Re: In defence of Krugman and against Alexander Cockburn: choice of targets

[andie nachgeborenen <andie_nachgeborenen@xxxxxxxxx>]

My First Amendment prof was David Goldberger, who was
the ACLU lawyer in the Skokie-Nazi case. Sorry, youw
on;t find me condemning the Illinois ACLU for
defending the right of the Nazis to speak. I can ask
Colleen Connell (the Exec Dir of the Ill ACLU, anda
friend) for your capitivating quote. I am sure I would
endorse it too. I'd be proud to defend the First
Amendment ina NAzi case too. It's not inconsistent to
think that it's really important defend these
scumbags' right tos peak, and to argue that when they
step outta line and lynch someone the SPLC should shut
them downw itha  wrongful death lawsuit. But I'm a
liberal, I told you that.

The point about the ACLU, however, was it does death
penalty work, and we don't find that is a fundraising
disadavantage, particularly.


--- ravi <gadfly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> andie nachgeborenen wrote:
> > the ACLU and Amnbesty doesn't find that it's a
> > loser for fundraising purposes.
> >
>
> and to complete the circle: this is the same ACLU
> whose illinois chapter
> president was hanging out at a neo-nazi type
> gathering (captivating
> quotes on why the ACLU must truck with the extreme
> right, unfortunately
> unavailable since i am at work) as reported by...
> SPLC! ;-) (SPLC does
> note that state chapters have a lot of autonomy).
>
>         --ravi


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