I hope you all are boycotting the Inquirer per Philebrity’s recent posts. I know I am. But now the folks at Philebrity are thinking it may be time to take the protest off the webpages and onto the streets (just how I like it :P)
“What we wanna know is, how many of you would be up for an actual protest outside the Inky building, say, Friday at noon? If we get the sense that enough of you care, we’ll start putting it into motion. What do you think?”‘
Here’s what I think, Philebrity. I think it’s a great idea. Anyone else in? (Because you know you secretly want to shout “John Yoo MUST go!” outside the Inquirer building. Come on.)
Read more about John Yoo in this article. Or this one. Or just go directly to the source, Will Bunch’s Attywood blog.
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i’ve got some ideas about who they could hire to complement John Yoo.
I’d much rather demonstrate in an attempt to bring about a Bunch/Yoo public debate (you know, an open air Lincoln/Douglas style event) regarding the Inquirer’s inherent right to hire any columnist it wishes to hire, regardless of said columnist’s despicable, and horrifyingly ugly political beliefs.
Simply demonstrating for Yoo’s ouster – because he is an ideological cipher – strikes me as a sort of group whine-in; ie., a collective, “We’re gonna hold our breath until we get what suits us.” – which, of course, is also an inherent, albeit, frequently unproductive, right. But to my knowledge, Yoo has yet to be convicted (has he, in fact, even been formally accused?) of any criminal behavior, so – and you may call me an old fashioned historical romantic, here – no matter how much I would love to see him (as well as Butterball Boss Tierny), unemployed, I would much prefer to see Yoo publicly ridiculed trying to defend his ethically groundless beliefs, as opposed to his being forced out of his job, then sneaking off quietly into the night.
I was thinking about that last night, actually D.W. About how I kinda am curious to read a column a person like that may write. But not curious enough to pay for it. Eh, he can always write for the Drudge Report or something.
“ideological cipher “??
everyone knows what that man stands for: torture and end runs around the constitution.
also, he is the most boring read ever. He makes Rick Santorum look like the second coming of Hemingway.
and yes, like Doug, i’d love to see John Yoo publicly humiliated. And waterboarded if possible, since that’s not torture in his book.
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