2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the editor
Issue date: 10/26/07 Section: Opinion
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Inspiration found in Paul
I'm obligated to write this letter. It would be sinful of me to keep to myself this sense of excitement, hope and inspiration.
One would not expect the hope and inspiration I have recently found to be apparent in our current situation. If you pay attention to what is happening in the world today, you might come to the same conclusion to which I have come: something is definitely wrong.
We are six years and thousands of lives into what was sold to us as a slam-dunk. Despite the numbers from Wall Street, many Americans can no longer to afford their own home. Many of the jobs that supported the prosperity of this country are being off-shored. Healthcare costs have reached all-time highs. Meanwhile, the first baby-boomer can draw Social Security benefits in January. All this while we spend hundreds of billions of dollars of money we don't have to fund a war against an undefined enemy.
Where's the hope and inspiration? Well, if you keep track of the race for the Republican nomination, you already know. If not, let me mention a fiery Ob-Gyn from Houston who's captured the entire Internet audience. He proclaims that, on the yearly average, every cent you make through April goes to the government. He wants to highlight that, in his 20 Congressional years, his voting record shows that he's never voted to raise taxes; he's never voted for an unbalanced budget; he's never voted to increase the size of government.
The gloom and doom I see in the world are symptoms of an inconsistent approach to the political economy. The hope and inspiration come from the virtue of integrity I see in this candidate. Isn't it time that more people find hope and inspiration through the virtues of Ron Paul?
Jarrod Storms
UA Alumnus '04
Industrial Engineering
Republicans should learn tact from Democrats
I just found out that Ms. Davis, or, as the students call her, Rachael, recently got in trouble, or, as the law calls it, reprimanded, for chalking "Life's a b****, don't vote for one" on the sidewalks here at the UA. Being a feminist-supporting liberal, I know it's only the Republicans who use hateful, obscenity-filled free speech when smashing an opposing politician.
If you must chalk something, then please take the advice of Lindsay Irion, "Try sticking to the facts. If you have a problem with a candidate's policy, address it. If you have a problem with a candidate's beliefs, address them." These are the words that all Democrats - like me - stick to.
Take this example for instance. Last semester there was an anti-war/impeach Bush rally in front of the Union set up by some very peaceful and intellectual liberals. And everything they said was based solely on facts and was obscenity free.
But what I found to be the best part of the rally was the signs that were held up. Instead of demeaning, fact-less words, these liberals were only showing their dislike for Bush's policies and beliefs.
One sign read "Bush lied." I thought this one was straight to the point. It didn't get caught up in any juju-mugumbo; it was just a plain fact. Another sign said, "Someone give Bush a b*** job." I thought this was the most tasteful and creative one. This one was clearly a clever play at words showing how Bush is b***ing at his job, which is being president.
It takes a superior intellect to come up with something this obscenity-free. In conclusion, republicans need to take some lessons in tact from the Democrats here on campus.
Nick Bahash
Senior
Industrial Engineering
Tell it to your mom
I invite the students who chalked "Life's a B****, Don't vote for one," and the students who found the chalking humorous or legitimately attention-grabbing to tell their mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts and female friends that referring to a woman as a b**** is something with which they have no qualms.
Kelly Tate
Graduate Student
Creative Writing
Hogs can't 'play with the big boys'
Watching the Razorbacks have a mediocre season has been part of my life at this campus for the last five years. When I criticized the team, people used to say, "Well, we're playing tough teams, give our boys a break." Now, no one can say that.
All of our non-conference games are cupcake victories to be used toward gaining bowl eligibility. Every team does this, but they don't pick teams that frequent ESPN's bottom 10 list. What happened to playing Texas or USC? What's the matter, Houston, can't step up to the plate and play with the big boys?
I would wear black to this game to show my disgust for the way our season is playing out, but I'm not going to waste my time watching a one-sided game.
Nicholas Robbins
Senior
International Relations/
Middle East Studies
I'm obligated to write this letter. It would be sinful of me to keep to myself this sense of excitement, hope and inspiration.
One would not expect the hope and inspiration I have recently found to be apparent in our current situation. If you pay attention to what is happening in the world today, you might come to the same conclusion to which I have come: something is definitely wrong.
We are six years and thousands of lives into what was sold to us as a slam-dunk. Despite the numbers from Wall Street, many Americans can no longer to afford their own home. Many of the jobs that supported the prosperity of this country are being off-shored. Healthcare costs have reached all-time highs. Meanwhile, the first baby-boomer can draw Social Security benefits in January. All this while we spend hundreds of billions of dollars of money we don't have to fund a war against an undefined enemy.
Where's the hope and inspiration? Well, if you keep track of the race for the Republican nomination, you already know. If not, let me mention a fiery Ob-Gyn from Houston who's captured the entire Internet audience. He proclaims that, on the yearly average, every cent you make through April goes to the government. He wants to highlight that, in his 20 Congressional years, his voting record shows that he's never voted to raise taxes; he's never voted for an unbalanced budget; he's never voted to increase the size of government.
The gloom and doom I see in the world are symptoms of an inconsistent approach to the political economy. The hope and inspiration come from the virtue of integrity I see in this candidate. Isn't it time that more people find hope and inspiration through the virtues of Ron Paul?
Jarrod Storms
UA Alumnus '04
Industrial Engineering
Republicans should learn tact from Democrats
I just found out that Ms. Davis, or, as the students call her, Rachael, recently got in trouble, or, as the law calls it, reprimanded, for chalking "Life's a b****, don't vote for one" on the sidewalks here at the UA. Being a feminist-supporting liberal, I know it's only the Republicans who use hateful, obscenity-filled free speech when smashing an opposing politician.
If you must chalk something, then please take the advice of Lindsay Irion, "Try sticking to the facts. If you have a problem with a candidate's policy, address it. If you have a problem with a candidate's beliefs, address them." These are the words that all Democrats - like me - stick to.
Take this example for instance. Last semester there was an anti-war/impeach Bush rally in front of the Union set up by some very peaceful and intellectual liberals. And everything they said was based solely on facts and was obscenity free.
But what I found to be the best part of the rally was the signs that were held up. Instead of demeaning, fact-less words, these liberals were only showing their dislike for Bush's policies and beliefs.
One sign read "Bush lied." I thought this one was straight to the point. It didn't get caught up in any juju-mugumbo; it was just a plain fact. Another sign said, "Someone give Bush a b*** job." I thought this was the most tasteful and creative one. This one was clearly a clever play at words showing how Bush is b***ing at his job, which is being president.
It takes a superior intellect to come up with something this obscenity-free. In conclusion, republicans need to take some lessons in tact from the Democrats here on campus.
Nick Bahash
Senior
Industrial Engineering
Tell it to your mom
I invite the students who chalked "Life's a B****, Don't vote for one," and the students who found the chalking humorous or legitimately attention-grabbing to tell their mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts and female friends that referring to a woman as a b**** is something with which they have no qualms.
Kelly Tate
Graduate Student
Creative Writing
Hogs can't 'play with the big boys'
Watching the Razorbacks have a mediocre season has been part of my life at this campus for the last five years. When I criticized the team, people used to say, "Well, we're playing tough teams, give our boys a break." Now, no one can say that.
All of our non-conference games are cupcake victories to be used toward gaining bowl eligibility. Every team does this, but they don't pick teams that frequent ESPN's bottom 10 list. What happened to playing Texas or USC? What's the matter, Houston, can't step up to the plate and play with the big boys?
I would wear black to this game to show my disgust for the way our season is playing out, but I'm not going to waste my time watching a one-sided game.
Nicholas Robbins
Senior
International Relations/
Middle East Studies
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Brian
posted 10/26/07 @ 2:23 AM CST
Kelly,
Actually I told my Grandmother about it this weekend. She thought it was funny and agreed full heartedly.
Seriously, how many weeks ago was this and we are still hearing about this? Where was the outrage of feminists against the types of protests of Ann Coulter when she came here? It was down right nasty and embarrassing what the protestors did. (Continued…)
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