As regular readers of this blog know, Marathon Pundit was a very early supporter of Thomas Klocek's free speech battle with DePaul University.
Today, the excellent Illinois conservative online journal, the Illinois Leader reprinted an American Thinker article by friend-of-the-blog Richard Baehr.
As strange as it seems, the local media has largely ignored this story of injustice. Well, maybe it's not strange, but the national media has indeed done a better job of covering the Klocek story. AP ran published an article about it before the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune viewed the Klocek free speech battle as newsworthy.
September 15 will mark the first anniversary of the incident (Professor Klocek attempting to have a rational discussion on Middle Eastern politics with some pro-Palestinian students) that led to his suspension and de-facto firing.
More Klocek posts will follow as the first anniversary of his suspension approaches.
Friday, September 02, 2005
DSL problems
Have afflicted me...hopefully I've fixed the problem (or "Stacie" from SBC's India help desk did the job.)
National Guard coming to N.O.
About time! From AP:
Thousands of National Guardsmen with food, water and weapons streamed into this hurricane-ravaged city Friday to bring relief to the suffering multitudes and put down the looting and violence. "The cavalry is and will continue to arrive," said one general.
The assurances came amid blistering criticism from the mayor and others who said the federal government was bungling the relief effort while people lay dying in the streets for lack of food, water or medicine.
Thousands of National Guardsmen with food, water and weapons streamed into this hurricane-ravaged city Friday to bring relief to the suffering multitudes and put down the looting and violence. "The cavalry is and will continue to arrive," said one general.
The assurances came amid blistering criticism from the mayor and others who said the federal government was bungling the relief effort while people lay dying in the streets for lack of food, water or medicine.
Texas Agrees to Take 50,000 More Refugees
Texas is a big state with a big heart.
The state of Texas agreed Thursday to take in three times more refugees from Hurricane Katrina than officials initially expected, bringing the total number of evacuees to nearly 75,000.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that 50,000 more refugees would relocate to Texas, with plans to house 25,000 each in San Antonio and Dallas. Those people would join 23,000 others who are already being sent from New Orleans to the Astrodome in Houston.
Late Thursday, however, after accepting more than 11,000 Hurricane Katrina refugees, officials said the Astrodome was full and began sending buses to other area shelters and as far away as Huntsville, about an hour north of Houston.
The state of Texas agreed Thursday to take in three times more refugees from Hurricane Katrina than officials initially expected, bringing the total number of evacuees to nearly 75,000.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that 50,000 more refugees would relocate to Texas, with plans to house 25,000 each in San Antonio and Dallas. Those people would join 23,000 others who are already being sent from New Orleans to the Astrodome in Houston.
Late Thursday, however, after accepting more than 11,000 Hurricane Katrina refugees, officials said the Astrodome was full and began sending buses to other area shelters and as far away as Huntsville, about an hour north of Houston.
New Orleans anarchy
Just too horrifying to even excerpt. But here it is all the same. Who is responsible for the chaos?
The looters are. The rapists are. The killers are.
The looters are. The rapists are. The killers are.
Katrina imagery maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admimistration
Click away to learn more about the path of destruction Hurricane Katrina took. As for this site, there is much more detail once you click deeper into the images.
Interactive map post-Katrina map of New Orleans
Haven't seen this anywhere else yet. Courtesy of NBC 5 Chicago. Click on the headline.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Augustana College to offer free tuition to 10 Katrina victims
Augustana College of Rock Island, IL is offering, according to the AP, free tuition for up to 10 students impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
This may not seem like a big deal, but Augustana is a small Lutheran College with an enrollment of just over 2000 students.
Hat tip to Rich Miller's Capitol Fax blog.
Oh, Augustana is best known as the alma mater of Cincinnati Bengals great Ken Anderson.
This may not seem like a big deal, but Augustana is a small Lutheran College with an enrollment of just over 2000 students.
Hat tip to Rich Miller's Capitol Fax blog.
Oh, Augustana is best known as the alma mater of Cincinnati Bengals great Ken Anderson.
Welcome Moonbat Central readers!
Moonbat Central, the blog of FrontPage Magazine, has once again linked to Marathon Pundit. Thank you Dr. Steven Plaut! The post is here, and Dr. Plaut has added some great insight on Illinois' greatest Moonbat, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
Hastert: "Rebuilding New Orleans doesn't make sense to me"
There's been talk, mostly on the blogosphere, questioning the wisdom of rebuilding a city in such a vulnerable location as New Orleans occupies: A mostly below sea-level town built on soggy delta earth abutting the continent's mightiest river.
Bloggers have brought up the case of Mississippi River towns that were moved to higher ground after the 1993 floods. Valmeyer, IL was one of those towns, but only 900 people lived there.
New Orleans has 500,000 residents.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert met with the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Editiorial Board yesterday. Below is the article about that meeting:
Lawmakers have to ask themselves if it’s worth sinking possibly billions of federal dollars into rebuilding New Orleans, a low-lying city which would remain a vulnerable hurricane target even after clean up, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Wednesday.
“It doesn’t make sense to me,” said Hastert during an interview with the Daily Herald editorial board. “And it’s a question that certainly we should ask.”
Congress’ most powerful Republican undoubtedly wasn’t the first to think such a thought, but as the man at the head of a chamber charged with approving federal disaster aid legislation, he knows the potentially taboo topic won’t go away.
“First of all your heart goes out to the people, the loss of their homes,” said Hastert of Plano. “But there are some real tough questions to ask about how you go about rebuilding this city.”
Hastert said his office worked nine weeks straight putting together the disaster relief for New York City following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. This could take even longer, he said.
“We help replace, we help relieve disaster,” Hastert said. “That is certainly the decision the people of New Orleans are going to make.
“But I think federal insurance and everything goes along with it and we ought to take a second look at it,” Hastert added.
“But you know we build Los Angeles and San Francisco on top of earthquake fissures and they rebuild, too. Stubbornness.”
Update 9:40PM Hastert's comments, as expected, have not gone over well in Louisiana, and he's backed off bit.
From AP:
Hastert later issued a statement saying he was not "advocating that the city be abandoned or relocated."
"My comments about rebuilding the city were intended to reflect my sincere concern with how the city is rebuilt to ensure the future protection of its citizens and not to suggest that this great and historic city should not be rebuilt," the statement said.
UPDATE 10:10PM: The Change of Subject Blog of Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has a non-scientific poll that shows 79% of the respondents support returning New Orleans to natural wetland status. Free registration to the Trib may be required to visit Eric's blog.
Bloggers have brought up the case of Mississippi River towns that were moved to higher ground after the 1993 floods. Valmeyer, IL was one of those towns, but only 900 people lived there.
New Orleans has 500,000 residents.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert met with the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Editiorial Board yesterday. Below is the article about that meeting:
Lawmakers have to ask themselves if it’s worth sinking possibly billions of federal dollars into rebuilding New Orleans, a low-lying city which would remain a vulnerable hurricane target even after clean up, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Wednesday.
“It doesn’t make sense to me,” said Hastert during an interview with the Daily Herald editorial board. “And it’s a question that certainly we should ask.”
Congress’ most powerful Republican undoubtedly wasn’t the first to think such a thought, but as the man at the head of a chamber charged with approving federal disaster aid legislation, he knows the potentially taboo topic won’t go away.
“First of all your heart goes out to the people, the loss of their homes,” said Hastert of Plano. “But there are some real tough questions to ask about how you go about rebuilding this city.”
Hastert said his office worked nine weeks straight putting together the disaster relief for New York City following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. This could take even longer, he said.
“We help replace, we help relieve disaster,” Hastert said. “That is certainly the decision the people of New Orleans are going to make.
“But I think federal insurance and everything goes along with it and we ought to take a second look at it,” Hastert added.
“But you know we build Los Angeles and San Francisco on top of earthquake fissures and they rebuild, too. Stubbornness.”
Update 9:40PM Hastert's comments, as expected, have not gone over well in Louisiana, and he's backed off bit.
From AP:
Hastert later issued a statement saying he was not "advocating that the city be abandoned or relocated."
"My comments about rebuilding the city were intended to reflect my sincere concern with how the city is rebuilt to ensure the future protection of its citizens and not to suggest that this great and historic city should not be rebuilt," the statement said.
UPDATE 10:10PM: The Change of Subject Blog of Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has a non-scientific poll that shows 79% of the respondents support returning New Orleans to natural wetland status. Free registration to the Trib may be required to visit Eric's blog.
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