And Under the Fairness Doctrine

If the FCC re-enacts the long disbanded fairness doctrine, as some in the Democratic Party have insisted should happen (including Joe Biden), would Palin's email be the only one hacked?

Shouldn't Obama and Nader be hacked, too? See the Palin story here:

http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=10415573&gt1=40000

You've Got to Be Kidding Me

From the ABC news website:

Former Clinton campaign communications director Howard Wolfson characterized her foreign policy answers as "formulaic and unimpressive."
"She didn't say anything disqualifying, but it is unlikely that anyone watching would have come away sanguine about her ability to step in as president on day one if necessary," Wolfson wrote in his New Republic blog "The Flack."
"Don't expect to see her do many more ... the McCain campaign knows they will pay a price for keeping Gov. Palin from the national press -- but they also know that price is worth paying if it buys them insurance against her giving a disqualifying answer to a legitimate question." ABC news website:

This is news? A Clinton supporter giving Palin a less than rosy review? Wow, we are talking newsflash here folks: "Stop The Presses, Extra, Extra Read All About It!!!!!!"

Next thing you know, in unbiased reporting, the Green Bay press will start to suggest the "Bears Still Suck".

The Race to DC

You know they're right. The pundits, the politicos. On the whole trying to raise a family while running the country.

Tough task, nearly impossible task actually. I can't even begin to fathom how difficult it would be to do it with little kids regardless of your spouse.

So, they're right. And Senator Obama should renounce his party's nomination for the presidency in order to take care of his family. After all, he has two small daughters and his wife is an attorney. She has a job; a career which she has a right to have, correct? Can't hold her career back.

Someone has to take care of the kids, right?

Fore!

Getting back to campus now for the start of the Fall semester, it has been fun to catch up with colleagues. Rumour has it, from a very lowly placed source, that our humble campus is now the proud owner of a new golfcart. Said golfcart it has been heard, has been purchased for the very expressed purpose of ferrying one Vice Chancellor about campus, perhaps with a student assistant as the driver.

Comments anyone? I'm certain someone can comment knowledgeably on this. And yes, welcome back!

Campus Information Kiosks

Every time I walk by one of these things I have to chuckle. There is one adjacent to Lot 15 across from Reeve and one on the corner of High & Osceola. I really like the picture serving as the backdrop for the Spring 2008 listings. You know that picture, four college age adults flying a kite on gorgeous sand beach surrounded by lush greenery and multi-story developments.

I can’t really seem to place that scene on our campus. Likewise, haven’t seen it on Lakes Butte des Morts or Winnebago.

Must be around here somewhere-alas-I’ll just have to keep looking!

Doha Development Agenda (DDA)

Barrack Obama: I’m not listening. Don’t want to, can’t make me. Nyah, Nyah!!!!!

I’ve got news for the Senator from Illinois: free trade works, protectionism doesn’t. The global opinion of the DDA agrees. But obviously Obama Knows Better!

The Scene

What a rainy, rainy weekend. Practically everything I wanted to do this past weekend was rained out. What to do? Read and blog, of course!

I typically enjoy reading The Scene and I usually read all the articles and columns even if I have no particular interest in the topic. A big disappointment though was the latest edition. Good God, what horrible writing from Gavin Schmitt and Will Stahl! What are they trying to accomplish with their respective pieces? Are they trying to report? No, they make too many style and reporting errors for their pieces to be considered ‘news reports’. Ah, they must be ‘op-ed’ pieces or persuasive essays. Again, no! They make far too many errors to fall into an ‘op-ed’ category particularly by repeatedly stating opinion as fact. They fail to adequately support their opinions which is the cardinal sin on an ‘op-ed' piece, no matter how worthy the opinions are.

What are they trying to do with their pieces? To me, they are written as poor examples of an opinionated undergrad desperately trying to fill required space in a blue-book thinking that the sheer mass of words, no matter how poorly strung together, will equal a better grade.

To The Scene: start editing for style and content!