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Polite reversal - Outrage spurs Palo Alto to dump conduct rule
San Jose Mercury News ^
| 18 April 2003
| Nicole C. Wong
Posted on 04/18/2003 8:50:47 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:57 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The fuss over frowning has generated so much angst, ridicule and hate mail that the Palo Alto City Council is doing an about-face.
The council plans to dump a proposed guideline discouraging members from frowning or using other body language to show ``disagreement or disgust'' at public meetings.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: benicenow; demeanorpolice; frown; grumpygrumps; missmanners; paloalto; politeness; rollingeyes; tittiesinatwist; upsidedownsmile
The Financial Times of London and the Gold Coast Bulletin in Australia picked up the story, as did CNN.com and other news Web sites. Radio talk-show hosts Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly reportedly poked fun at Palo Alto's push toward politeness, too.
As did FreeRepublic...
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RULES OF EXPRESSION (P.A. Council proposal would make frowning off-limits) 7 April 2003
To: KneelBeforeZod; Rodney King
*** UPDATE ALERT ***
To: CounterCounterCulture
But the longstanding member of the American Civil Liberties Union said she sees a silver lining in the furious phone calls and e-mails. ``I am extremely heartened to find out that so many people out there cherish the First Amendment and are vigilant about government interference in the First Amendment.''
Now it would also be nice if she gave a damn about the 2nd amendment too.
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posted on
04/18/2003 8:57:22 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: CounterCounterCulture
Councilwoman Judy Kleinberg, who headed the committee that drafted the code of conduct, says critics have called her ``a Nazi'' and a long list of expletives. She says the suggestion was never intended to stifle freedom of expression. Instead, she saw it as a way to quash intimidation and show respect to whoever is speaking.
PC kills dissent. Thought and now facial control.
Thanks to all who helped the PA folks put this to rest. What a waste of time and money. Doofs, No. Just mindless bureaucratic boobs; ie, All of 'em who tried to pull this one off.
Worth a recall.. 8-/ ?
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posted on
04/18/2003 9:15:53 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic.. God Bless America!!!)
To: CounterCounterCulture
This is Palo Alto, nothing new. You couldn't pay me to live there...
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posted on
04/18/2003 9:16:53 PM PDT
by
DB
(©)
To: CounterCounterCulture
Has anyone checked this woman's stock portfolio?
Has she invested heavily in a Botox company?
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posted on
04/19/2003 5:57:53 AM PDT
by
OpusatFR
(Using pretentious arcane words to buttress your argument means you don't have one)
To: DB
It's ok to burn our flag, but on pain of death, don't frown. Crazy.
To: NormsRevenge
They fly a UN flag over city hall in Palo Alto.
THAT'S worth a recall.
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posted on
04/19/2003 7:38:15 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(Because there are people in power who are truly evil.)
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