more on (last) March 4 th and the White House

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: John Adams <jadams01 () sprynet com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:37:33 -0500 (EST)
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
Subject: Re: [IP] March 4 th and the White House

Perhaps I'm a cynic, but I suspect a more mundane political consideration,
which I can give two interpretations:

1) The Bush administration is determined to preserve the facade of unanimity
around the upcoming war--thus the cancellation of cultural events at the
White House. God only knows how many bulletproof windows Jessye Norman could
shatter should she hit one long high note of protest and hold it.

2) The Bush administration has already successfully parlayed the poetry
symposium flap to paint war opponents as a bunch of lily-livered eggheads,
and now has no need for further cultural events for the duration.

I incline toward explanation number 1--number 2 is too complex.

Thanks,

      John A
      see me fulminate at http://www.jzip.org/


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