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- From: dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Subject: Re: Operation Rescue
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.201022.7074@ncsu.edu>
- Keywords: Garvin, pro-killing
- Sender: news@ncsu.edu (USENET News System)
- Reply-To: dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Organization: North Carolina State University
- References: <1160@blue.cis.pitt.edu> <1992Dec25.002258.14537@ncsu.edu> <1162@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 20:10:22 GMT
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- In article <1162@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- sgast+@pitt.edu (Susan Garvin) writes:
- >dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
-
- >> I think what Mr. Kendig is trying to say is that he's
- >> seen too many biased accounts of Operation Rescue's
- >> activities to gain an impartial opinion of the group.
-
- > I think that Mr. Kendig expressed himself quite well.
-
- I agree, but I think you misunderstood what he was
- saying. He wanted an unbiased account of Operation
- Rescue's activities, not an explanation of their
- activities from someone who is so obviously biased
- against them.
-
- >>> The book that Holtsinger got his bloody fetus descption from,
- >>> _Caught in the Crossfire_ by Sue Hertz, is a good report
- >>> of a year's worth of O.R. blockades in Boston.
-
- >> The book that you describe is radically pro-abortion in
- >> nature. Mr. Kendig wants an unbiased account, not propaganda.
-
- > The book that you have quoted repeatedly is an unbiased account.
- > Hertz was not a participant in the blockades in Boston, she
- > was a reporter.
-
- When a reporter writes a book, they are under no professional
- obligation to give an unbiased account. Even when they do
- write for a paper, there's no guarantee that the story won't
- be biased, especially on such a emotionally-charged issue.
-
- >>> Be aware that the name "Operation Rescue" is rarely used any
- >>> longer. The national organization was fined tens of thousands
- >>> of dollars for violating an injunction in NYC,
-
- >> The fact that they've broken the law is not indicative
- >> that their activities are wrong -- the phrase ``civil
- >> disobedience'' quickly comes to mind.
-
- > The fact that apologists for this group of terrorists describe
- > their criminal acts as "civil disobedience"
-
- Can you name one single act of 'terrorism' which the
- group has condoned or endorsed (with references)?
-
- As far as being an 'apologist', I am neither a supporter
- nor an opponent of the group. I just want people to
- receive unbiased information about the group.
-
- >Susan
-
-
- Doug Holtsinger
-
-