[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          A SAD DAY IN AMERICA

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, sometimes writers labor for years to get 
their manuscripts published and never get a chance. But in America, if 
you blow up a few people and terrorize a nation, you become Ernest 
Hemingway overnight.
  That is right. Just ask the Unabomber. The Unabomber, who killed at 
least 3 people, injured at least 23 others over a period of 18 years, 
demanded that his manuscript be published, and major newspapers around 
the country, fearing more violence, obliged.
  What is next Mr. Speaker? Will the Unabomber demand time on Larry 
King? I say it is a sad day in America when our newspapers have to 
protect the public. The truth is, while the FBI is hiding behind the 
fifth amendment, the Unabomber is qualifying for Social Security as a 
terrorist.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.

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