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2006-05-29 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Steve White 2006-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "To be depicted on an American stamp is not something that is easily achieved," Day said.

Certainly not. Now did you vote for the young Elvis or the one in the white suit?

Posted by Elmineger Shineck4988 2006-05-29 08:38|| 2006-05-29 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Truly an honorable man. There was a similar Japanese consul in the Baltics and a Swiss border official. All were punished by their govenments for being honorable and their careers never recovered. It's amazing that it took so long for the heroism to be recognized, though in Bingham's case that is partly due to the modesty of the man.

Posted by Odysseus 2006-05-29 19:55|| 2006-05-29 19:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Bureaucracy doesn't tolerate dissent from their hive-mind. Today, any guess on how an ambassador spiriting domestic dissenters from say.. Egypt or Saudi would be seen in State Dept halls?

"what are you doing? Trying to kill our supplemental pensions?"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-29 22:11|| 2006-05-29 22:11|| Front Page Top

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