Here are some odds and ends about Harry Taylor:
- First, Harry is president of the Charlotte Folk Society.
- Harry was interviewed by Soledad O’Brien on CNN. See the video at this link.
- On Friday, MSNBC’s “Countdown” played the entire exchange between Harry Taylor and President Bush in Charlotte on Thursday. There was no additional coverage of the story, however.
- Except we did learn there is a website dedicated to thanking Harry: Thank You Harry Taylor .com
- And another site planning a “Thank Harry” nationwide event on April 15, 2006: http://thankyouharrytaylor.blogspot.com/
- One of our readers says he knows Harry Taylor:
I know Harry Taylor, and in a way, I’m surprised he confronted the President of the United States with a statement such as that. But in another way, I can absolutely see him doing that; I can see him not being able to do differently. He is a soft spoken, truthful, straight-forward good hearted human being and I guess I’ll now have to add “courageous” to any description of him. If you heard his entire comment on CNN or NPR yesterday, then you see him for what he is. He voiced his strong objection to Bush’s tinkering with our civil liberties, Bush’s sneeking around with the illegal Domestic Wiretapping, asking if Bush is capable of feeling shame for his actions, and at the end, ironically being thankful to (still) be able to address such a thought to the President. I say ironical in that last bit because I feel Bush would really rather see that sort of thing quietly ended ASAP, along with other of our liberties. If good people like Harry don’t stand up and say “you must stop” to this administration, the outrages will not end.
Our earlier coverage of Harry Taylor:
- Charlotte Man Lets Bush Have It — To His Face: ‘I Have Never Felt More Ashamed’
- Harry Taylor Is the Real Deal
And Humble, Honest Harry showed Gabby Groundless George where the bear stopped in the buckwheat, THEN RUBBED HIS SNOTTY, ARROGANT NOSE IN IT!
Goody, goody for you, Harry!
Bite it, George! It is way past time for you to go to the woodshed, and Gentle Harry was KIND to you and let you off real cheep, so dummy up and pay attention: YOUR PASS-FAIL TEST IS FAST APPROACHING and your cribbers may all be in jail!
The most significant thing about Harry Taylor’s comments at a George Bush function is the fact that it is thought significant.
Lyndon Johnson saw and heard a lot of criticism during his appearances and travels.
Presidents since Lyndon Johnson have also been made aware of criticism.
Other Presidents have addressed meetings in which people voiced displeasure. This was the incumbent President’s opportunity to explain a decision or to convert somebody.
Bush, however, only preaches to the choir. His audiences are screened so that the whole audience consists of Bush supporters in a big cocoon.
He ignores those not already converted. During his second campaign the American Federation of Government Employees sent a questionnaire to Bush and Kerry, planning to print their responses in a federal employee newsletter. George Bush didn’t bother responding.
Protestors are kept blocks away from travel routes and meeting sites and are never seen by the President.
I have always voted Republican except for when Richard Nixon ran and won and when George W. ran the second time. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are not conservatives. They are fascists who appear to want to replace the Supreme Court and the Congress with a Board of Directors.
I applaud Harry Taylor.