OT RE: [acid-jazz] theantidrug.com

From: adario (adario_at_thingsburnup.com)
Date: 2003-01-14 16:20:26

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    Jon,
    I couldn't agree more. Whatever happened to Just Say No? Dimwitted as it
    may have been, at least it wasn't treacherous. Anyway, if they wanted to
    tell the truth, they'd be financing this campaign:
    http://www.citystreets.org/ak47.html
    http://www.citystreets.org

    Of course, that might involve some soul searching.

    Peace.
    a dario

    np: Readymade - Bold

    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Jon Bonanno [mailto:jon_at_bondesen-graup.com]
    >Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:15 AM
    >To: Acid-Jazz
    >Subject: [acid-jazz] theantidrug.com
    >
    >
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    >AJ List:
    >
    >I assume that many of you in the U.S. have seen the advertisements that
    >attempt to link smoking marijuana to terrorism - www.mediacampaign.org/mg/
    ><http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/> - Well I just ran across
    >another one (in
    >the New York Times!) and I can’t take it any more. I fired off an
    >obscenity
    >laden email to that organization about five minutes ago. I’ve calmed down a
    >bit, but I’m still pretty agitated. Where to begin? I’ll make it easier
    >for everyone and leave my opinions about the present course of the Bush
    >administration out of this email. The ads are the work of National Youth
    >Anti-Drug Media Campaign – www.theantidrug.com
    >http://www.theantidrug.com/> - which is itself the brainchild of
    >the White
    >House Office of National Drug Control Policy. As I said, a few ads in this
    >campaign connect drug use to the support of terrorism. The
    >website actually
    >quotes George W. Bush: “If you quit drugs, you join the fight
    >against terror
    >in America.” It’s not hard to read between the lines (as we know, W. is
    >familiar with lines): smoke a joint and you support Al Queda.
    >
    >Put simply, it is evil to enlist the feelings stirred up by September 11th
    >in the fight against drug use, about which there is no clear consensus in
    >this country. And to use 9/11 in a fight against marijuana use is so
    >ignorant and insensitive that it’s almost hard to believe.
    >
    >Please contact them (sans obscenities) at the second website listed above
    >and let them know what you think.
    >
    >
    >Best,
    >
    >Jon Bonanno
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    >face=3DArial><span =
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    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
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    >face=3DArial><span =
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    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    >color=3Dblack
    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'>I assume that many of you in the U.S. have seen the =
    >advertisements that
    >attempt to link smoking marijuana to terrorism - =
    ></span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:
    >10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><a
    >href=3D"http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/">www.mediacampaign.org/mg/</a></=
    >span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:
    >10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - Well I just ran =
    >across
    >another one (in the New York Times!) and I can&#8217;t take it any =
    >more.<span
    >style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I fired off an obscenity laden =
    >email to
    >that organization about five minutes ago. I&#8217;ve calmed down a bit, =
    >but I&#8217;m still
    >pretty agitated.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Where to
    >begin?<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I&#8217;ll make it =
    >easier for
    >everyone and leave my opinions about the present course of the Bush
    >administration out of this email.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
    >yes">&nbsp; </span>The
    >ads are the work of </span></font></span><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
    >face=3DArial><span
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>National Youth =
    >Anti-Drug
    >Media Campaign </span></font><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    >color=3Dblack
    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'>&#8211; </span></font></span><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font =
    >size=3D2
    >color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
    >font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><a =
    >href=3D"http://www.theantidrug.com/">www.theantidrug.com</a></span></font=
    >></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:
    >10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - <span
    >style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>which is itself the brainchild =
    >of the
    >White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.<span =
    >style=3D"mso-spacerun:
    >yes">&nbsp; </span>As I said, a few ads in this campaign connect drug =
    >use to
    >the support of terrorism.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
    ></span>The
    >website actually quotes George W. Bush: &#8220;If you quit drugs, you =
    >join the fight
    >against terror in America.&#8221;<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
    >yes">&nbsp; </span>It&#8217;s
    >not hard to read between the lines (as we know, W. is familiar with =
    >lines):<span
    >style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>smoke a joint and you support =
    >Al Queda.<span
    >style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    >windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
    >
    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
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    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'><![if =
    >!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    >
    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    >color=3Dblack
    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'>Put simply, it is evil to enlist the feelings stirred up by =
    >September 11<sup>th</sup>
    >in the fight against drug use, about which there is no clear consensus =
    >in this
    >country.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>And to use 9/11 =
    >in a
    >fight against marijuana use is so ignorant and insensitive that =
    >it&#8217;s almost
    >hard to believe.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
    ></span></span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
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    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'><![if =
    >!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font></span><span
    >class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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    ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D2 =
    >color=3Dblack
    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
    >Arial'>Please contact them (sans obscenities) at the second website =
    >listed
    >above and let them know what you think.</span></font></span><span
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    >face=3DArial><span =
    >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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