posted on November 14, 2002 03:14:18 PM new
I guess dropping the A Bomb on Japan in 1945 was politically incorrect?
Uh-Oh, Here We Go Again
"It was going to be a night to remember. Ushers dressed in World War II
military uniforms, vintage cars pulling up to the curb, Pearl Harbor
survivors and a recently restored 1940s military searchlight would
be on hand Dec. 7 to greet the crowds at a special anniversary showing of 'Tora!
Tora! Tora!' at San Pedro's historic Warner Grand Theatre.
"The 1970 film - a joint American and Japanese production - is considered
one of the most accurate depictions of events leading up to the 1941
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Expected to attract hundreds, the showing<br>
on the 61st anniversary of the attack was to serve as a fund-raiser for the
Fort MacArthur Military Museum in San Pedro.
"But now the show is off. Why? Veterans and museum members say it's
simply a case of political correctness run amok.
"While there was a previous theater booking for Dec. 7, according to
theater manager Lee Sweet of the city's Department of Cultural Affairs, which<br>
manages the facility, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn concluded<br>
that the event would have been insensitive to the Japanese-American
community."
