Attempted Thought Control in Connecticut

From http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/02/at-dc-event-oba.html#comment-102052352.

File under "There is no Lobby":

Greenwich Conn. library cancels appearance of If Americans Knew --
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/pg-grlibrary.html#pr

"According to library officials, after an advertisement announcing the talks ran in local papers, the library received some phone calls and emails from people complaining. The library director, assistant director, and president of the board of trustees then decided to cancel it, determining that it would violate 'public sensitivities.' Officials refuse to say how many people contacted them, stating only 'some were old friends.'"

But Ms. Weir refused to be intimidated and today the library backed down --
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-libraryfeb14,0,262316.story

Here's the initial ad which the library claimed "violated public sensitivities" --
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/download/GreenwichAd.pdf

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