Oliver Stone apologizes for saying Jews control the media

No one can speak their mind. First it was Mel Gibson when he made remarks about the Jews, then it was Helen Thomas and now Oliver stone. And the fact remains that these guys had to apologize; why? if the Jews did not own the media why would they worry? Because those fools think that they live in a free world so they speak their mind; then when they realize that there are red-lines which they should not cross; because they are speaking the truth..they apologize.

It truly takes a lot of guts to speak one's mind and to sustain it in public grounds. Pressure mounts on those who dare to denounce what everybody knows but that they refuse to acknowledge in public out of fear of retaliation. Mel Gibson mentioned one opinion that has cost him endless pain. Finkelstein has opposed the account on the Holocau$t and such has lent him prosecution from every corner of AIPAC. It is true indeed that Zionism controls the media and that such force opposes all attempts to tell the whole story. Oliver is as bold and courageous as Henry Ford, whom in his own time was fearless to express his own views on a topic he knew very well from inside. I sincerely hope that Finkelstein is not completely right in his views that at some point in the future, the Goyim world will grow fed up of today's miscounts and will punish innocent Jews all over the world.

Hey Ollie, Mel is a waiting for you in career purgatory, don't keep him waiting too long! BAHAAAAAAAAAA!

Who needs an apology after what you really think has been stated?!

There are Jewish institutions, such as the ADL, which make it their business to insure that Jews and Israel are presented in the best light possible in the media. This is not the same as controlling the media. If there is any negative images presented of Jews or of Israel, these organizations will stage protests, activate lawyers, call upon the influence of Jewish money, and various other means to give the sourse of the negative images a hard time. This happens whether the reporting was true and accurate or not. As a result, it is rare to see negative images of Jews or of Israel in the American media. This has limited reporting of events in the mideast in the American media and has insured that no op ed pieces criticize Israel.

In America almost all of the mainstream media reports with a pro-Israel slant. A few Israelis hurt gets a big article while many Palestinian children killed might get a few sentences. Re: Hitler too his point was important. Hitler was a follower not a leader, a product of his times. Blaming Hitler for the Holocaust is simplistic

Conspiracy theory says the Jews control the media. Oliver Stone's films are usually controversial and have won academy awards. Hollywood is made for entertainment. Will this film be true to fact and history, or dabble in fiction like conspiracy theories? We will certainly have to see the film which is bound to be controversial, as it is at the outset. Too bad, with the internet, more people are beseiged with conspiracy theories; fewer get a good education in school. Holocaust education as a part of genocide studies, I think, will be a new field of education, which will get included in more school curriculums. Yale now has an excellent dept. "Inglorious Bastards," was pulp fiction, and when you see Hitler portrayed, it is not in a historically correct situation, but is meant to portray him as an evil character, and I think most readers understand that. Conspiracy theories, on the other hand, are not correct, in any way. Hitler was a true monster. You cannot downplay Hitler and put forth conspiracy theories against the Jewish people. I think we will have to wait for the film to come out and see whether it will be liberal and educational as Oliver Stone intends or whether it will be attacked as historically inaccurate?

... Sitting on a bench once says "David, why are you reading the nazi party paper??" "well" says David "I read all the other newspaper and they say - Jews get killed, Jews get burned... - but when I read the nazi paper they say - Jews control the media, Jews are powerful... - So I feel better!"

What a pathetic country this has become. Now he has to bow down before his masters and beg for forgiveness for stating facts. Hate facts - things that are true but you just can't bring up. It is common knowledge in other countries that jews control Hollywood and AIPAC controls US foreign policy. Pat Buchanan is right - America is an Israeli-occupied country.

things might be better.

This is for all parties interested in promoting peace in our region. Oliver Stone is not an expert on Israel of this region. Rosanne is not either. Who Cares!!!!!

You should not have said it in the first place.

usually the initial outburst is the truth. The following apology is just a smoke screen!

Stone is just an anti-semite who apologizes when his remarks are made headlines. Typical American who blasts the Jewish Community and then retracts.

Write with Obama, Wrong with Osama, Sick with Thomas, Never again do I cast my eyes on Gibson. Cold as ice with Stone. And the hits just keep on coming....

There goes another director that his movies will should be boycut by all, I know we will.

I don't accept his apology, he meant what he said. Stone is an anti-semite, and should be boycotted like all of the others

Stone's comments misinterpret history in a big way, appear to whitewash Stalin, seek some logic to Hitler's madness and smell of anti-Semitism. The last characterization especially seems unfathomable in view of the fact that Stone's father was Jewish. Or perhaps he is just seeking publicity for his new movie.

Stone's comments misinterpret history in a big way, appear to whitewash Stalin, seek some logic to Hitler's madness and smell of anti-Semitism. The last characterization especially seems unfathomable in view of the fact that Stone's father was Jewish. Or perhaps he is just seeking publicity for his new movie.

Hmm.. This seems like something that was done intentionally. An intelligent man such as Oliver makes a statement he knows will stir up controversy and that is publicized, and then after it is out and has reached its target audience, he offers an..."apology"? ROFL! That was no "apology" from the secular mainstream non-orthodox half-Jewish Mr. Stone--THAT was Chutzpah! ROFL! And that was also the set-up for something MORE that is to come. Keep your eye open and pay very close attention.... When the tragedies of history are remade on the world's stage, its directors always hope for a block-buster at the "box office", and sometimes, they hope for an even a better hit than the first... ;-)

When people make comments like that it's what he believes. Taking it back is to save his hide.

A psychiatrist the possibility the remarks reflected the early cognitive decline of Alzheimer's should be entertained in a man of Stone's age.

Oliver Stone really though he could make that kind of remarks without being hounded by the Lobby? A Hollywood filmmaker should know better. If he's not careful, he'll end up filming used car ads for TV.

Hey Mr. Stone, today you said it, tomorrow you apologize it. You are a very strong man with deep convictions, o very deep money concerns.

Very poor apology.

Oliver Stone is a victim of his own sloppy thinking and wagging tongue. He has (had) the capacity to be a fine filmmaker, but he fabricates altogether too much. It's a little like 'reality TV' – that is to say, he traffics in simulated reality. Mr. Stone needs a dose of reality therapy.

It's a well known fact that the likes of aipac control American foreign policy so no news here.

The Jews don't actually control anything! Haha... Glad this has been clarified!

Many of those guys think they're Gods.

Is Stone having the same melt down as Mel Gibson? Is he trying to promote his movie using Gibson marketing? With time we discovered Gobsons hidden agenda, soon we will find out Oliver Stones hidden agenda as people like him and Gibson have a strong influence on Hollywood. Thanks to their thinking the tragedies of the past will repeat.

He wanted attention for his upcoming movie and he got it. He insulted some people and knew in advance he would end up apologizing. Too bad everybody doesn't just ignore him.

THIS IS A MAN WHO HAS MANGLED HISTORY IN HIS FILMS AND FINALLY HAS SHOWN UP AS AN ANTI SEMITE....APOLOGIES AFTER THE FACT DOES NOT ALTER THE FACT. WE HAVE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE "I MISPOKE" OR "OUT OF CONTEXT"...WHY SAY SOMETHING IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT DEFAMES AN ENTIRE PEOPLE....HE IS OBVIOUSLY THINKING OF HIS REPUTATION AND THE FACT THAT MANY IN HOLLWOOD ARE IN FACT JEWS