[Vision2020] The Wrong Bunch of Fanatics?

Carl Westberg carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com
Thu Sep 8 12:20:17 PDT 2005


"Who speaks for the chickens, people?  Who?"  Ladies and gentlemen, simply 
because my client adheres to the idea that any belief differing from 
"Chicken Soup for the Soul" is simply and utterly wrong, and that the 
chickens at Tyson Foods have never experienced a more cordial, congenial 
life than they enjoy now, does not justify making him a target for such fowl 
play.  He's tired of simply turning the other beak.                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                       Carl Westberg Jr.


>From: Melynda Huskey <melyndahuskey at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Melynda Huskey <melyndahuskey at earthlink.net>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Wrong Bunch of Fanatics?
>Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:12:25 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>Doug Farris writes:
>
>"Get your statements on the same page boys, one might think that you are
>not speaking out of the same side of your mouths..."
>
>Or one might imagine that Tom Hansen and Joseph Keim Campbell aren't 
>coordinating their statements, and consequently didn't intend to convey a 
>pre-concerted idea.  That sometimes happens, here in the world.
>
>Speaking of vandalism, I've been mourning the callous destruction of the 
>cast iron chicken which used to adorn the corner antique shop on the way to 
>Rosauers.  In a failed heist, it was chained and dragged to its own 
>destruction, and then abandoned, footless and combless, in the street.
>
>The action appears to be unrelated to the religious affiliation of the 
>owner, who has also refrained from writing to the paper to complain that 
>she's the victim of a demonic conspiracy.
>
>Vandalism is lamentable, like all acts of disregard for public order and 
>well-being.  The famous "broken window" theory of urban decline posits that 
>when a small breach in the body politic is tolerated, such as a single 
>broken window in a building, a torrent of bad behavior is likely to follow.
>
>So, for example, when several coffee shop/bookstores are located within a 
>few blocks, and one of them agitates for a tax exemption on the grounds 
>that they sell coffee and books for religious reasons (and anyway, they 
>don't make much money), while others must continue to pay their fair share, 
>there's a little dent in public order--a broken window in the body politic.
>
>And when that coffee shop then rents part of its premises to an elementary 
>school operating without inspections, permits, or certificates,  thus 
>creating public safety, traffic, zoning, and fairness issues, there's a 
>further breach.
>
>And then if a citizen or two tries to demur, using the city's 
>complaint-based model, those folks are accused of Satanic designs on 
>Christ's tender and humble representatives on earth, which certainly causes 
>a decline in the quality and civility of public discourse.
>
>And then innocent chickens suffer.
>
>Who speaks for the chickens, people?  Who?
>
>Melynda Huskey
>
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