Jul 21

Written by: Steve Erbach
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:03 PM

A couple months ago I deplored the documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made by Oliver Stone.  Now, while he's promoting that documentary in England, Stone took time out to recommend that the U. S. government discard the Constitution and seize (steal) private assets:

Oliver Stone: US should nationalize oil resources

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER
Associated Press Writer
Tue Jul 20, 1:27 pm ET
 
LONDON – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill shows that the United States should follow the example of South American socialists in nationalizing its energy industry, filmmaker Oliver Stone said Tuesday.

The Academy Award-winning director of "Born on the Fourth of July" and "JFK" said that America's country's natural wealth was too important to be left in private hands, telling journalists in central London that oil and other natural resources "belong to the people."

"This BP oil spill is typical" of what happens when private industry is allowed to draw revenue on what should be a public good, Stone said.

"We shouldn't make this kind of profit on oil or on health or on war or on prisons. All these industries should be public industries."

Clearly he's never considered whether the government should take over the film industry to ensure that only the right kind of films are made.

The only point of agreement I find with Mr. Stone is his evaluation of President Obama: "Bush not-so-Lite".

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