Is Gitlin <agent baiting deleted>

Steven McGraw stmcgraw at vt.edu
Thu Jan 23 20:14:21 PST 2003


At 10:53 PM 1/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Chip Berlet wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As a matter of principle, even though I disagree with Gitlin, this thread
>> that agent-baits him in unethical and repulsive. Even repeating the header
>> is not defnsible.
>>
>> -Chip <not a deep cover CIA agent run by Dulles and Bundy> Berlet
>
>The chief problem with Todd Gitlin is that he is a lousy "expert" on peace
>movements, including the 1960s. I can't remember the number of times I've
>wanted to hurl the radio over the years when NPR had him on as some fucking
>expert.
>
>Can we do something to convey to NPR that Gitlin doesn't have a clue what
>he's talking about, be it the 1960s or contemporary activism?
>
>Why don't we just organize the peace movement to conduct a pledge boycott
of NPR?
>
>Chuck0
>

Way ahead of you. I've been on pledge boycott since I was born. The 10 hours a day of easy listening jazz isn't helping things, either.



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