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During colonial times in America, if you wanted to convince or inform people about some issue that you considered important, you went to the local printer and got some pamphlets printed. You then handed them out, read them to anybody that was interested, nailed them to the town bulletin board, or the nearest tree.
The first amendment was specifically written to protect this type of activity and the writers or "pamphleteers".
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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Refdesk Thoughts of the Day: "When it comes time to do your own life..." "When it comes time to do your own life, you either perpetuate your childhood or you stand on it and finally kick it out from under." -Rosellen Brown ----- "When friends stop being frank and useful to each other..." "When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance." -Anatole Broyard ----- The Refdesk Site of the Day is: Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project As a partner with filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS on The War, the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, offers this special Web site to enhance the viewing experience of this epic yet intimate look at those who sacrificed so much to serve their country during World War II. Related sited: PBS: The War. ----- FlightAware Founded in March of 2005, FlightAware is the first company to offer free flight tracking services for both private and commercial air traffic in the United States. Related sites: Aeroseek Flight Tracker FlightView Flight Tracker. ----- The Marine And The Iraqi Terrorist (From Gene, our correspondent in Washington Heights.) A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of Fallujah when they came upon an Iraqi terrorist, badly injured and unconscious. On the opposite side of the road was an A merican Marine in a similar, but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert and, as first aid was given to both men, the squad leader asked the injured Marine what had happened. The Marine reported, 'I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway here, and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. We saw each other and both took cover in the ditches along the road.' 'I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable low-life scumbag who got what he deserved', and he yelled back that 'Ted Kennedy is a fat, good-for-nothing, left wing liberal drunk who doesn't know how to drive.' 'So I said that 'Osama Bin Laden dresses and acts like a frigid, mean-spirited lesbian!' He retaliated by yelling, 'Oh yeah? Well, so does Hillary Clinton!' And, there we were, in the middle of the road, shaking hands, when a truck hit us.' . |
