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...Angeles. In the early '50s, at a hearing for an innovative low-income, racially integrated housing project?one viewed with suspicion by the city's business leaders?an official asked for a list of his affiliations. After refusing to answer, and later doing the same before the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was fired, spent nine months in jail and later co-founded the pro-dissent First Amendment Foundation...
...What do you think? (Laughs.) I used to do CNN almost every week in the run-up to war. I was on one week with Armstrong Williams, who accused me of being un-American. I have been, and the Nation has been accused of being unpatriotic. I think it's from people who don't, in my view, understand the true meaning of patriotism. Republicans of conscience have spoken eloquently about this, too. Theodore Roosevelt once said "To announce that there should be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong...
...response from the Association of American Universities (AAU)—which represents 60 research institutions, including Harvard—called the proposal “discriminatory and, frankly, un-American...
...being monitored and professors policed by state governments as they legislate so-called “academic bills of rights.” Academic blacklists have been issued by Campus Watch and Lynn Cheney’s American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which smell just like the un-American activities committees of yesteryear...
...Keala Settle (Tracy) appeared to be discreetly chatting with Paul McQuillan (Corny Collins) on the raised platform. Additionally, certain lines seemed to be specifically added to appeal to the politically liberal Massachusetts audience, such as “Manipulating our judicial system just to win a contest is un-American.” This line will probably not be in the show when the company travels to Texas. However, “Hairspray” is substantially redeemed by the outstanding performances of J.P. Dougherty (Tracy’s mom Edna Turnblad—basically, a large man is made...