Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The arrival of bodies at Dover, the main military mortuary facility, are hardly most private family moments Marc. Those arrivals were traditionally covered by the media. I doubt that any reporter wants to intrude on your private moments - and any family member has, of course, the option of acting as you say you would. But we both know that what we are talking about is a VERY political decision by an administration in which no one wipes his or her butt without getting toilet paper from Karl Rove, who checks it for its political value. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 7:25 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] XXX of the YYY? WAS (something else) (fwd) At 09:53 AM 11/16/03 -0500, B. D. Colen wrote: >Oh, please, Marc. You are far too sophisticated to believe that in this >Administration, anything of this public nature and magnitude would be >done free of political motivation and consideration. Clearly a White >House decision was made to downplay casualties, and to have the >President virtually ignore them. Sorry, BD. You are attemptng to demand access into a family's most personal moments, and your aggressiveness might speak well for your initiative but it shows an appalling lack of knowledge of the right to privacy and to the simple decorum demanded of all citizens in this Great Republic. I have lost both of my parents and an ex-wife over the past few years. The final rites will be intensely private and I would punch out any SOB reporter who tried to intrude into the proceedings. Please remember that the news media is allowed at Arlington but at a decent distance from the ceremony. The policy at other cemeteries is set by the National Park Service, and I do not know about restrictions imposed there. And, of course, no governmental restrictions apply at private cemeteries. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- 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