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Don't piss off the librarians.

Attorney General John Ashcroft today accused the country's biggest library association and other critics of fueling "baseless hysteria" about the government's ability to pry into the public's reading habits.

In an unusually pointed attack as part of his latest speech in defense of the Bush administration's counterterrorism initiatives, Mr. Ashcroft mocked and condemned the American Library Association and other Justice Department critics for believing that the F.B.I. wants to know "how far you have gotten on the latest Tom Clancy novel."

The association, which has argued for months that the government's new antiterrorism powers risk encroaching on the privacy of library users, took some satisfaction from the broadside.

"If he's coming after us so specifically, we must be having an impact," said Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the library association's Washington office.

Mark Corallo, a spokesman for the department, said the speech was intended not as an attack on librarians, but on groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and politicians who he said had persuaded librarians to mistrust the government.

The American Librarian Association "has been somewhat duped by those who are ideologically opposed to the Patriot Act," Mr. Corallo said.

Mr. Ashcroft's remarks, he said, "should be seen as a jab at those who would mislead librarians and the general public into believing the absurd, that the F.B.I. is running around monitoring libraries instead of going after terrorists."



But it shouldn't hurt him too much with librarians. They never read the paper.

Heehee.

Re: Forehead SLAP

Date: 2003-09-16 07:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmhm.livejournal.com
Howard Hughes killed him, more or less. (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_016.html)

Me personally, I want Gregory Peck back.

Re: Forehead SLAP

Date: 2003-09-16 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-tsm.livejournal.com
I could never get into Peck as much as Duke Wayne. Of course this may have something to do with the fact that I am a sucker for ridiculous machismo almost to the point of being the sucker for ridiculous machismo.

Other favortites include, The Evil Dead series, Six String Samurai, Big Trouble In Little China, etc. etc. etc.

As for the link, that's fascinating actually. I had no idea. And Howard Hughes seemed like such a nice guy in The Rocketeer

re: The Conqueror

Date: 2003-09-17 08:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mehetabel.livejournal.com
I freaking LOVE that movie!

Who can forget such timeless exchanges such as:
"For me, there is no peace while you live, Mongol!"
"You're beautiful in your wrath!"

and the classic pick-up line:
"I stole you! I will keep you! Before the sun sets you will come willingly to my arms!"

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