Danny Glover Under Attack by Oliver North
mattd
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Sat Dec 22 05:46:24 PST 2001
Danny Glover Under Attack by Oliver North et al (english)
by popopo 12:15am Sat Dec 22 '01 (Modified on 3:18am Sat Dec 22 '01)
because he is against the death penalty and that is being used to target
him in another one of these right-wing smear campaigns the country is so
fond of right now.
Subject: Fwd: FW: Danny Glover Under Attack
---------- From: Juliette Beck <juliette at globalexchange.org (by way of Mark
Ingles) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:57:28 -0800
From: "Fran Korten" <fkorten at futurenet.org Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:07:25
-0800 Subject: Danny Glover Under Attack
Dear member of the State of the Possible community,
Here's a message to act on and to send on to your networks.
Danny Glover, actor, activist, and board member of the Positive Futures
Network, has been coming under a hailstorm of attacks based on an incident
following a speech he gave at Princeton on November 16.
This is not just about Danny. It's about all of us. As Danny noted in his
speech "When we fear, we clamp down on those who do not think like us or
who do not look like us." We see that happening everywhere, as our leaders
look for total support for their military agenda and view dissent as
unpatriotic.
As we enter this McCarthyesque period, I think we are all called upon to be
more courageous, more articulate in our views, and more supportive of one
another.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO DANNY
On November 16, at the invitation of the local Amnesty International
chapter, Danny gave a speech about the death penalty to a packed auditorium
at Princeton University. Danny is well known for his opposition to the
death penalty. He pointed out that 98 death row inmates have recently been
released after new evidence demonstrated their innocence. He also noted the
racial bias in the system in which 43 percent of 741 executed prisoners
were African Americans. His speech was received enthusiastically by a
sympathetic audience.
After the close of the speech, when many had already left the auditorium, a
young man questioned Danny in such racist language that the remaining
audience booed the questioner. Danny signaled for quiet, saying we need to
listen to all. The questioner accused Danny of "playing the victim" and
suggested he go back and fix his own communities rather than blame racism.
He also wanted to know if Danny would extend his opposition to the death
penalty to Osama bin Laden. Danny affirmed his opposition to the death
penalty, period. The provocative exchange continued, with Danny noting that
America has been a key purveyor of violence in this world. Danny also
voiced his objections to the military tribunals that President Bush has
created.
These comments have elicited a hailstorm of outrage. For two weeks The
Trentonian newspaper ran angry comments suggesting that if Danny didn't
love this country he should leave it -- and worse. Oliver North broadcast
the story across the country on his Radio America show, provoking hundreds
of hate-filled calls to Danny's agency in Los Angeles. North urged his
audience to boycott The Royal Tenenbaums -- a movie to be released in late
December in which Danny stars along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Gene Hackman,
Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, and others.
In Modesto, California, the controversy caused the City Council to pull out
of sponsoring Danny as the featured speaker for the celebration of Martin
Luther King Day. Fortunately, the local planning committee for the event
has maintained their invitation and Danny plans to speak. According to the
Modesto Bee, "John Lucas, president of the Modesto Peace Life Center, one
of the sponsors, noted that King himself was controversial and criticized
the Vietnam War. Lucas does not think Glover's views are much different
from those King might have had if he were alive today. 'The interesting
thing I find is that Martin Luther King wouldn't be invited to his own
event,'" he said.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Those who would stifle dissent are quick to express their opinions and
target anyone who takes a larger view of patriotism. We too must be ready
to respond quickly in our vigilant defense of real democracy.
**MODESTO: Show support for Danny -- and for free speech -- in Modesto. If
you know anyone around that area, urge them to attend! Danny will speak on
Saturday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Christ Unity Baptist Church at
1320 L St. in Modesto (Call the Peace Life Center for further information:
209/529-5750).
Fax the Modesto City Council at 209/571-5586 or write them at Modesto City
Council, P.O. Box 642, Modesto CA 94341 saying you support free speech and
disagree with their decision to pull their backing for Danny's appearance
at the MLK Day activities.
**THE MOVIE: Here's an easy one. See the Royal Tenenbaums -- don't let
Ollie North's call for a boycott depress the box office.
**MLK Day. Let's celebrate Martin Luther King Day with an extra measure of
clarity about his courage in consistently urging this nation to live up to
its ideals of democracy, freedom, and peace.
**SUPPORT EACH OTHER. Let's look for every opportunity to support one
another. What happened to Danny is happening to many others. This is a time
for courage and mutual support.
Fran
Frances F. Korten, Executive Director The Positive Futures Network,
publisher of YES! magazine P.O. Box 10818, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206/842-0216 fkorten at futurenet.org www.yesmagazine.org --
Frances F. Korten Executive Director Positive Futures Network PO Box 10818
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 fkorten at futurenet.org www.yesmagazine.org
206/842-0216 (tel) 206/842-5208 (fax)
1 other thing (english)
by proffr1 at etc 3:18am Sat Dec 22 '01
Support the proffr "kill ollie" campaign.Start by sending ON copies of
"assassination politics",by jim bell.If he cant take a hint,pool and pledge
enough to pay the closest prediction of ONs permanent retirement from
politics.Something thats long overdue.
"Simon wiesenthal was under the impression that tracking down people who
did bad things for the government was not only acceptable, but in fact
laudatory."
We need some vietnamese simons,some central and southern american simons
and some arabic and Iranian simons.Im an anti-militarist simon.Oliver North
is a liar,murderer by remote control and green collar crook.The scum
deserves to die.Good riddance ollie,you straining anus.
Killthepresident,proffr1
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