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RE: Talk Show 8/18/02: Gun Rights/Pink Pistols
Hello Mr. Joe Huffman,
Nothing personal, but your response to me below had me LOL.
Cheers!
John Harrell
--- Joe Huffman <JoeH@turbonet.com> wrote:
> I realize that you probably feel like a persecuted minority at times -- both
> on this list and by our government. And I know that can make a person
> hyper-sensitive to issues related to that perceived persecution -- which is
> what I suspect happened in this case. But if you actually listened to the
> show on yesterday I believe you would have found little, if anything, to
> disagree with me about. And in fact I suspect others on the list would have
> found more to disagree with me than you would have.
>
> That is not to say that you and I are agreement on many things -- I'm
> certain we have completely different philosophies and world views, but
> yesterdays show was not an illustration of those differences.
>
> -joe-
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Harrell [mailto:johnbharrell@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 11:27 PM
> To: Tim Lohrmann; vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: Talk Show 8/18/02: Gun Rights/Pink Pistols
>
>
> Here is more information on the Pink Pistols.
>
> It seems they are more interested in exposing themselves to more members of
> society than in just being a shooting club and the excerpts below expose
> that agenda.
>
> John Harrell
>
>
> http://www.pinkpistols.org/breaking_barriers.html
>
> "Socially, the pink and shooting communities are both quite similar. Both
> are often insular and can be closeted, and both have a stereotypical
> preconceptions about what the other is like. Members of either group can
> feel threatened by a representative of the other group. Because you
> belong to two groups which are supposed to oppose each other, people
> are forced to question their preconceptions about whether shooters and
> pink people should be adversarial and why. Their confusion creates
> curiousity and gives you a chance to step in and explain your views,
> potentially building relationships."
>
> "When you appear in one community as a representative of both, you
> want to use your membership credentials in one group as credibility to
> break down the preconceptions they have about the other group."
>
> "Pink groups should focus on alternative sexuality."
>
> "Think your positions through and be willing to examine them from
> other points of view. Practice arguing your position from different
> political points of view. Think, why would a liberal support firearms
> rights of pink rights? Why would a conservative, or a socialist? Do
> not attempt to argue your position using a political philosophy that
> your opponent disagrees with. Argue it using *their* system of
> philosophy, and you may make an impression."
>
> "Being a member of a pink shooting community provides a unique
> opportunity to educate people on both sides, where the education is most
> needed. By working in both communities, you expose people who have
> fearful preconceptions to a less threatening reality, changing people's
> perceptions. Your very existence is a type of activism, and can have
> great effect by helping to shatter some of the mental dichotomies people
> use to pidgeonhole each other, expose common bonds that are swept
> under the rug, and create real dialogue that our political climate
> discourages."
>
>
>
> --- Tim Lohrmann <timlohr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Visionaries,
> > On Sunday 8/18/02 MOSCOW MORNING VIEWS, a talk
> > show on KUOI 89.3 FM in Moscow(web audio on KUOI.org)
> > will feature the following guest:
> >
> > From 9-10 am, Joe Huffman, Vice-president of the
> > Palouse Practical Shooter's Association and National
> > Rifle Association certified instructor will come on
> > the air to discuss 2nd amendment rights and the
> > formation of a Palouse chapter of PINK PISTOLS. Pink
> > Pistols is an organization dedicated to promoting
> > self-defense in the Gay community through gun
> > ownership.
> >
> > Unless Joe is able to stay for the 2nd hour, the
> > show will be only one hour this week due to a
> > cancellation by a spokesperson for SAFE(Safe Air for
> > Everyone.) Efforts to schedule a last minute
> > replacement guest were unsuccessful. The SAFE
> > spokesperson will be rescheduled at a later date to
> > discuss the issue of field burning/air quality on the
> > Palouse.
> >
> > MOSCOW MORNING VIEWS is aired live every Sunday
> > Morning from 9-11 am on KUOI 89.3 FM and streamed live
> > on the internet on KUOI's website(KUOI.org)
> > If you have questions/comments about the show or have
> > suggestions for topics and guests, please send email
> > to: timlohr@yahoo.com
> >
> >
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