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Article #3720Re: More Progressive Voices Are Needed
From: Creepy Crawlers
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:46
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:46
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C30C0D.061937D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable black chics r hot espcially the ones with the corn rows mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "JugRnot" <JugRnospamt@charrrter.net> wrote in message = news:valb8ibai8nj51@corp.supernews.com... > Face it. You are a racist, not a progressive. Policies, programs and > agendas that differentiate based on race or culture rather than merit = are > regressive, not progressive. The "free press" is only as free as the = ideals > of the editors and readers. When Thomas Jefferson [founder of the > democratic party] didn't like what was in the press, he bought his own > newspaper and printed what he wanted the media to say. If people = didn't buy > what he said, they could get another paper and he would be losing = money. > But they bought what he said, as it had merit and was put forth > innovatively. Your former editors didn't believe that you were = furthering > their business venture or the attitudes and ideals of their = readership, so > you were axed. If you don't like it, you can always come up with your = own > media business. With the internet, you can get a cheap and easy = start. If > your ideas hold enough merit and are presented innovatively, you will > succeed. That is the American Way... >=20 > In the words of Jimi Hendrix: >=20 > "...who in your measly little world are you, trying to prove that = you're > made out of gold, yet you can't be sold?" >=20 > "ComeInPeace" <Jimmy_Ray@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:5b699bbc.0304252130.544d3d17@posting.google.com... > > Julio Noboa, San Antonio Express-News, 4/6/03 > > = http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=3Dsaen&xlb=3D1160&xlc=3D974385= > > > > During my nine years as a columnist for the San Antonio = Express-News, I > > have covered a wide variety of topics related to issues of justice, = peace > > and equity, especially as they impact people of color here and = abroad. My > > column, I've been recently informed, has been discontinued. > > > > It was just over a year ago that a heated controversy erupted over = my > > columns, mostly those critical of U.S. and Israeli policy toward > > Palestinians. A prominent rabbi accused me of anti-semitism and = disparaged > > my writings in a sermon, demanding I be terminated for, among other > > reasons, suggesting that certain constituencies have more media = power than > > others in our nation. > > > > At that time, the Express-News to their credit, refused to terminate = my > > column, citing not only freedom of the press, but also explaining = that to > > do so would prove that constituency does indeed have more media = power. > > > > Now, as a response to my last two articles, "Jenin survivors ending = the > > silence" (March 1); and "Israel gets billions while Americans = tighten > > belts" (March 15), the editors confronted me with the charge that I = relied > > too heavily on one source. > > > > That, according to them, is grounds for terminating my column. It's > > important to note that there were few or no questions regarding the = truth > > or the facts as I presented them, nor about the credibility of the = source > > itself. Neither were there any charges of plagiarism. > > > > In response I submitted copies to the editors of the various sources = I had > > consulted for both articles, including the Christian Science = Monitor, the > > Washington Times, Human Rights Watch, the U.N. Report on Jenin, as = well as > > The Independent, a respected British newspaper. >=20 >=20 > ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C30C0D.061937D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D7>black = chics r=20 hot</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D7>espcially the=20 ones</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D7>with the corn=20 rows</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D7></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D7>mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm= mmmmmm</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"JugRnot" <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:JugRnospamt@charrrter.net"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>JugRnospamt@charrrter.net</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>> wrote in=20 message </FONT><A href=3D"news:valb8ibai8nj51@corp.supernews.com"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>news:valb8ibai8nj51@corp.supernews.com</FONT></A><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Face it. = You are a=20 racist, not a progressive. Policies, programs and<BR>> agendas = that=20 differentiate based on race or culture rather than merit are<BR>> = regressive,=20 not progressive. The "free press" is only as free as the = ideals<BR>> of=20 the editors and readers. When Thomas Jefferson [founder of = the<BR>>=20 democratic party] didn't like what was in the press, he bought his = own<BR>>=20 newspaper and printed what he wanted the media to say. If people = didn't=20 buy<BR>> what he said, they could get another paper and he would be = losing=20 money.<BR>> But they bought what he said, as it had merit and was put = forth<BR>> innovatively. Your former editors didn't believe = that you=20 were furthering<BR>> their business venture or the attitudes and = ideals of=20 their readership, so<BR>> you were axed. If you don't like it, = you can=20 always come up with your own<BR>> media business. With the = internet,=20 you can get a cheap and easy start. If<BR>> your ideas hold = enough=20 merit and are presented innovatively, you will<BR>> succeed. = That is=20 the American Way...<BR>> <BR>> In the words of Jimi = Hendrix:<BR>>=20 <BR>> "...who in your measly little world are you, trying to prove = that=20 you're<BR>> made out of gold, yet you can't be sold?"<BR>> = <BR>>=20 "ComeInPeace" <</FONT><A href=3D"mailto:Jimmy_Ray@hotmail.com"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Jimmy_Ray@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>> wrote in=20 message<BR>> </FONT><A=20 href=3D"news:5b699bbc.0304252130.544d3d17@posting.google.com"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>news:5b699bbc.0304252130.544d3d17@posting.google.com</FONT></A><= FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>...<BR>> > Julio Noboa, San Antonio = Express-News,=20 4/6/03<BR>> > </FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=3Dsaen&xlb=3D1160&= amp;xlc=3D974385"><FONT=20 face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=3Dsaen&xlb=3D1160= &xlc=3D974385</FONT></A><BR><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>> ><BR>> > During my nine years as a = columnist for=20 the San Antonio Express-News, I<BR>> > have covered a wide variety = of=20 topics related to issues of justice, peace<BR>> > and equity, = especially=20 as they impact people of color here and abroad. My<BR>> > column, = I've=20 been recently informed, has been discontinued.<BR>> ><BR>> > = It was=20 just over a year ago that a heated controversy erupted over my<BR>> = >=20 columns, mostly those critical of U.S. and Israeli policy toward<BR>> = >=20 Palestinians. A prominent rabbi accused me of anti-semitism and=20 disparaged<BR>> > my writings in a sermon, demanding I be = terminated for,=20 among other<BR>> > reasons, suggesting that certain constituencies = have=20 more media power than<BR>> > others in our nation.<BR>> = ><BR>>=20 > At that time, the Express-News to their credit, refused to = terminate=20 my<BR>> > column, citing not only freedom of the press, but also=20 explaining that to<BR>> > do so would prove that constituency does = indeed=20 have more media power.<BR>> ><BR>> > Now, as a response to = my last=20 two articles, "Jenin survivors ending the<BR>> > silence" (March = 1); and=20 "Israel gets billions while Americans tighten<BR>> > belts" (March = 15),=20 the editors confronted me with the charge that I relied<BR>> > too = heavily=20 on one source.<BR>> ><BR>> > That, according to them, is = grounds for=20 terminating my column. It's<BR>> > important to note that there = were few=20 or no questions regarding the truth<BR>> > or the facts as I = presented=20 them, nor about the credibility of the source<BR>> > itself. = Neither were=20 there any charges of plagiarism.<BR>> ><BR>> > In response I = submitted copies to the editors of the various sources I had<BR>> = >=20 consulted for both articles, including the Christian Science Monitor,=20 the<BR>> > Washington Times, Human Rights Watch, the U.N. Report = on Jenin,=20 as well as<BR>> > The Independent, a respected British = newspaper.<BR>>=20 <BR>> <BR>> </FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C30C0D.061937D0--
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