Rhonda writes:
"...neither of us believes the media spin..."
Nor do I and I especially despise the trumpeting title one of the
networks uses: "Attack on America". What propagandizing crap!
Or maybe now I can say to my friends in the days to come, "Heard
anything new in the Attack on America?" and so on.
Al Pearson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda McDonnell" <rhonda_mcdonnell@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <PERCY-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: A great sorrow
> Thank you for those words, Jim.
>
> I just spent the last half hour in conversation with the guy
who has the
> office next door. He happens to be from Jordan. My own sorrow
over the
> larger event became more personal, as my friend and I, without
ever saying
> so, attempted to assure each other that neither of us believes
the media
> spin and political rhetoric about the people of the other. I
can't help
> being stricken by the irresponsibility of much of the media
coverage. I long
> for a bit of the restraint that Jim begins his list with.
>
> Rhonda
>
> >From: James L Piat <piat@JUNO.COM>
> >Reply-To: Walker Percy Literary and Philosophic Topics
> ><PERCY-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
> >To: PERCY-L@listserv.lsu.edu
> >Subject: A great sorrow
> >Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:31:01 -0500
> >
> >Words fail -- a great sorrow.
> >
> >We must mobilize for peace with restraint, courage, honor,
compassion and
> >conviction. We must not fail.
> >
> >Duty calls.
> >
> >Jim Piat
>
>
>
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