Comments on: Troopergate report: Palin “abused her power”

By: G.

G. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:58:56 +0000

Read for yourself
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122212856075765367.html

Kurtz is still working through the documents, but the preliminary evidence is pretty damning.

Annenberg was a moron, but then if you investigate where Bush’s faith-based-programmes money is going you find that this kind of stubborn blindness infects conservatives everywhere

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:55:32 +0000

What “radical groups” were those?

By: G.

G. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:39:14 +0000

“The Chicago Annenberg Challenge, for example, was funded by the Annenburg Foundation, set up by Walter Annenberg, ambassador to the UK under Nixon, friend of Reagan, who introduced Reagan to Thatcher.”
And Ayers then diverted the money to radical groups. Obviously Annenberg was a complete dumbass totally oblivious to the dangers of entryism.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:28:34 +0000

Clearly you have not done any research on this. He is not a literature professor, not has he diverted any money to “radical groups”. The Chicago Annenberg Challenge, for example, was funded by the Annenburg Foundation, set up by Walter Annenberg, ambassador to the UK under Nixon, friend of Reagan, who introduced Reagan to Thatcher.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:33:22 +0000

The problem with this report is that had this been a “proper” criminal case it would have been declared a mistrail as soon as the judge (the democrat in charge of this circus) promised to deliver an October surprise on the 29th!

Also, the report states that the Governor has to have a higher level of ethical standards than everyone else…only problem is this higher standard of behaviour seems to only extend one way. One would have thought that the group investigating the so called allegations themselves would also have a similarly high level of standards expected in such a politically sensitive investigation.

BTW, the geezer wasnt fired, he was reassigned.

So what is it? You cant have it both ways as this initial report has it. She either abused her powers or acted within her powers…it cant be both.

Scott

By: G.

G. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:18:45 +0000

“What the hell is Mandela doing free then??? And that George Washington, noted rebel and rabble rouser, people ought to be ashamed to give him so much publicity.”
Fine why doesn’t Obama just come out and say this then? “Bill Ayers is a great man, equivalent to Mandela and bombing the Pentagon was and is the right thing to do?” Simple, so why doesn’t he just fucking say it?

Benji, I’m not denying his record as a letist literature professor or his record diverting educational funds to radical groups. I am saying both of them make me loathe him more not less. It is not that he has contributed nothing to his subject it is that he and people like him contribute bad things to the subject and progressively destroy western civilization. Dime to a dozen every student of his who came with a love for words left with a love for uncovering postcolonial narratives of hegemonic injustice.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:13:36 +0000

The various claims are that he doesn’t care about his subject, or he has contributed nothing. This is clearly not true, irrespective of what you think of his political views. The record shows he is involved in academic work, as well as charitable and civic work. He helped expand the work of the Woods Fund and also helped secure significant funds for the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. I am not sure how rhetoric and bile on your part actually erases that positive record. You certainly have not challenged it.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:05:24 +0000

What the hell is Mandela doing free then??? And that George Washington, noted rebel and rabble rouser, people ought to be ashamed to give him so much publicity.

By: G.

G. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:54:26 +0000

It’s one of the few truly valuable things I learned as an undergraduate.

By: G.

G. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:53:42 +0000

“He has edited and written many books and articles on education theory, policy and practice, and has appeared on many panels and symposia.”

So? They’ll all be shit, they always are. Anyone who loves, or even likes literature, hates lefist literature professors. End of.