Excerpts from e-mails from a friend in Seattle:
Subject: Re: "The revolution will not be televised!"
> And our public health chief, the same guy who promoted
> a Draconian version of names reporting(note to lbo'ers, Mandatory
reporting & tracing of HIV+ sex partners pushed by CDC now, on state public
health authorities), is also
> telling everyone that they are stockpiling anthrax
> vaccine - so watch out if you have any flu symptoms
> and report them immediately! The police meanwhile are
> spreading the word that the Eugene anarchists are out
> to wreck havoc, and that they have been brushing up on
> terrorism tactics for months now. Lastly, now other
> local politicians have jumped on the anti-Castro
> bandwagon, promising that he will be arrested should
> he step foot on our soggy soil (citing Pinochet).
> > From: Michael Balliro <m_balliro at yahoo.com>
> > To: Michael Pugliese <debsian at pacbell.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 11:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: "The revolution will not be televised!"
> >
> >
> > > He's only a co-speaker as the state legislature is
> > > split 50-50. The democrat is just sitting on his
> > > hands regarding this very important issue.
> > > > Just heard on NPR the speaker of your state
> > > > legislature call Castro a
> > > > "Fascist dictator."
> > > > Subject: Re: "The revolution will not be
> > televised!"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Actually, the KOMO editorial referenced below
> > went
> > > > > even further than suggested - it was also
> > stated
> > > > that
> > > > > the station would not give a voice "to those
> > that
> > > > > scream the loudest". Then the station broke
> > for
> > > > > commercials, a bunch of them in fact, each of
> > them
> > > > > 'screaming' about the day after Thanksgiving
> > > > sales.
> > > > > Point taken.
> > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 20:32:30 PST
> > > > > > From: "Christine Peterson"
> > > > <quintanus at hotmail.com>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: The Pinochet precedent
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes - they're selling Castro tickets at the
> > UoW.
> > > > so
> > > > > > perhaps they know
> > > > > > something.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am in Seattle now. Most of the news
> > stations
> > > > are
> > > > > > in an interesting frenzy,
> > > > > > trying to claim that they're going to have
> > the
> > > > best
> > > > > > on the spot coverage -
> > > > > > but KOMO came out with a statement that
> > they're
> > > > > > going to refuse to cover any
> > > > > > illegal protests because it could contribute
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > > > disruption of downtown
> > > > > > commerce, with people trying to get on TV.
> > > > Blatantly
> > > > > > political. They take no
> > > > > > moralistic bent to planning their broadcast
> > on
> > > > > > others days when it's
> > > > > > probably much more violence filled than
> > average.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Christine
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > > > > > > Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:17:47 -0500 (EST)
> > > > > > From: G*rd*n <gcf at panix.com>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: The Pinochet precedent
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Christine Peterson:
> > > > > > > ... KOMO came out with a statement that
> > > > they're
> > > > > > going to refuse to cover any
> > > > > > > illegal protests because it could
> > contribute
> > > > to
> > > > > > the disruption of downtown
> > > > > > > commerce, with people trying to get on TV.
> > > > > > Blatantly political. They take no
> > > > > > > moralistic bent to planning their
> > broadcast
> > > > on
> > > > > > others days when it's
> > > > > > > probably much more violence filled than
> > > > average.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Heh. "The revolution will not be
> > televised!"
> > > > > > That's
> > > > > > orders, now....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gordon
Thanks to Gordon for the Gil Scott Heron cite.
Michael Pugliese