Dr. Laura on A&E Biography

[Gordon Riley <Gordon_Riley@MERCERSBURG.EDU>]

For those who did not or could not watch the A&E program on Dr. L Friday, =
two relevent issues were illuminated by segments of the show. In one =
segment she was shown giving a speech where she reaffirmed her position =
that "there is only black and white, there are no grey areas." When =
questioned about this by an interviewer, she insisted that this was her =
philosophy. Since the Internet is like another dimension composed entirely =
of grey areas, it is obvious why she is forced to cling to simple b&w =
solutions.=20

The second segment regarded the authenticity of the nude pictures of her =
on the Net, which unquestionably are so. Besides the fact that the ALA =
filtering software attack is likely to be motivated primarily by personal =
embarassment (I'm my kid's mom, and his friends can see naked pictures of =
me in the library) - what is interesting is the raging argument on Usenet =
as to whether the pictures are genuine. It tangibly demonstrates that many =
of Dr. L's most feverent supporters are completely unswayed by hard =
facts.=20


Gordon Riley
Electronic Resources Librarian
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg, PA
Gordon_riley@mercersburg.edu
The opinions expressed are my own!

"It's all about sincerity.  Once you can fake that, you've got it made."  =
Former NFL Head Coach Monte Clark.

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