Monday, January 7, 2008

ACLU protects your politically incorrect speech, sweeties!

On Jan. 5, Carol Rose, our Executive Director, sent this email to NPR's popular Car Talk radio program:

> --------------------------------------------
> From: Carol Rose
> --------------------------------------------
> ACLU oportects your politically incorrect speech, sweeties!
>
> Yo -- Ray and Tom,
>
> You expressed concern today that by calling
> a listener "sweetie," you might get in
> trouble with the ACLU for
> being "politically incorrect"
>
> As the Executive Director of the ACLU of
> Massachusetts, I want you to know that the
> ACLU is here to protect all speech,
> politically incorrect and otherwise --
> including yours.
>
> Here's to ensuring that the Marketplace of
> Ideas always has a place for Car Talk!
>
> Sweetly yours,
> Carol Rose
> ED, ACLU of Massachusetts


They took it in stride:

> From: Doug Mayer
> To: Carol Rose
> Subject: Re: ACLU oportects your politically incorrect
> speech, sweeties!
>
> Thanks Carol! We all agree here-- glad to know you're out there, the
> next time Tom or Ray say something that has us all looking at each
> other with severe and dubious skepticism....
>
> Best,
>
> Doug Mayer
> Car Talk

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