Scarff on **Biased Journalism** - alt.religion.scientology

Message from discussion Scarff on **Biased Journalism**

Garry Scarff

More options Oct 2 1997, 3:00 am

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From: "Garry Scarff" <Sca...@iag.net>

Date: 1997/10/02

Subject: Re: Scarff on **Biased Journalism**

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Dave VanHorn <dvanh...@cedar.net> wrote in article
<34310115.1C588...@cedar.net>...

> > I heard about this picket from someone who happened to be over at the
> > complex when Henson was leaving. When he asked one of the
> > pro-Scientology picketers about what happened, he heard that
> > apparently there was some claim in a divorce case that Henson had
> > molested one or more of his daughters. Henson was apparently asked
> > about this and refused to answer. It is curious that he would leave
> > this part out of the story as told to Biased Journalism. Now, that
> > is biased!

> > wgert
> > Read the Rogues Gallery of ARS Biggots
> > www.dancris/~rshaw

You have to admit wgert that running out and spraying paint on a sign is
just a little stupid given Scientology's attempt at PR which they spend
hundreds of thousands of dollars on only by kicking their successes down by
unintelligent overt responses like that. Most people would not have given
much thought to Henson and his lonely sign, but Keith was smart enough to
know that the Scienos would respond in some crazy & melodramatic way.

And Elliot Abelson thanking Keith for requiring him to be there and
increasing his billable hours to Scientology. Uh-uh! Doesn't cut it.
Having been around Elliot enough, I personally think that he's not happy
with his situation in Scientology and doesn't see a way out without a lot
of mess. Having been in communication with him, I know that he work's very
hard on the same schedules as OSA/church members..he is worked 7 days a
week..and whenever I telephoned him in LA and he wasn't in the immediate
vicinity, OSA members would page him and he'd come to the phone panting &
heaving for air having run to the phone. This isn't to say he's not happy
being an attorney for the church, doing his best to represent them as an
attorney, and happy to be making the money he is making. You have to admit
with the dime-a-dozen attorneys in the world scrounging for work, Elliot is
in a very steady and profitable position.

I like Elliot Abelson. He shares the same humor & wit that I am accused
of, and as much as he can flip an insult on someone, he is not bothered
when it is returned. I have seen Elliot Abelson the asshole and a
gentleman of compassion & concern.

I believe in looking for the good in people versus the very bad is going to
make the world a more peaceful & better place to live in than it is now.
Remember, 52 years ago, we were at war with the Germans & Japanese, killing
each other off, and now that times have changed where we have embraced
German & Japanese people, there is still that small minority of people whom
are very expressive of their distrust & dislike for Japs & Krauts. There
is way too much hate in the world.

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