E-mail from Frohny
October 2nd, 2007 by OssiePresident Frohnmayer sent out this mass email earlier this evening, informing the University community on the progress of the new arena:
E-mail from FrohnyOctober 2nd, 2007 by OssiePresident Frohnmayer sent out this mass email earlier this evening, informing the University community on the progress of the new arena: Young Republican Supports Ron PaulAugust 26th, 2007 by Sean JinIn the video linked below, CNN is interviewing two university students, one Democrat and one Republican. CNN asks them who they think will take the primary for their respective parties, and are absolutely shocked when the Republican says Ron Paul. However, Miss GOP’s arguments make a lot of sense. Ron Paul really is a true conservative, and the majority of the Republican party has strayed from their traditional values. The Democrat student, on the other hand, is the epitome of stupid Democrats. She doesn’t answer the question asked, and repeatedly generalizes, saying that “I just want a Democrat in office.” Has the thought ever crossed her mind that many politicians identify with one of the two big parties FOR political, not ideological reasons? Democrats vary from “gun-control, free pot, let all illegal immigrants have citizenship” crazies to moderates that say “we should stay in Iraq but change the course and maintain a strong presence abroad”. I hope that not all Democrats are as dumb as she is. I know that these are just two people out of millions, but the Republican is clearly more of a thinker in this case, and solidly wins my confidence. Frohnmayer Revises Insurgent StatementMay 19th, 2006 by IanUO Public Relations has begun forwarding a revised statement from President Frohnmayer regarding the Student Insurgent. What follows is directly from a forwarded email:
In my opinion Frohnmayer should have cited Southworth (and Rosenberger) when the outrage started to build, not now after it has reached a crescendo. Hell, he should have mentioned it last year when the Commentator faced defunding due to a penis joke. Ol’ Dirty Watch: Moral Majority EditionOctober 6th, 2005 by IanThe Ol’ Dirty has a rather interesting editorial up today decrying the Oregon State Supreme Court’s decision to overturn two sex show laws. It isn’t worth my time to address the Editorial Board’s entire opinion, so instead I’ll focus on the last four paragraphs:
Of course there’s a slippery slope from nude dancing to prostitution. But slippery slope arguments don’t hold much weight in my mind, as they can be used to disrepute pretty much any freedom we citizens have. There’s a slippery slope from occasionally drinking alcohol to being an alcoholic, from owning a gun to hunt to owning a gun to kill another person, from using abortion as a means of last resort to using abortion as a regular form of birth control, from driving a car safely to driving a car recklessly. People should have control over their own bodies, even when it means using said bodies for practices the majority finds immoral or disgusting.
And why is that? Because “a private sex encounter” is illegal and thus scarcer. This illegal encounter is far more dangerous for both parties than a legalized and controlled encounter would be. (And, of course, more profitable for the middleman pimps.)
Another worthless, hypocritical argument. Homosexual marriage remains morally objectionable to most Oregonians, if the last ballot measure is any indication. Does that mean it should continue to be illegal? Of course not. Individual rights should trump the right of the moral majority to invade people’s bedrooms and hotel rooms.
Since the ODE suddenly values the opinion of the moral majority (and the imagined morals of a bunch of dead politicians) over that of an individual’s rights, one would expect the Editorial Board to soon come out against abortion in red states and assisted suicide and gay marriage nationwide. We’ll see. It’s funny how organizations with no institutional memory change over the years. Bureaucracy KillsSeptember 1st, 2005 by IanNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has announced that city officials are running out of supplies for “rescued” people stuck in the convention center. In the midst of 90+ degree heat and 90+% humidity, the mayor has announced that these people will begin marching a number of miles to where relief will supposedly be. This directly contradicts what Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff said just moments before, when he announced that FEMA had all the resources they needed and were working furiously to rescue and relieve people. If so, why haven’t there at least been air drops of water and food to the ceonvention center? Why are there still people stuck in rescue centers in New Orleans? Why is it, when I see images of the convention center, there are never any authorities in sight? The federal response has been pathetic. From an AP article:
Beyond the incompetence and lack of leadership in FEMA’s efforts, the citizens of New Orleans are under attack from armed thugs roaming the city. Arsonists started a number of fires near the Superdome, and people were shooting at a National Guard helicopter. Meanwhile, the scum who’ve been looting include police officers and other authorities. Disgusting. But it’s been the violence that’s hurt relief efforts the most, as Reuters reports:
I’m lucky. My immediate family is now safe and sound in Houston. It’s too early for them to even begin thinking about where they will live now that their homes are either destroyed or under 8+ inches of water. But they are safe and sound, which is more than what can be said for so many of the people in the greater New Orleans area. They need help, and they need it now. They need more boats, more food, more water, and more semi-permanent shelter space immediately. Also, thanks to Tim and Dan for keeping up with the Katrina blogging while I’ve been traveling. To get some idea of the sheer anarchy that is prevalent in New Orleans right now, read this Editor and Publisher piece. Ol’ Dirty Watch: Double Dip of Ailee EditionAugust 9th, 2005 by IanAilee Slater has a new column in today’s Emerald titled A look at the BRIGHT SIDE. It’s vintage Slater: whiny and incoherent. Granted, this is an improvement over her previous column, which supplemented these qualities with a massive dose of fear mongering. Let’s take a look at each. The walls are closing in on women begins hilariously enough:
Ahh, the sweet candy fountain of babies. What’s so bad about these pro-lifers anyways? Candy is delicious!
Unfortunately for Ailee, Roe v. Wade has nothing to do with the Fourth Amendment. Roe v. Wade hinges on interpretations of the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments, which delegate rights to the States respectively, or to the people and holds that [n]o State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, respectively. Search and seizure has nothing to do with it.
A right to privacy covers a citizen’s personal space. The pro-life argument is that a fetus also has personal space that should be respected.
How in the hell do wiretaps disproportionately affect women? And private businesses, including pharmacies, have the right to not sell products they don’t want to sell. If your pharmacist won’t sell you birth control pills, then take your business somewhere else.
You are write in a paper of record that you own a hookah, yet you are afraid of someone finding out that you own one? And you think you’d be prosecuted on terrorism charges as a result?
If you’re smoking tobacco, then it’s perfectly legal and acceptable to smoke a narghile outside. I’m sorry you can’t smoke pot outside, in public, without possibly being caught. That’s the breaks of smoking something illegal, I’m afraid.
Yes, the nighttime is dark and oftentimes creates shadows. I apologize on the sun’s behalf. And yes, some people can’t afford to trade in their run-down pickups for modern yuppiemobiles. I apologize on their behalf, too.
Oh my God, what’s going to ha…
Phew.
A bold concession. You’re really letting him off too easy here, Ailee.
You didn’t hear what he said, but you know it had to do with wearing shorts? OK.
Here’s the thing, Ailee: I’m willing to bet that you were perfectly safe at every point during the night. Three college-age women walking together should be safe in all but the most dangerous neighborhoods. You were scared because you and your friends got stoned and started talking about politics. As a consequence of the deadly mixture of THC and an idiotic worldview, you and your friends became extremely paranoid. There are very strong arguments to be made for better lighting on streets, self-defense training for both women and men, and the condemnation of assholes who shout mean things from cars. Will you address these in the rest of your article?
While the Patriot Act has introduced some very dangerous anti-privacy measures, you would not have been sent to jail unless there was probable cause that you had committed a crime.
You will never walk to the store with two of your friends after dark again?
The threat of violence from and towards all different people is an everlasting problem that will never be fully overcome but must be fought against. Specifically, male violence against women is a serious problem, but women are not "inevitably trapped at home" once the sun goes down in Eugene.
Here’s a solution: Don’t watch TV. It isn’t like ABC executives have forced their way into your home and chained you down in front of the television. You have the choice to not watch.
Damn you capitalism! Stop looking at me!
Or, the opposite argument would go, the fetus itself.
The statistics on sexual abuse and assault are horrifying. More must certainly be done to stop these sorts of violent sexual crimes. But I fail to see what they have to do with the Patriot Act. Did the Patriot Act open the door for molesters and rapists to commit crimes? If anything, the statistics on sexual crimes are an argument for an expansion of government powers in monitoring potentially criminal activity.
The man on the street didn’t take your space or body, there wasn’t a man in your home, and I really doubt that Judge Roberts gives a shit that you got high and then decided to buy fruit with your friends. You’re just trying to spread fud. This week’s Slater article, however, A look at the BRIGHT SIDE has a completely different worldview:
Think of it less as the end of the world and more as politics as usual.
Alcohol is the answer. We finally agree on something, Ailee!
Wow, Cindy’s sure showing those countries! Kim Jong-Il take note.
I can’t think of anyone who could run Earth, actually.
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Good for them. Excellent. Now who made those solar panels? Corporations. I guess they’re good for something besides just criticizing your body.
These ZEH communities may be commendable, but I’m afraid they aren’t going to end terrorism and solve world hunger.
Why try to compare them?
Wait, aren’t you to afraid to leave your home?
Wait, aren’t golden tickets supposed to be used for baby fountains? I need to get me some of these multi-use golden tickets.
Well, I can’t disagree with this. But why the sudden sea change, Ailee? One week the entire male population of Eugene is out to assault you and your two friends, and the next week you’re arguing for optimism. Was the Emerald really worse in years past? I mean, at least Shakra’s articles were hilarious. [links to the relevant articles weren’t included since the Ol’ Dirty’s site appears to not be working at the moment.] [Timothy Adds: Links Added Above. ] Rhapsodize My HeartJune 13th, 2004 by TylerGunther may be rawkin the Germans, but this Italian/French hard rock band is rawkin the rest of Europe. Im not quite sure how to describe these guys. They have long, stringy, greasy-looking hair. Theyre old. They play something resembling musical notes on instruments; I guess theyre a little like Swedish power-metal outfit Europe filtered through the mind of a role-playing, fantasy-novel-reading thirteen-year-old. Their song The Last Winged Unicorn is indicative of the style, as is Mighty Thunderforce. Apparently theyre really popular in Japan. My favorite quote from the webpage, attributed to Alex Staropoli: Was July,casually me and Luca,we met the first time during a stage of mental technics. (somehow, we learn to how to get big memory,higher sensibilitys, and full control of our mind). August 22nd, 2003 by BretCalifornia Crazies Tom Hanks doesn’t want Arnold to be CA guv, and neither does Woody Harrelson, whose representative said: Woody is diametrically opposed to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political positions … He does not support the candidacy. How can a liberal be “diametrically” opposed to a pro-choice, gun-controlling, pro-gay marriage candidate? Does this mean Harrelson is hiding a pro-life stance or wishes all types of guns were available to all types of Californians? Probably not, but the rhetoric used down there is going well past absurd. Which leads us to Cybil Sheppard on a Schwarzenneger win: That would be the worst tragedy in the history of California. You have to be seriously off your fucking rocker to say something like that. It’s interesting that Tom Vs. The Volcano Hanks would let himself be grouped in with people with no sense of history at all. Politics just brings out the best in people, I suppose. |