ACLU Not Liberal Enough for Seattle
Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU, spoke last night at Town Hall to publicize his new book In Defense of Our America. Notwithstanding the scheduling genius that placed Romero opposite mega-bestselling author Khaled Husseini (The Kite Runner) the lower auditorium was full of citizens waiting to voice their displeasure with ACLU policies. Romero didn't get any criticism for defending the Ku Klu Klan, Neo-Nazis, Ollie North, Fred Phelps, and NAMBLA. No, Seattle's citizens wanted to know why the ACLU wasn't actively supporting impeachment. During the Q&A period the air nearly fogged up with liberaler-than-thou sentiment. Romero apparently has some experience quashing critics because he handled interruptions and interjections with aplomb.
Romero described the book as aimed not at ACLU members, but at those family members and friends who don't necessarily agree with the organization's mission. It's a collection of stories about people the ACLU has helped, and their cases, ranging from John Walker Lindh to an unfortunate man caught in jail in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
We bought a copy. Now we just have to decide which of our many reactionary relatives deserves it most.



