Ever more typical of Patterico, in his latest in a series of neverending posts and hypotheticals, he now characterizes my linguistic “approach” thusly: I stand by my position that Jeff is wrong as a matter of his approach. We need not walk on eggshells to avoid offending those who will take offense no matter what we say. But we can’t use that as an excuse to say to hell with
March 21, 2009
March 21, 2009
POST-RACIAL EXCLUSIVE! MUST CREDIT PROTEIN WISDOM: partial transcript of the “Newsmaker of the Year” award ceremony, given at the behest of a trade group of black newspaper publishers, to which none in the “white press” was “invited”
[leaked to me from a friend inside the ceremony who managed to record this bit on his Blackberry] President Obama: … Black Newspaper publishers trade group members: … President Obama: “So.” Black Newspaper publishers trade group members: “So…” President Obama: … Black Newspaper publishers trade group members: … President Obama: “Whasssssssssssssssssup….?” Black Newspaper publishers trade group members: “Whassssssssssssup!” President Obama: “WHASSSSSSSSSSSSSUP…?” Black Newspaper publishers trade group members: “WHASSSSSSSSSSSSSUP!” President Obama:
March 21, 2009
CU Cultural Studies Professor Ben Whitmer: “Why I Support Ward Churchill” [UPDATED]
Just in time for the Ward Churchill Support Rallies, here’s what passes for “intellectual” support for an academic suing to get his job back — the result of which, should his suit prove successful, would be that students or faculty engaging in plagiarism can always point to the Churchill precedent as dispositive should disciplinary action be taken against them. Ben Whitmer: I’ve spent four years defending Ward Churchill in every