This week in The TentacleThursday, September 27, 2007
Chris Cavey
This evening is the "All-American Presidential Forum" at
Derek Shackelford
Here we go again with the issue of race surfacing over the last couple of weeks. It is not enough that much attention was given to shock jock Don Imus and his comments about the
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
The Priceless Right to Free Speech
It has certainly been an interesting week for the exercise of our sacred right to freedom of speech in the
Certainly at the top of most anyone's kerfuffle was the arrival of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in
As much as I am concerned, to say the least, about what it is that the Iranian president says, my problem is more with Columbia University's persistent inconsistencies about the sacred right to free speech.
The esteemed institution piously, self-righteously, if not - condescendingly - proclaims to be the standard-bearer for a "long-standing tradition of serving as a major forum for robust debate," according to
Oh, pul-leeze! Columbia University extended an invitation to President Ahmadinejad, who many believe represents a country involved in the killing of Americans in uniform fighting in
And that is just one example of the hypocrisy of the institution. Wouldn't it be wonderful if
Many are singing praises for Columbia President Bollinger for his stinging rebuke in the introduction of his guest. Then again, there are those of us who understand the paradox of President Bollinger's heroic Shakespearian soliloquy as a convenient - if not hypocritical - response to a conundrum he synthetically manufactured.
Read the entire column here: The Priceless Right to Free Speech
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Our blue-eyed, blonde-hair culture becomes more antagonistic as our numbers decrease as a proportion of the population. There are those among us who hate all those darker-hair, brown-eyes who are popping up everywhere.
Farrell Keough
Global Warming, Global Cooling, Climate Change, et al are the headlines of the crisis de jour. Most people do not involve themselves in this debate as it seems too complicated and all the scientists agree, so it must be true.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
I really wanted to write about the Great Frederick Fair, but Patricia Kelly did such a great job on last Thursday's Tentacle, I wouldn't pretend to try.
Friday, September 21, 2007
On his way to the unsuccessful attempt to take Moscow, Napoleon knocked the Prussians out of the war at the Battle of Jena, almost exactly 201 years ago (October 14, 1806).
Edward Lulie III
The left has predicted Gloom and Doom for the GOP in 2008. That prediction might be premature. Despite the gleeful optimism of many Democrats, there are several problems that they must overcome before they can celebrate.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Tony Soltero
As Gov. Martin O'Malley puts the finishing touches on his budget and tax proposals and prepares them for release, we can all assume that his political opponents have well-honed talking points ready to attack any part of his plan that they find objectionable.
Patricia A. Kelly
I'm sitting at my desk on
Edward Lulie III
Oh, woe is the GOP; oh, gloom and doom; doom. doom. That is the endless refrain of the mainstream media, gleefully being repeated inside the echo chambers and offices of the left. Hillary or Obama, maybe both, will soon ride into power and save the world from cowboy imperialism.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Iraq: Into the Heart of Darkness
For those who have grown weary of the longest presidential campaign in history and the war in
WE GET LETTERS!
A reader from
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The Sun's front page headline Sunday shouted: MD NOT HOLDING ITS RACE HORSES. In not much smaller print, an editor wrote: "Purses, incentives sending breeders and farmers to
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