Re: Ashcroft's bake sale, no questions allowed, gvt-issued photo ID required
On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 19:49, Bill Stewart wrote: > Too bad it's past tomato season on the East Coast Shit, we've (upstate NY, along the Mohawk River) already had our first snow. Didn't stick, but the chill in the air is literal, not figurative.
Re: Ashcroft's bake sale, no questions allowed, gvt-issued photo ID required
> Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 2003-11-19: > > There will be no questions and answers. > > To a non native speaker, this phrase seems to imply a scary > level of control over the media people. > "There will be no questions. Dissenters will be shot on the spot." Remember, the Government isn't speaking English, they're speaking Bureauspeak,which is a more verbose version of Newspeak, so most of us here are non-native speakers. There'll be lots of *questions*, like "Who's getting baked?" and "When can we impeach the Vegetable?", and "Oh, my, what absurdly offensive thing will they come up with this time?". On the other hand, the announcement only says that the _media_ need to have Government-Issued ID and Official Press Passes and come in the Embedded Servants' Entrance. Wear your overalls and bring a box of pumpkins and cabbage and you can walk on in the front door with the other farmers. Probably have to leave your pitchfork behind, because even the Bush League gets nervous around peasants with pitchforks, but no problem if you've got your cell-phone/camera/recorder. Too bad it's past tomato season on the East Coast Farmer Bill -- Bill Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Ashcroft's bake sale, no questions allowed, gvt-issued photo ID required
Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 2003-11-19: > There will be no questions and answers. To a non native speaker, this phrase seems to imply a scary level of control over the media people. "There will be no questions. Dissenters will be shot on the spot."
Re: Ashcroft's bake sale, no questions allowed, gvt-issued photo ID required
On Nov 19, 2003, at 8:38 AM, Declan McCullagh wrote: PRESS GUIDANCE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003 ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTE: Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver's license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. A mult-box will be available. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Heather Cutchens at (202) 532-5403. "VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS." Nice to know the AG is enforcing reporter licensing. --Tim May
Ashcroft's bake sale, no questions allowed, gvt-issued photo ID required
PRESS GUIDANCE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003 ATTORNEY GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver welcoming remarks at the Department of Justice Fallfest at 11:10 A.M. EST. Local farmers will offer herbs, jams, baked goods, and fresh-from-the-farm seasonal vegetables for purchase. CFC charities that work to reduce hunger in our community will be present. There will be no questions and answers. WHO: Attorney General Ashcroft WHAT: Remarks at the Department of Justice Fallfest WHEN: 11:10 A.M. EST Media arrival and registration BY 10:00 A.M. EST due to extra security measures WHERE: The Great Hall Main Justice Building Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20530 NOTE: Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver's license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. A mult-box will be available. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Heather Cutchens at (202) 532-5403. Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a photo-op with Solicitor General of Canada Wayne Easter at 12:00 P.M. EST. There will be no questions and answers.
