FW: lame denials

[Frank Abate]

Arnold Z's comment (cc'd below) reminded me of the attacks on talk radio
hosts like Rush Limbaugh in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing.  As in
that case, here some nearsighted individuals, out of their hatred or anger,
look to place blame in mistaken places.

Frank Abate

-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
Of sagehen
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 7:45 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: lame denials


 arnold zwicky writes:
>3.  speaker asserts that members of the aclu, abortionists, pagans,
>feminists, gays, and lesbians must bear some responsibility for the
>atrocities in new york and washington, because their attempts to
>"secularize America" "make God mad", but a spokesperson denies hateful
>intent by saying these remarks were "taken out of context".