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April 01, 2004
MoveOn, you April fools! CLASSICAL VALUES is NOT FOR SALE!!!
This is unbelievable. A group is targeting blogs it doesn't like by buying them up -- I guess in the hope that buying a site stops the site's author from continuing to blog anywhere else. While some of the commenters to the above post think it's an April Fools joke, I'll treat it as serious enough to at least warrant comment, because the whole thing smacks of censorship. Yes, I did say censorship. The people who bought it state their goal clearly and unequivocally: Little Green Footballs in particular seems to be dedicated to promoting hatred of the Palestinian people. We view their comments about martyred activist Rachael Corrie to be shocking, and we are investigating our legal options against them. Furthermore, the foul language and racism expressed at the "Rottweiler" site clearly falls into the category of "religious intolerance." We are in the process of working with the hosting companies of both websites to have them taken down permanently.....Whew! "working with the hosting companies of both websites to have them taken down permanently"???? I'd like to see 'em doing it! There's a little problem called the First Amendment. The whole thing would be laughable, but I read through their site several times, and I don't think they're joking. That doesn't mean they don't deserve laughter, though. As long as we still have the First Amendment, what they are doing constitutes comedy. And maybe I've been around a bit too long and have grown cynical, but the official platform of Progressives United's World Policy Forum strikes me as comedy -- almost of the high camp variety: 1) President Bush must apologize to the United Nations for the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.The above might be what MoveOn.Org believes, but I just don't think they'd be dumb enough to state it. Or am I a fool for even being so gullible as to take any of this seriously? QUESTION: Does MoveOn.Org think the prank was funny? So far, their web site remains mum. UPDATE: Perhaps I spoke too fast there. Misha is taking this very seriously, and denies that it is an April Fools prank. Yes, I know that it's been mentioned that it's just an April Fool's joke, and I'd have thought the same thing if it hadn't been for the fact that I know Cooper quite well and we'd been writing back and forth for quite some time. So I remember only too well the offer he got in February, because he forwarded a copy to me, wanting my opinion on whether or not it looked like a hoax.Serious words from a serious dude. Is that Cooper guy really a double agent hoping he can hide behind April Fools? (Wow! A HUGE thunderclap struck right after I wrote those last words. Thor must be sore!)
posted by Eric on 04.01.04 at 05:02 PM
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Actually, at first I thought it was serious, and then I saw that it wasn't, and then, I just sort of played along. I also went out and splurged, and I am now the proud owner of (For now, its parked here via redirect....) This "move" puts the "onus" on "MoveOn" Eric Scheie · April 2, 2004 01:25 PM Eric, that it tooooo funny!! Persnickety · April 2, 2004 01:47 PM |
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Cooper is back . . I guess it was just a joke. Or did you know that and this is YOUR idea of a joke?
I hate April Fool's day. Guess I better go check KABA and see if that letter from a reporter who wants to sue them for reading his articles is a joke too.