And Speaking of the Deep South
TheA 14 foot by 48 foot billboard, paid for by Tulane and LSU alumnae concerned about the direction of their alma maters, looms above the I-10 eastbound toward the Superdome and the LSU-Tulane medical parkway.The aim is to bring out the same folks who desperately fear gay marriage, book burning fruitcakes, and ask them to direct some of that passion against those dern eggheads.The billboard asks the question, "Are Tulane and LSU Planning on Cloning Human Embryos?," and directs viewers to learn more about the Universities' legislative committee testimony and activities at http://www.CuresNotClones.org.
All I know is that Dr. John and Professor Longhair would have supported stem cell research. There won't be many protesters who come from the Quarter.
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Are you implying that Oklahoma is "the deep South"?
- by Karama on Jul 18, 2005 at 2:21 PM | link
And, speaking of extemes - this commentary is a prime example.
Is there no shame among the editors?
Well. at least you serve as a perfect excuse to "direct....passion against those dern eggheads."
- by Beverly on Jul 18, 2005 at 2:43 PM | link
Thanks for a laugh. I didn't know there was a flat-earth society, but found it after a procrastinatory google. I think the Bioethics Defense Fund could establish some productive research ties with the FES.
http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/Flatearthsociety.htm
- by on Jul 18, 2005 at 9:12 PM | link
How bizarre. I'd think that a public interest law firm that is explicit in its goals would have a hard time being a "front" for any movement. I'd also think that invocations of "choice" wouldn't have much relevance to a debate about cloning, and that references to book burning fruitcakes might be more appropriate in a different context. And I guess I'd be careful about complaining about the level of debate were I capable of only the level of nuance we're provided in this post. Unfortunately, as we've seen again and again, most cloning proponents aren't confident enough in their position to actually have the debate in public. That's what the billboard is all about.
- by Thomas on Jul 19, 2005 at 12:42 AM | link
Insulting those you disagree with in the the same paragraph that you sarcastically praise them for not scandalizing the other side.
Way to not scandalize the other side!
- by Jivin J on Jul 20, 2005 at 5:59 PM | link