the talking heads on the 6:00 news are sitting there, reading word for word these crazy ass communiques. the hostage was not just patricia hearst, the whole media was a hostage. >> should any attempt be made by authorities to rescue the prisoner or arrest or harm any of the sla participants, the prisoner is to be executed. and in capital letters under that is death to the fascist insect that preys upon the life of the people. >> "death to the fascist insect that preys upon the life of the people." i'm sure i am not the only person who remembers that line. it was crazy talk, but they took themselves seriously and they had patty hearst.