From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: ahk{at}chinet.com
Subject: Re: Kate Mulgrew says Sun revolves around the Earth

Joe Pfeiffer  wrote:
>"Adam H. Kerman"  writes:
>>David Johnston  wrote:
>>>On 4/8/2014 2:44 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:

>>>>Let the furious backpedalling begin!

>>>It is not backpedalling to deny holding a position that one never 
>>>claimed to hold.

>>She knew she was working for Robert Sungenis and what his reputation
>>was. So, yeah, "I don't stand behind the work I was just paid for"
>>is backpedalling.

>>She's a compensated spokesman, literally. Wrong again, Johnston.

>From shawn 's quote of her statement:

>>proponent of geocentrism. More importantly, I do not subscribe to 
>>anything Robert Sungenis has written regarding science and history and, 
>>had I known of his involvement, would most certainly have avoided this 
>>documentary. I was a voice for hire, and a misinformed one, at that. I 

>So she says she didn't know she was working for Sungenis.

I read the quote. I didn't believe her. If she's being paid to endorse
something, it's incumbent upon her to know what it is. This is her
reputation, after all.

>It's hard to imagine she could have done the whole narration for the
>film without figuring out at some point what she'd gotten involved
>with.  Or was her contract really so iron-clad she couldn't quit?

If she didn't figure out who the producer really was, she had been
willfully blind and I don't feel sorry for her. She's been around for
a very long time and I'm sure she has professional management.
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