So Louise Arbour has been on both the Supreme Court in Canada and the UN Commisssion for Human Rights. That's two strikes against.
Posted at 2006-02-10 08:12:43 [PermaLink]Did anybody read that column by the president of PEN in today's Toronto Star? Ye gods, if I needed any proof that PEN is a nest of weasels this would be it. They'll normally defend just about anything in the name of free speech. But now they've suddenly discovered religious sensitivity...
PS: I realize I just blasphemed against polytheists with that "ye gods" remark. Uh oh. And come to think of it, I've egregiously insulted weasels too. For that, I sincerely apologize to all members of this fine species of Mustelidae. They deserve better than to be compared to PEN.
PEN has a long history of idiocy. There's a reason I don't belong to a single professional writers association:
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I think Gardner is pretty much right on with this one (don't know his history). Though I'd change his offending sentence to, ". . .who believes that all religions can be dangerous nonesense..."
(based on the history of that matter) His first closing quip is effective, the second rates the circular file.
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Yeah, PEN, one more group of real fire breathers for freedom of expression who suddenly get all nuanced and sensitive. It's stupidity or cowardice, I find it hard to believe there's a third option.
Posted at 2006-02-10 15:40:10 [PermaLink]