An Email from Nate Livingston
I guess I have riled up the little racist. My little blog here has somehow catapulted me into a category with the likes of Peter Bronson and Willie Cunningham. I of course am nothing but a two-bit amateur blogger, but I have to thank Nate for his backhanded praise. Here is the email:

Subj: RE: FW: [cincyboycott] Forum -- this Thursday, October 3, "Straightening Out the Lies"
Date: 10/03/2002 4:36:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: natelivingston@netscape.net
To: contact@cincynation.com

natelivingston wrote:

I was just glancing at the "Gannett Newspaper Division Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms" which states "[W]e [Gannett] will hold factual information in opinion columns and editorials to the same standards of accuracy as news stories", and that "[b]ecause these Principles embody the highest standards of professional conduct, the Gannett Newspaper Division is committed to their adherence. They have been put in writing specifically so that members of every Gannett Newspaper Division newsroom know what the Division stands for and what is expected of them. The public will know, too." [ http://www.gannett.com/job/jobs/principles.htm ]

Where is Gannett's Newspaper Division President, Gary L. Watson, the Enquirer's Publisher, Harry Whipple, or Managing Editor, Rosemary Goudreau, to enforce Gannett's ethics policy and hold Peter Bronson accountable for the blatant lies he continues to tell, including those he told in his column last Sunday, or to deal with the Enquirer's ethical problems in general? [ http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/09/29/loc_bronson_making.html ]

The Coalition For A Just Cincinnati has asked to me with the news editor. We have asked to meet with the editorial board. But the Enquirer doesn't seem interested in acting reasonably and responsibly. What will it take to get the this Gannett newspaper to act ethically and professionally? Does Ms. Goudreau have to be fired like the Enquirer's last editor, Lawrence Beaupre? Or does the Enquirer have to be sued like it was from Mr. Lindner and Chiquita? (Oh, I see that the Enquirer was sued just a few days ago for printing more false information about African Americans.)

While these thing are happening, I have to ask, where is the Cincinnati Media Collaborative?

THE COALITION FOR A JUST CINCINNATI WILL RESPOND TO LIES BY PETER BRONSON, PAT BARRY (BARRY TINGLY), WILLIE CUNNINGHAM, THE "NEWSBOY REJECT" BRIAN GRIFFIN, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE ACCUSED US OF BEING DISHONEST AND WHO HAVE REFUSED TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING OCTOBERFEST. I'm sure that once the videotape is shown, the defenders of white rioters will continue to make excuses for the violent bahavior of white Cincinnatians.

Please attend:

WHAT:
"Straightening Out the Lies" -- a forum open to the Press and to the Public, sponsored by the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati.

WHEN:
Thursday, October 3, 2002,
6:30-8:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Temple Bible College, 3202 Reading Road, Cincinnati 45229 (Avondale)

WHY:
Find out what really happened during Octoberfest and the Red Hot Weekend. Why did the police refuse to protect peaceful, non-violent citizens? Why did the "news" media look the other way? Why have members of the media, including Peter Bronson and Mike McConnell (700wlw) continued to lie about what happened?


In Solidarity,
The Coalition for a Just Cincinnati

Since I am writing and posting while this event is going on, it is obvious I did not go. The event is billed as and "open forum." That translates to: anyone can come, but you will have to just shut up and listen to us. They seem to indicate they have a video. I would like to know how much they edited it. I would bet they edited it extensively, and I bet they also could have altered it. This assumes there really is a video, but I think even they cannot get around lying about that simple fact, although they could try. I will be listening to the radio tomorrow and reading the papers to see if I get any attention from Nate or the CJC. I would guess they would stick with the heavy weights. I am sure Nate just threw me a bone as a little jab. If Nate were not such a low life, this would be fun.