McCarthy did torture people and ruin lives through J. Edgar Hoover and the
FBI (secret police) History would have been kinder to him if he actually
ever accomplished anything.m.l.
http://www.mp3.com/edisonrecords
>From: John Potwora <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] National Recording Registry
>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:57:46 -0500
>
>Poor Senator McCarthy. History would have been kinder had he ceased simply
>accusing Fellow Travelers in favor of extracting "confessions" through
>torture a'la Uncle Joe Stalin and his NKVD (Soviet Secret Police).
>
>Ooh, the irony...
>
>John Potwora
>Neo-McCarthyite
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Loughlin" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] National Recording Registry
>
>
> > Mike, Yes it could be called sarcasm. I prefer to call it a "probe" a
>method
> > used by Herbert Marshall McCluhan to stimulate thought and get to the
>bottom
> > of things. If the general public does actually ever look at the list
>some
> > neo-McCarthyites might show up though. If Rush Limbaugh ever looks at
>the
> > list and tells the Prez some funding will probably cease. ml
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.mp3.com/edisonrecords
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Mike Richter <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] National Recording Registry
> > >Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:03:28 -0800
> > >
> > >At 08:05 PM 1/28/2003 -0500, Mike Loughlin wrote:
> > >>Mike, In my mind Woody Guthrie was one of the greatest songwriters
>that
> > >>ever
> > >>lived. What I am doing is pointing out the meaninglessness of this
> > >>"National
> > >>Recording Registry" nonsense and its counterproductiveness. If the
>LOC
> > >>has
> > >>the entire Woody Guthrie catalog they should put that online tomorrow.
> > >>That's what Woody would have wanted, not to be known for one
>song,probably
> > >>with verses omitted.
> > >>"This Land is Your Land" means just that. This Congress is your
>congress.
> > >>This Library of Congress is Your Library of Congress. These recordings
>are
> > >>your recordings. The Supreme Court and Sonny Bono have stolen them and
>are
> > >>now throwing some 50 song pittance back at you that they have decided
>is
> > >>what you should hear.-ml
> > >
> > >The tenor of your post suggested: How dare they permit such a radical
>on
> > >that sacred list. My own reaction is that the list is heavily
>left-oriented
> > >(did you miss the Blitzstein?), but that that is in fact an accurate
> > >reflection of much enduring music from that turbulent era.
> > >
> > >If you reread what you wrote, you may see that it sounds as though
>written
> > >by a neo-McCarthyite. Your sarcasm was lost on me, I'm afraid, without
>the
> > >explanation you provided above.
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >[log in to unmask]
> > >http://www.mrichter.com/
> >
> >
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