Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been wondering where all the libertarians have been hiding since 9/11. Today on BBC the World, they interviewed a fellow in the U.S. who organized some sort of non-binding resolution in his town of 200 people requiring every home to have a firearm. The BBC was incredulous, but the guy had some excellent points about the erosion of civil liberties since the Patriot Act was passed. The far right and the far left meet somewhere on the backside of the political sphere. If they would get together on some Consitutional issues, we might see positive changes. Patrick - --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hardly, Sam - I was astounded to actually hear > someone on the 'modern' > Right, which is far more reactionary than > conservative, actually taking > a traditional 'conservative' position. And don't > forget, the ACLU would > say precisely the same things. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of sam > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:34 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] DEADLINE IRAQ - Uncensored > Stories of the War - CBC > > > Wow! It almost seems that the right is more > open-minded than the left. > > Sam S > > > > B. D. Colen wrote: > > > Speaking off...Last night driving home from a > shoot I was - God > > forgive me - listening to Matt Drudge on the radio > (right-wing > > blowhard posing as hard-boiled fedora wearing > reporter for those of > > you who've never heard of him.) Anyway, Drudge was > actually bemoaning > > what he views as increasing censorship in the name > of patriotism, and > > covering up of the It reality of what's going on > in Iraq and > > elsewhere. He was also talking about the news > yesterday that the FBI > > is - once again - spying on protest groups, and he > actually had the > > good sense to say that he did not want to see > dissent suppressed > > because, as he put it, the "next time a left-wing > administration takes > > > over" in the U.S., HE wants to be able to protest, > and if things keep > > going the way they are, he won't be able too. He > referred to the > > photos of the cops in Miami dealing with the > protesters down there and > > > said it looked like cops in a banana republic > > - and this is coming from a darling of the Right. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] > On Behalf Of Tim > > Atherton > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:30 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Cc: NPPA-L@LISTSERV.CMICH.EDU > > Subject: [Leica] DEADLINE IRAQ - Uncensored > Stories of the War - CBC > > > > > > Those of you north of the border (or south who are > close enough to it > > to get > > CBC) - this is a very compelling documentary about > news gathering in > > the Iraq War. > > > > "These are the stories that weren't't told by the > media during the > > Iraq war. CBC NEWS goes straight to the source, to > journalists, camera > > > operators and photographers from news > organizations around the world, > > who reveal the lethal risks they faced, as well as > the untold horrors > > they witnessed." > > > > There was a one hour version on last night. The > full two hour version > > is supposed on next Sunday on CBC at 10pm I think. > > > > tim > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html