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Re: Bright spots from the old PACS-L?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Kessler)
Mon Mar 20 20:24:31 2000
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:56:29 -0800
From: Jack Kessler <kessler@WELL.COM>
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Walt's "not" a "knotty" problem? a "naughty" one?... sorry...
Vigdor ironically / unintentionally provided me with one of my
best "PACS-L moments":
We were debating the advantages and disadvantages of doing
various unmentionable things to Vigdor -- I and a few others
lamely coming to his defence on "free speech / you always have a
'delete' key" grounds -- when Steve Cisler broke in (3/31/94)
with a wonderfully - ringing phrase --
"First, they came for Vigdor. Then they came for Rush and
Howard and Camille and Geraldo and Barney and Joe Camel..."
I've used this -- paraphrased but always giving credit -- in many
"free speech" discussions since. Greatly indebted.
Not that I want to read Vigdor again, either -- I agree with
Walt's disclaimer -- but there's always that "delete" key.
Jack Kessler, kessler@well.sf.ca.us
