[free-sklyarov] Next-Mueller!

[Mark K. Bilbo]

On Tuesday 24 July 2001 07:32, Jim Thompson wrote:
> >>>>> "Mark" == Mark K Bilbo <mark at blorch.org> writes:
>
>     Mark> The FBI has gotten a *lot of bad press lately. I think they'd
>     Mark> be touchy about more...
>
> ...and maybe in the mood to bust heads.  Be careful, folks.

Maybe so *but that would just look worse for them.

All the rallies, in every city, were calm, peaceful and had articulate people 
speaking to the press. Not at all your screaming radicals eh? <g>

The press has caught wind that Something Is Up. Educated, professional, 
technical types are actually taking to the streets. Emerging from offices and 
cubicles and risking bad sunburns. <g>

But, seriously, this would be very, very, VERY hard to "spin" as "we cracked 
the heads of dangerous radicals." Particularly when you've got the cell phone 
toting, Net savvy, geeks out there who can have pictures and a website online 
before you can start swinging the clubs.

And I think the press is going to pay even more attention now. This protest 
sprang up out of "nowhere." Happened in cities all over the US. And a 
corporation ended up wetting its pants and running away with its tail between 
its legs. 

I suspect if we throw in a bit more coordination for another protest, we'd be 
able to pull in more of the mainstream press than this last time. Right about 
now, some of the major news organizations are staring at the photos and 
wondering what's going on. I'm sure they're used to the screaming, rock 
throwing types. But programmers? Geeks on the march? IT folk with credentials 
and professional association memberships? I mean, huh?

Also, speaking of Mueller, I think I'll head over to my senator web sites and 
start launching some emails.

Mark