Wow. Your friends came out against your being sued for the vicious lies you have (long) spewed. What a surprise. Stop the presses! -- "Friends support friend!!" Instead of embarrassing yourself with these pathetic e-mail polls (which you appear to be losing, btw), why not actually address the ISSUES in that letter the lawyer sent you? And why not do it here -- rather than on your own list -- where non- sycophants will actively engage you in debate? (And kick your ass doing it.) Put up or shut up, big mouth. F.O. --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "hudsonhemingway" <hudsonhemingway@...> wrote: > > The lawsuit threat has BACKFIRED in Hamanaka's home territory. > > Regular WBAI listeners in Rockland are outraged by the "Plaintiffs" > threat to free speech. > > New Yorkers Cohen, LeFever, and Birden try to sweet talk Rocklanders > into joining their witch hunt. But local people know local people, > which is the beauty of grassroots organizing. And, folks just don't go > for Steve Brown's rumor-fueled electronic lynching of Bernard White. > > The idea that someone could be "defamed" by association with the > entity that ENDORSED the candidates they support is SO PATENTLY ABSURD > that people who normally do not post to the Rockland list are speaking up. > > SOME QUOTES > > ******* > > "It's also amusing to see attempts at portraying oneself as the > "reasonable one". The problem is that those who use lawsuits, threats > of lawsuits, and even police intimidation against social justice > activists have zero credibility. None whatsoever." > > ******** > > "Hillgardner and Cohen and others, I find it repugnantly sleazy and > reactionary of you to sue, no matter how frivolously, the person who > has worked assiduously for many years in keeping the > rocklandfriendsofwbai listserv going so that > all sorts of people can have a voice including those who disagreed > with her (and this sometimes included me). Please clean up this > pollution by apologizing to Sheila, not the other way around; shake > hands and then go about your original battle in a more honorable way." > > ******* > > "I too feel that this lawsuit is ill conceived. Suing people who > express strong opinions--on either side--is antithetical to Pacifica's > mission. Anyone supporting a lawsuit only hurts her/himself in the > long run. All lawsuits get in these kinds of situations are counter > suits. It is a slippery slope. I hope that people reconsider their use > of time and resources. It seems that the station could use more > support and time devoted to fund-raising rather than on lawsuits to > nowhere. > > ******* > > AGAIN, THANK ALL OF YOU SUPPORTERS OF FREE SPEECH, > > PEACE TO ALL OF YOU. YOU ARE BRAVEV AND POWERFUL PEOPLE. >