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ACLU to premiere TV program (The Tony Romero Show?)
ACLU ^ | 11.09.2005 | Anthony Romero

Posted on 11/09/2005 5:53:56 AM PST by DoctorRansom

Dear Friend,

We've always known that it's essential for the ACLU to engage a broad cross-section of the country in protecting our fundamental freedoms from a sustained governmental assault. That is why I am so excited to tell you more about The ACLU Freedom Files TV series, and to ask for your participation in a new kind of information activism.

That is also why I'm thrilled to give you advance notice that Court TV - which reaches 85 million households - will start showing our ground-breaking TV series, beginning in January with the episode on religious freedom.

We've seldom had as dramatic and far-reaching an opportunity to reach out to a substantial new audience - and we want to enlist you and other key supporters in the special Freedom Files Producers Club.

I hope you can be part of this exciting movement to bring the stories behind the headlines to your friends, family and community by joining the Producers Club.

There is nothing complicated or time-consuming about becoming a member of the Freedom Files Producers Club. It's really quite simple. We'll send you a free DVD of every episode for which you carry out an audience-building task such as:

* Telling five friends about the show OR

* Hosting a house party to share the show with friends or family OR

* Linking to information about the show on www.aclu.tv from your blog or Web site

In our work together to protect civil liberties at this critical time, you and I have a lot on our plate. But, believe me, nothing is more important than getting more people involved. And there will be few better opportunities than this for you to help engage more people in defense of our fundamental freedoms.

Every month through the spring, we'll premiere a new episode on issues including religious freedom, racial profiling, gay and lesbian rights, women at risk, youth, drug policy and voting rights. The show features well-known actors, comedians, and ACLU clients and attorneys.

For example, this Thursday, November 10th, we'll be airing our newest show, "Dissent." It features Lewis Black - from Comedy Central's The Daily Show - providing a funny, biting commentary on the state of dissent in America.

So, please, start right now with the "Dissent" episode airing this Thursday. To tell your friends about it, just click here, fill out their addresses and we'll send them a short message about the ACLU show. Then we'll send you the free DVD.

Thank you so much for helping with this essential outreach project.

Sincerely,

Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union

P.S. The "Dissent" episode airs on Link TV on November 10th and 24th at 8 pm EDT/PDT. You can watch it on online at www.aclu.tv starting Friday, November 11th. To learn more about the Freedom Files Producers Club, go to: http://www.aclu.tv/producersclub.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aclu; anthonyromero; courttv; firstamendment; religiousfreedom
Interesting how these missives always resemble those from Christ-following evangelical leaders. Comrade Romero even says "Dear Friend" and "outreach."

"Go back to the Abyss! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master!"

Dr. Ransom
FaithFusion.net
Speaking only for those with ears to hear

1 posted on 11/09/2005 5:53:57 AM PST by DoctorRansom
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To: Jay777
Ping.

Dr. Ransom
FaithFusion.net
Speaking only for those with ears to hear

2 posted on 11/09/2005 5:54:31 AM PST by DoctorRansom ("Alert and in first-class fighting trim")
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To: DoctorRansom
The Tony Romero Show? If it's sponsered by the ACLU, it's more like the Tony Soprano Show.
3 posted on 11/09/2005 5:56:55 AM PST by Reaganesque
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To: Reaganesque

uh,...sponsored...ahem.


4 posted on 11/09/2005 5:57:29 AM PST by Reaganesque
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To: DoctorRansom
"with the episode on religious freedom"

Oh my, when I read this I was hoping it was Scrappleface or some other kind of joke. No morning coffee yet is why I didn't notice the aclu link, I am speechless.
6 posted on 11/09/2005 6:11:24 AM PST by angelsonmyside
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To: DoctorRansom

"Romero is Burning"


7 posted on 11/09/2005 6:14:06 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: DoctorRansom

"...it's essential for the ACLU to engage a broad cross-section of the country in protecting our fundamental freedoms from a sustained governmental assault."

And, what is to protect 'our fundamental freedoms' from a sustained ACLU assault?


8 posted on 11/09/2005 6:18:15 AM PST by WmCraven_Wk
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To: DoctorRansom

I'd recommend lots of the pink liquid for anyone planning to watch


9 posted on 11/09/2005 6:20:05 AM PST by blastdad51 (Proud father of an Enduring Freedom vet, and friend of a soldier lost in Afghanistan)
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To: DoctorRansom

Patrick (the original) succeeded in pursuading everybody to switch from Wicca to Jesus Christ.

Now they're trying to get us to switch back again!


10 posted on 11/09/2005 6:22:52 AM PST by RoadTest ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." - Yeats)
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To: DoctorRansom
And the ACLU has some kind of expertise in 'religious freedom'?

Did I miss a memo somewhere?

11 posted on 11/09/2005 6:26:06 AM PST by rock_lobsta
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To: DoctorRansom
I eagerly await their seven-part series where they devote an entire episode to one of the articles in the Bill of Rights.

: ^ )

12 posted on 11/09/2005 6:26:23 AM PST by George Smiley (This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
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To: rock_lobsta

"And the ACLU has some kind of expertise in 'religious freedom'?"

They do indeed. So long as that religion is Islam!


13 posted on 11/09/2005 6:39:27 AM PST by SmoothTalker
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To: SmoothTalker
My money says, it's going to be about freedom from religion and you can bet the "Christians" in this episode will be shown as knuckle-dragging nutcases obsessed with converting the world.
14 posted on 11/09/2005 6:44:10 AM PST by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: DoctorRansom

The show where they come out against the unconstitutional gun ban in San Francisco should be very good. /sarc


15 posted on 11/09/2005 7:16:20 AM PST by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: Semper Paratus
"Romero is Burning"

More like "Romero is Must Die!"

16 posted on 11/09/2005 7:23:29 AM PST by Bommer
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