Comments on: The Saga Continues… http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/05/21/the-saga-continues/ Free Minds, Free Markets, Free Booze Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Josh M. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/05/21/the-saga-continues/#comment-12408 Josh M. Tue, 23 May 2006 13:41:26 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/05/21/the-saga-continues/#comment-12408 Sorry, Ol' Dirty, but I don't remember any children being killed in the Jethro Higgins crossfire on this one. Sorry, Ol’ Dirty, but I don’t remember any children being killed in the Jethro Higgins crossfire on this one.

]]> By: Olly http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/05/21/the-saga-continues/#comment-12163 Olly Mon, 22 May 2006 05:02:59 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/05/21/the-saga-continues/#comment-12163 <blockquote> Frohnmayer is clearly appalled by The Insurgent's tasteless shenanigans, but he also understands that The Insurgent's shoddy wares aren't selling in the UO's marketplace of ideas. Protecting that marketplace from the myriad forces that seek to limit its inventory is one of a university president's most important jobs.</blockquote>Good stuff there (I'm a sucker for a marketplace metaphor) and surprisingly feisty for the generally risk-averse R-G. It'll be interesting to see whether or not they stick to this principle in the future, when a group other than Christians gets all exercised about something. I must confess that I have my doubts. Oh, and the bit Michael quoted seems to make a fairly elementary mistake in confusing speech with conduct. Christians haven't been setting shit on fire in Eugene, have they? (Based on some of the comments we've been getting, I'm actually half-serious here.)

Frohnmayer is clearly appalled by The Insurgent’s tasteless shenanigans, but he also understands that The Insurgent’s shoddy wares aren’t selling in the UO’s marketplace of ideas. Protecting that marketplace from the myriad forces that seek to limit its inventory is one of a university president’s most important jobs.

Good stuff there (I’m a sucker for a marketplace metaphor) and surprisingly feisty for the generally risk-averse R-G. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not they stick to this principle in the future, when a group other than Christians gets all exercised about something. I must confess that I have my doubts.

Oh, and the bit Michael quoted seems to make a fairly elementary mistake in confusing speech with conduct. Christians haven’t been setting shit on fire in Eugene, have they? (Based on some of the comments we’ve been getting, I’m actually half-serious here.)

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