Re: I had refused to send this out

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> This one message obviously isn't the same magnitude as the holocaust,
> but its possible that the issues behind Clipper *are*. I cringe that
> I am on the same side as folks that are so intellectually and morally
> handicapped that it's "funny" to make personal attacks on colleagues
> who happen to disagree with them. Personally I find that as offensive
> and threatening to the democracy as Clipper. I find it an order of
> magnitude worse that you don't see a need to extract a public apology
> from Shapiro along with your own.


Bill, 


I am trying to extract an apology from Shapiro and I did not find it "funny" I value satire as a mode of political 
argument and find a long and worthy history of its use.  


Bill, I would like as a personal favor for you to stay on the list and see that this was an exception. If you insist I 
will remove you but with a sad heart.