[Vision2020] The BLog and More Political Contributions

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Gary,

While I've never seen you attack anyone's right to expression, you've spent 
plenty of time criticizing the content of those with whom you disagree.  
Good for you.

It's no different with Glasebrook's sign.  I would never try to stop him 
from creating or displaying his sign, but I certainly think he's wrong and 
it was ridiculous.  That's not the same as trying to ban him or restrain his 
speech.

I'm surprised that suddenly the distinction eludes you.

Sunil


>From: "g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com>
>To: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>,        "Donovan Arnold" 
><donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>,        "Tom Ivie" <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com>,   
>      "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>,        "Dan Carscallen" 
><areaman at moscow.com>, <wdkrauss at clearwire.net>,        <wmsteed at aol.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The BLog and More Political Contributions
>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:45:08 -0700
>
>Ms. Hovey,
>
>Regarding Dan Carscallen's comment regarding Mr. Glasebrooks sign. Wouldn't 
>an outright condemnation be little different than taking the man to task 
>for exercising his right to express his opinion in public? Whether you 
>agree or not there is no question but what Mr. Glasebrook truly believes 
>that the candidates in question are bigoted toward his church. I would 
>think that reasonable people could disagree without having to demand  they 
>condemn him. I don't remember any call for condemnation for letter writer's 
>who went to the fanatical extreme of expressing the opinion that Dr. Weitz  
>hates kids. But I suppose that was a different, more intimate ox being 
>gored in that instance.
>
>One thing I do know is that in a medical emergency I would be incredibly 
>pleased to see Dan's face as he dropped everything to do his absolute level 
>best to keep me among the living as, I suspect, would you. If we're willing 
>to trust him that far how much more of a stretch is it to trust him with a 
>council seat? I believe that he'll look for the compromise that would make 
>both of us equally mad as well as evenly pleased and devote the same 
>competence to deciding matters of city business that he does to his other 
>vital activities. Please give him your consideration.
>
>g