Comments on: Rehabilitation http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RonF http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-264135 RonF Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-264135 Living in the Chicago area as I do, I've read my share of apologia for William Ayers published in the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> and elsewhere, where public officials and various figures in academia offer comments along the lines of "he's associated with [prestigious academic institution] and [particular socio-political organization]". Guys, you don't understand. The mistake you're making is that the general public holds those organizations in high regard and thinks that they have the public's best interests at heart. News flash; often (in both cases) they don't. Such associations do not whitewash Mr. Ayers' reputation. They blacken those of those organizations. Living in the Chicago area as I do, I’ve read my share of apologia for William Ayers published in the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere, where public officials and various figures in academia offer comments along the lines of “he’s associated with [prestigious academic institution] and [particular socio-political organization]“.

Guys, you don’t understand. The mistake you’re making is that the general public holds those organizations in high regard and thinks that they have the public’s best interests at heart. News flash; often (in both cases) they don’t. Such associations do not whitewash Mr. Ayers’ reputation. They blacken those of those organizations.

]]> By: RetRsvMike http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-264081 RetRsvMike Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:16:10 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-264081 Lex: minor correction. the plan was to blow up the NCO club at Dix, not the O-club Lex: minor correction. the plan was to blow up the NCO club at Dix, not the O-club

]]> By: bullnav http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-264003 bullnav Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:11:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-264003 What happened to that one domestic terrorist? Oh, yeah, Timothy Mcveigh was executed... What happened to that one domestic terrorist?

Oh, yeah, Timothy Mcveigh was executed…

]]> By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-263945 MaxDamage Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:18:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-263945 Virgil, whenever I look at that bell tower at the University of Texas at Austin, I am reminded that throughout history it is proven that, indeed, one man can make a difference. The difference he makes is sort of up to him, you understand... Ayers seems to be a complete and utter failure at his job with the Weathermen, thus I'm hardly suprised that he went into academia. Can't think of a better place to hide incompetence and sloth with bluster and BS outside of the DMV. - Max Virgil, whenever I look at that bell tower at the University of Texas at Austin, I am reminded that throughout history it is proven that, indeed, one man can make a difference.

The difference he makes is sort of up to him, you understand…

Ayers seems to be a complete and utter failure at his job with the Weathermen, thus I’m hardly suprised that he went into academia. Can’t think of a better place to hide incompetence and sloth with bluster and BS outside of the DMV.

– Max

]]> By: JKB http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-263882 JKB Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-263882 It's okay Ayers now lectures at Harvard and Vassar so that makes him alright in the Left eye. "What Bill Ayers and [former Black Panther, now U.S. Rep.] Bobby Rush . . . did 40 years ago has nothing to do with [the presidential campaign]," Katz was quoted as saying in the Chicago Sun-Times in April. "[Ayers] has a national reputation. He lectures at Harvard [University] and Vassar [College]." I'm not sure that will matter in Kansas. It’s okay Ayers now lectures at Harvard and Vassar so that makes him alright in the Left eye.

“What Bill Ayers and [former Black Panther, now U.S. Rep.] Bobby Rush . . . did 40 years ago has nothing to do with [the presidential campaign],” Katz was quoted as saying in the Chicago Sun-Times in April. “[Ayers] has a national reputation. He lectures at Harvard [University] and Vassar [College].”

I’m not sure that will matter in Kansas.

]]> By: Tom G. http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/10/15/rehabilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-263747 Tom G. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:07:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=5696#comment-263747 "Unrepentant" has no meaning in our brave new world. You can't feel guilt over anything you don't love. Ayres :"elementary education theorist" who never had his butt kicked in high school. And we reap the results. “Unrepentant” has no meaning in our brave new world. You can’t feel guilt over anything you don’t love.

Ayres :”elementary education theorist” who never had his butt kicked in high school. And we reap the results.

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