----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: Re: Mindless and Heartless
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:34:58 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote > > > I'd say that that description is much more accurate of > > the anti-war movement that's cruelly using this poor > > woman. > > I keep reading about Cindy is being "used" by somebody or other and it is > baloney. Cindy is not somebody who does a lot of listening to other people. > Cindy does what Cindy wants to do. Suggesting another course of action to > Cindy is a good way to set yourself up for frustration. > > She is a very strong-willed, articulate, pissed-off mother. And although I > don't want to remain angry as she has or insist on someone taking the blame > for this war as she does, I still am happy to call her a friend. I will > distance myself from some of her words, but never from her as a friend. > > > In this case, you're dealing with someone who > > has _already_ met the President, and who also deals in > > pathetic anti-Semitism, incidentally. Christopher > > Hithens dealt quite well with such things in Slate, > > amongst many other people. > > http://www.slate.com/id/2124500/ > > Hitchens didn't have the gall to call her anti-Semitic when he repeated her > opinions about Israel's role in the politics of this war. Cindy is not > anti-Semitic. Then why in the world did she repeat one of the great anti-Semetic lies (dating back over 100 years) as certain truth? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
