Hitchens on Mark Lane...

angrysoba · 9th June 2010, 05:14 AM

This is from an interview in the Washington Post:

Quote:

Between the first bottle of pinot noir and the second, Hitchens excuses himself from the table. When he returns, an attractive young woman calls out to him from a neighboring table.

"What do you think of Mark Lane?" she asks, referring to the author, lawyer and Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorist.

"He's a crackpot!" Hitchens roars. The woman stammers something about filming a documentary on Lane, but Hitchens is on a roll. "Pure and simple nut bag," he says. "He's a garden-variety loon. You're too young to be doing this."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060204649.html

Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady?

headscratcher4 · 9th June 2010, 05:48 AM

Oliver Stone?

Harpo · 9th June 2010, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady?

That "lady" was the glorious Pauley Perrette

and her film about Mark Lane, called Citizen Lane (geddit?), was released back in March according to imdb.com.

dudalb · 9th June 2010, 10:07 AM

Hichens has nailed Lane exactly. Lane is the founding father of the JFK nonsense, although in sheer looniness his belief that the CIA was behind the Jonestown massacre beats the JFK BS by a mile.

timhau · 9th June 2010, 10:23 AM

So Abby Sciuto is a nutcase? Who would've thought.

dudalb · 9th June 2010, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by timhau

So Abby Sciuto is a nutcase? Who would've thought.

To be fair, the film might not be pro Lane. I am hoping that Parette's knowledge of Forensics (she actually has a BA in Forensic science and that was her career go with music and acting as a sideline before her career took off) would keep her from buying into Lane's nonsense.

Brainster · 9th June 2010, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

This is from an interview in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060204649.html

Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady?

In a really, really strange twist, apparently Gerald Posner does:

Quote:

Disgraced Miami Beach author Gerald Posner is desperate. He apparently whitewashed an account of his serial plagiarism on his Wikipedia page, then threatened Miami New Times with a lawsuit for writing about it. And now he's retained an 83-year-old lawyer infamous for publicizing the "grassy knoll" theory of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a conspiracy Posner refuted in his most famous book.

The plagiarism charges seem pretty serious.

dudalb · 9th June 2010, 02:41 PM

Let's face it, Hichens is not happy unless he is in a fight.

fourtoe · 9th June 2010, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by dudalb

Let's face it, Hitchens is not happy unless he is in a drunken fight.

FTFY.

I love Hitchens, there are videos of him dragging some crazy guy who was at one of his lectures because he was bugging him all night.

timhau · 9th June 2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by dudalb

To be fair, the film might not be pro Lane. I am hoping that Parette's knowledge of Forensics (she actually has a BA in Forensic science and that was her career go with music and acting as a sideline before her career took off) would keep her from buying into Lane's nonsense.

We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence.

angrysoba · 9th June 2010, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Brainster

In a really, really strange twist, apparently Gerald Posner does:

The plagiarism charges seem pretty serious.

Oh my word! Mark Lane has become Gerald Posner's lawyer!?

It's quite sad to see what has happened to Posner. I had read about his plagiarism but the weird thing is that very little of what he plagiarised was actually worth plagiarising. It was more like humdrum descriptions of certain crimes taken from local newspapers.

BTW Brainster, speaking of the P word, did you get any contact from the author who...erm... borrowed some of your work without attribution?

Resume · 9th June 2010, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by timhau

We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence.

Indeed, it perhaps allows you to "go rogue."

TSR · 9th June 2010, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by timhau

We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence.

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A Master's, OTOH (which is what PP reportedly has,) suggests more than a modicum.

My buddie T is a production assistant on the set of NCIS, I have a call in to zie to ask about the mood of this movie but she's currently in India doing charity work and I cannot remember when zie is going to be back
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JoeyDonuts · 9th June 2010, 08:57 PM

Maybe all the Caf-Pow makes her vulnerable to suggestion.

timhau · 10th June 2010, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by TSR

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My buddie T is a production assistant on the set of NCIS, I have a call in to zie to ask about the mood of this movie but she's currently in India doing charity work and I cannot remember when zie is going to be back
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If your buddy doesn't mind a slap in the back of the head, tell him to say hello to Gibbs from my wife and me.

9th June 2010, 05:14 AM	#1
angrysoba Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 8,522	Hitchens on Mark Lane... This is from an interview in the Washington Post: Quote: Between the first bottle of pinot noir and the second, Hitchens excuses himself from the table. When he returns, an attractive young woman calls out to him from a neighboring table. "What do you think of Mark Lane?" she asks, referring to the author, lawyer and Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorist. "He's a crackpot!" Hitchens roars. The woman stammers something about filming a documentary on Lane, but Hitchens is on a roll. "Pure and simple nut bag," he says. "He's a garden-variety loon. You're too young to be doing this." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060204649.html Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady?

9th June 2010, 05:48 AM	#2
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9th June 2010, 08:13 AM	#3
Harpo Muse Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England's Green & Pleasant Land Posts: 872	Originally Posted by angrysoba Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady? That "lady" was the glorious Pauley Perrette and her film about Mark Lane, called Citizen Lane (geddit?), was released back in March according to imdb.com.
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9th June 2010, 10:23 AM	#5
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: East of Sweeden Posts: 9,659	So Abby Sciuto is a nutcase? Who would've thought.
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9th June 2010, 01:26 PM	#7
Brainster Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10,426	Originally Posted by angrysoba This is from an interview in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060204649.html Does anyone still take Mark Lane seriously, apart from this lady? In a really, really strange twist, apparently Gerald Posner does: Quote: Disgraced Miami Beach author Gerald Posner is desperate. He apparently whitewashed an account of his serial plagiarism on his Wikipedia page, then threatened Miami New Times with a lawsuit for writing about it. And now he's retained an 83-year-old lawyer infamous for publicizing the "grassy knoll" theory of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a conspiracy Posner refuted in his most famous book. The plagiarism charges seem pretty serious.
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9th June 2010, 10:07 AM	#4
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,814	Hichens has nailed Lane exactly. Lane is the founding father of the JFK nonsense, although in sheer looniness his belief that the CIA was behind the Jonestown massacre beats the JFK BS by a mile.

9th June 2010, 12:03 PM	#6
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,814	Originally Posted by timhau So Abby Sciuto is a nutcase? Who would've thought. To be fair, the film might not be pro Lane. I am hoping that Parette's knowledge of Forensics (she actually has a BA in Forensic science and that was her career go with music and acting as a sideline before her career took off) would keep her from buying into Lane's nonsense.

9th June 2010, 02:41 PM	#8
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,814	Let's face it, Hichens is not happy unless he is in a fight.

9th June 2010, 04:39 PM	#9
fourtoe Graduate Poster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northridge, Ca Posts: 1,015	Originally Posted by dudalb Let's face it, Hitchens is not happy unless he is in a drunken fight. FTFY. I love Hitchens, there are videos of him dragging some crazy guy who was at one of his lectures because he was bugging him all night.
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9th June 2010, 04:57 PM	#10
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: East of Sweeden Posts: 9,659	Originally Posted by dudalb To be fair, the film might not be pro Lane. I am hoping that Parette's knowledge of Forensics (she actually has a BA in Forensic science and that was her career go with music and acting as a sideline before her career took off) would keep her from buying into Lane's nonsense. We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence.
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9th June 2010, 05:04 PM	#11
angrysoba Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 8,522	Originally Posted by Brainster In a really, really strange twist, apparently Gerald Posner does: The plagiarism charges seem pretty serious. Oh my word! Mark Lane has become Gerald Posner's lawyer!? It's quite sad to see what has happened to Posner. I had read about his plagiarism but the weird thing is that very little of what he plagiarised was actually worth plagiarising. It was more like humdrum descriptions of certain crimes taken from local newspapers. BTW Brainster, speaking of the P word, did you get any contact from the author who...erm... borrowed some of your work without attribution?

9th June 2010, 05:09 PM	#12
Resume Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,024	Originally Posted by timhau We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence. Indeed, it perhaps allows you to "go rogue."
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9th June 2010, 07:11 PM	#13
TSR Do you know what this notorious criminal did? Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,788	Originally Posted by timhau We can always hope. However, sometimes a modicum of expertise (and BA doesn't really require more than that) is what enables you to go wrong with confidence. . A Master's, OTOH (which is what PP reportedly has,) suggests more than a modicum. My buddie T is a production assistant on the set of NCIS, I have a call in to zie to ask about the mood of this movie but she's currently in India doing charity work and I cannot remember when zie is going to be back .
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9th June 2010, 08:57 PM	#14
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10th June 2010, 10:59 AM	#15
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: East of Sweeden Posts: 9,659	Originally Posted by TSR . My buddie T is a production assistant on the set of NCIS, I have a call in to zie to ask about the mood of this movie but she's currently in India doing charity work and I cannot remember when zie is going to be back . If your buddy doesn't mind a slap in the back of the head, tell him to say hello to Gibbs from my wife and me.
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