah you know, that >>v. thing. So that makes this movie idea even better. >> >>>"Rosedud ... ", Rosebud? >>>Anyway I congratulate you on a great idea for the >>>final scene. Orson Welles would be downright proud of >>>you. >>>But I have a similar idea based on Maximilian >Schell’s >>>"The Pedestrian". It would be about another newspaper >>>investigating the real purpose of Scaife's Trib and >>>the story exploding throughout the international >>>press. During the course of the media frenzy, >Scaife's >>>clay feet are revealed to his adoring Trib minions, >>>and the reactions of those sycophants would make up >>>the bulk of the movie. >>>Parts of interviews (as described below) with those >>>disparaged individuals would be spaced throughout the >>>movie. >>>Pittsburgher Evan Pattak applied the theory of I. A. >>>Richards' "Practical Criticism" after a 2004 showing >>>of Citizen Kane in Pittsburgh where he polled a bunch >>>of people to see if they knew who "Rosebud" (the name >>>of the sled of which Al Fresco is speaking) was. Most >>>came up with inaccurate ideas. I think it would be >>>neat to apply this idea in the movie where this >>>technique is used to describe their perception of the >>>man who they believe Scaife to be. >>>And since Scorsese is undoubtedly the master of >>>allusions, he would be the perfect director. >>>Scorsese had a strong sense of dark humor which, if >>>this is to be a comedy which I agree, should, would >>>work neatly. >>>I can even see a similar scene as the one from "The >>>Jerk", which Navin Johnson mentions in this thread, >of >>>Navin and his adopted family singing on their front >>>porch as one of Scorsese's allusions. >>> >>>>There'd have to be a sled allusion thrown into this >>>>movie, right? >>>> >>>>I can picture him, at the end of the movie, >wimpering >>>>about his precious toy with the flashing red sign >>>>downtown: "Rosedud ... " >>>> >>>> >>>>>Alfred Hawthorn Hill, better known as Benny Hill, >>>>>would have been the perfect lead (too bad he's >>>>>deceased). I can see him patting Frank Craig on the >>>>>head. In fact, Jackie Wright, the guy who played >the >>>>>little old bald guy on the Benny Hill show would be >>>>>the perfect Frank Craig (with a wig, -oh, and some >>>>>fancy cowboy boots). And, no doubt, Yakety Sax, by >>>>>Boots Randolph, Benny Hill's theme song when he >>would >>>>>chase scantily clad women around (sped up, of >>>course), >>>>>would be the perfect musical accompaniment. Hell, >>>>>Hill's life in at least "one" respect, even >>>paralleled >>>>>Scaife's. >>>>> >>>>>>Scaife the perfect actor to play his part would be >>>>>>Leslie Neilson. As I daydreamed while looking >>>through >>>>>>Scaife related material on the web, I realized >that >>>>>>this comedy (would have to be a comedy) has >already >>>>>>been written. You couldn't make up anything >funnier >>>>>>than Scaife's recorded factual history. So I was >>>>going >>>>>>to write a little script and submit it to this >>forum >>>>>>for fun. But I thought it might be better if the >>>>>>contributors to this forum write their ideas for >>the >>>>>>script. >>>>>>My first idea would be to start the script with a >>>>>>scene from Scaife's childhood and I was thinking >of >>>>>>Steve Martin as Navin on his family's front porch >>>>with >>>>>>everyone singing, >>>>>>"Gonna jump down turn around pick a bail of >cotton, >>>>>>Gonna jump down turn around pick a bail of hay..." >>>>>>I'm sure Scaife's childhood had something just a >>>>funny >>>>>>and at the same time, sad. >>>>>>I loved when Navin was leaving Bernadette Peters >>and >>>>>>said he was "taking nothing, well maybe this old >>TV, >>>>>>but nothing else, except maybe this chair but >>>nothing >>>>>>else....." Sort of reminded me of his kidnapping >of >>>>>>Beauregard -his wife Ritchie's dog. >>>>>>Anyone game?

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