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It is good to see in print what I have known in my heart for 30 years-- that much of punk rock was a deeply conservative force. I wasn't much of a punk in the 1980's (hell, I looked like an explosion in an Orvis catalog), but many of my friends and classmates joined me in listening to groups like The Sex Pistols. We were all History majors and involved with ROTC and the college rifle team and such, but the music was a breath of fresh air that was irresistible. Gone were the self-satisfied songs of the 60's and the awful, mawkish droning of the 70's. Instead, there was "Bodies," the most effective anti-abortion statement I have ever heard.

p>I'm married to an opera singer now, so my copy of "Never Mind The Bollocks" is no longer in heavy rotation. Still, I pull out the old cassette every so often, when my wife is away and the house is quiet, and I think, "Take that, hippies!" br> -- Andrew Batten br> Melbourne, Florida /p> p> HEARINGS THAT FOREVER ECHO br> Re: Jeremy Lott's Thomas-Hill Revisited : /p>

Jeremy Lott, you have brought back in vivid detail all my thoughts and feelings that October Saturday when I watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. If I were to trace my conversion to true-blue conservative, it would be that day as I watched those degenerate Senators as they beat up on a black man for his beliefs. From that day, Clarence Thomas has been one of my heroes.

p>Thank you, Justice Thomas, we all owe you a great debt of gratitude.

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