A question for slander and defamation experts: Is there anything a small
not-for-profit like the American Antitrust Institute can do when it is called a
“criminal organization” by the Voluntary Trade Council? VTC has classified
AAI as a “criminal organization:”
“because the group uses funds confiscated through taxation and
extortion to attack free market principles and constitutionally-
protected liberties.”
What did AAI do? As we reported here, it is accepting funds from the
Antitrust Vitamin Price Fixing Settlement, which will be used to make an
educational video about the antitrust laws. VTC, whose president is one
S.M. “Sandy” Oliva, recently described itself in Tunney Act Comments to
the U.S. Justice Department as:
[A] nonpartisan educational organization that analyzes the
antitrust and competition laws from a pro-reason, pro-capitalism
perspective.”
On its website, VTC states that its “approach combines the principles of
rational ethics, libertarian political theory, and the Austrian School of
economics, to repudiate contemporary antitrust theories and practices.”
update (Oct. 1, 2005): see our post Voluntary T[i]rade Council for
another round between VTC and AAI.
Around here, we’re pro-antitrust and pro-haiku:
unpacking a new home —
do whales strand themselves
in this bay?
drifting seed fluff . . .
the rented horse
knows an hour’s worth
a child’s laugh
the first plum blossoms
high in the trees
“drifting seed fluff . .” & “unpacking a new home” – The Heron’s Nest
“a child’s laugh” — Snapshots #9
potluck
(see our June 14th potluck), but I think I’ve suffered tortious mental
anguish due to the wreckless (and certainly knowing) behaviour of
a local morning “drive time” talk-show host, named Don Weeks. Early
last week, my clock radio woke me to a segment of Mr. Weeks’ AM
show in which he was complaining about the voice of Ethel Merman.
Weeks pointed out how, as a youth, he had to suffer through a
Merman tune just to see the rest of the Ed Sullivan Show. Then, to
my dismay, he had his engineer cue up and play part of Ms. Merman’s
signature song, “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” That was
a particularly traumatic way to begin any day, and might in and of itself
be actionable. However, as Don Weeks should have anticipated, that
damn song has been playing in my head ever since. Help! Do I have
a case! I’m sure Weeks’ radio station, WGY (a Clear Channel Station),
has deeeeep pockets, as does Don, after 25 years on the air.
Happy Birthday to My Big Sister, Linda!! Every year, she seems
to get more and more youthful, when compared to her 18-months-younger twin
brothers. But, I’d like to think she is a symbol of what good geriatric genes we
have in our family. I appreciate her more every year as a friend and confidante.
I’ll save the gushy stuff for offline. Best wishes, always, Linda. Click here and
scroll down for pictures over the years of the Giacalone sibs.
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
no comment on the entry, just another
baseball & firefly haiku.
ed
late innings
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
ed markowski
6/16/05
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
dave,
another haiku.
ed
late summer
holes in both knees
of his baseball pants
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 11:04 pm
dave,
another haiku.
ed
late summer
holes in both knees
of his baseball pants
Comment by ed markowski — June 16, 2005 @ 11:04 pm