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Amen Harvey!
I have a quote from you on my "lead free protest wall" that sums it up
pretty well:
"the enormous diversion from real work for no good purpose."
Thanks Harvey for your perspective and your voice.
Sheri Harris
-----Original Message-----
From: EnviroNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harvey Miller
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [EN] Al Gore is coming to San Jose..
Gordon
I hadn't thought of raising an issue so off-topic from the floor. Your
cautions nevertheless do suggest need for preparatory measures.
I will contact his advance people seeking an interview for a story in
ChipScale Review and will genuinely make reporting his talk my main
charter. But lead-free fits his topic, off line. I believe that its
main cost to society has been the waste of so many talented engineers'
time trying so hard in a futile effort to make lead-free solder "work".
No-one can measure the huge opportunity cost of this tragic episode.
Harvey Miller
--- "Davy, Gordon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Harvey,
>
> I wish you well in your attempt to confront Mr. Gore, but you should
> consider the reports given in the past few days by Tim McGrady and
> others of the reception environmental activists give to notions
> contrary to their dogma. Even though Mr. Gore's talk is for engineers,
> given that it is being held in the Civic Auditorium in the heart of
> environmental activist (demagogue) territory, I predict that there
> will be plenty of non-engineers in the audience.
>
> I was a student at Berkeley during most of the 1960's and so had a
> ringside seat to watch and learn how activists operate. Alexander
> Solzhenitsyn was once booed off the stage while he attempted to
> deliver an invited speech at Harvard because the students didn't care
> much for his academic freedom. I don't think he was ever invited back.
> And speaking of Harvard, recall the fate of the president when he
> violated feminist orthodoxy.
>
> Assuming you are even given a chance to address Mr. Gore, I predict
> that you will be shouted down before you manage to get out more than a
> couple of sentences, and that he will not intervene to stop the
> violation of your free speech rights - particularly if you question
> global warming. (I regard the threat of a global reign of terror by
> demagogues as far greater than the threat of global warming.)
>
> I would not have the courage to attempt what you say you intend to do,
> including handing Mr. Gore a book. You may want to bring along some
> sympathetic EnviroNet subscribers as bodyguards, and someone with a
> video camera (hidden to prevent confiscation or damage). Don't expect
> that any fracas you get into will be reported objectively by the
> media, but it might make for some interesting viewing on YouTube. Do
> you know if he will be surrounded by Secret Service agents? I recall
> hearing some years back that someone once attempted to hand President
> Clinton an aborted fetus, and ended up in jail.
>
> This is exciting! Please promise to report how it goes.
>
>
>
> Gordon Davy
>
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