On Aug 18, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> But, according to Pratt, in the face of such a volatile issue, with
> tensions about Obama’s idea of healthcare reform rising at town
> halls across the country, it is quite telling of the gun rights
> movement that these protestors arrived as law abiding citizens and,
> when the town hall was over, departed as law-abiding citizens—with
> no arrests made and no special Secret Service plans in action at
> either event.
It may be quite "telling" but is it the NRA or gun-rights that's doing the telling, or the cops and secret service who made no arrests? I agree with the point but am not sure what the message is?
martin