[SfN] letter to the editor

[Ilan Eyman]

My Dad has a copy, he is volunteering at the office lately, but can be
reached at home at (217)-384-7987 Ask for Jim.
Ilan

Ilan Eyman
www.lis.uiuc.edu/~ieyman
  

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Kay Connelly wrote:

> Does anyone have Nader's interview on Charlie Rose?  I would
> love to have it... but PBS charges $30 or $40.
> 
> Kay
> 
> Jim Buell wrote:
> > 
> > Way to go, Arun. Dare 'em to print it!
> > 
> > By the way, I have a master VHS copy of Jeff St. Clair's talk (2 hours) at
> > Channing-Murray last weekend. It's in the Prairie Greens office. I also
> > have most of the Chicago Rally on video - again, filled a 2 hour tape.
> > Anyone who'd like a copy can call the Greens office (355-5001) and get
> > their name on a request list to get a copy made. We'll look for a nominal
> > donation ($5 or so) for each copy we make. Better still, anyone who's got 2
> > VCRs can arrange to borrow a master copy in exchange for making a copy or 2
> > from it for us.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > At 09:31 PM 10/12/00 -0500, Arun Bhalla wrote:
> > 
> > >I wrote up this letter tonight and sent it off to the DI and News-Gazette
> > >(perhaps also the Tribune).  I agree with Jim that we need to write letters
> > >demanding coverage of Nader in our local media, given the bland debates
> > >and popular demand to see Nader in the debates.  I didn't have room to
> > >fit it in my letter, and I figured the News-Gazette editors would edit
> > >it out of my letter "for space."  They've done it before.
> > >
> > >cheers,
> > >Arun
> > >
> > >
> > >To the editor:
> > >
> > >After the recent visit of Jeffrey St. Clair in support of his book _Al
> > >Gore: A User's Manual_ written with Alexander Cockburn, my distrust of
> > >Al Gore has deepened.  Gore has shown himself to be a man of
> > >half-truths and false promises.
> > >
> > >Although he claims to have seen combat in Vietnam, he was actually an
> > >army reporter with a security escort and spent most of his time
> > >drinking beer, smoking dope, and playing basketball.
> > >
> > >Some wrongly consider him the nation's foremost voice of
> > >environmentalism.  The League of Conservation Voters rated Gore's
> > >voting record at under 66% in agreement with their environmental
> > >positions, far less than even some Republicans.  More than once, Gore
> > >sought exemption from the Endangered Species Act, such as with the
> > >utterly useless Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River.  During the
> > >Clinton-Gore administration, loggers got the green light on the
> > >Pacific Northwest, bringing the spotted owl closer to extinction.  In
> > >addition, environmental regulations of the Environmental Protection
> > >Agency began to be peeled away.
> > >
> > >A supposed proponent of civil rights, Gore entered Congress with a
> > >campaign against gun control, abortion, and homosexuality (which he
> > >considered "abnormal sexual behavior").  We are supposed to believe
> > >that he is a defender of abortion, yet his voting record has been 84%
> > >against abortion.  He opposes Supreme Court justices like Antonin
> > >Scalia and Clarence Thomas, yet Gore as a Senator voted for Scalia,
> > >and Lieberman strongly endorsed Thomas.
> > >
> > >I refuse to vote for the Lesser of Two Evils (or second worst) and
> > >instead choose to vote for the best ticket: Ralph Nader & Winona
> > >LaDuke, individuals reflecting honesty, progress, and justice.  In a
> > >state such as Illinois which is not a battleground state, if you don't
> > >desire the status quo, a vote for Bush or Gore is a wasted vote.
> > >
> > >
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