"Hark Upon the Gale"
The "Alma Mater of a Nation" was in the news today, although probably not the publicity Pres. Nichol wanted. It would appear that the new blogger hired by the washingtonpost.com to provide a conservative viewpoint on issues of the day is a plagiarizer extraordinaire--dating all the way back to his days as a reporter for the venerable Flat Hat. He made it three days on the job before being chased out of town. I can't say that I'm crying in my beer for the guy, but I have to feel a little sorry for him. After all, he's a W&M alum--he's been through enough already.
posted by ze roberto @ 3/24/2006 05:55:00 PM
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He's not actually an alum. From the article:
"When I was 17, I was certainly sloppy," said Domenech, who did not graduate from college.
Still, not the sort of thing that one wants associated with W&M. Neither, really, is this (from an article on counterpunch.org):
It seems likely, at least in the view of Irish-American supporters, that Adams was being slapped down for impertinent criticism of Bush's 'envoy' to the interminable Northern Ireland peace process, Mitchell Reiss. "I don't have any high regard for Mitchell Reiss's input in this process," Adams said on Thursday. "If it is he who is advising the president, then it's very, very bad advice."
Mitchell Reiss Dean of International Affairs, Director of the Reves Center for International Studies, Professor of Law at the Marshall-Wythe Law School, and Professor of Government in the Department of Government at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He took a leave of absence from these positions while he was at the State Department.
Right. Except that now he is the Special Envoy to Northern Ireland or some such. There is a news snippet over on the W&M site that talks about Colin Powell stealing him from the College for another go at the State Department.
Gerry Adams, apparently, thinks none too highly of him.
I'm not so sure I think that highly of Gerry Adams, not that he and Sinn Fein have gone all soft and cooperative...
I am quite proud of Sinn Fein, actually. I think the way that the peace process is proceeding in Ireland is pretty wonderful. Sure, there are still problems with parades, but by and large, people are using their words, not their guns, to sort things out, and Sinn Fein is probably closer to representing the majority of non-hardline Republicans in Ireland than they ever have been.
And I like that, being a fan of democracy and all. There was a time when the majority of people in the South supported out-and-out insurrection against the British. But that time is past, and the Republican political party should reflect the new attitude.
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