Matt Simons’ letter in Monday’s Alligator absolutely infuriated me. It was so full of fallacies and ignorant homophobic assumptions that I don’t know where to begin.
It was a down year for Super Bowl commercials, but one stood out as a huge disappointment.
I think Valentine’s Day is really a holiday for singles.
You betcha!
And just when you thought our ranting about Sarah Palin was over, the Editorial Board is here to issue you another full serving.
I was at Shands yesterday and read the latest edition of the liberal rag you call the Alligator. If nothing else, it is good for a laugh.
Some people may think it is awfully early in the year to begin talking about the next Gator Growl, but people have been planning the 2010 Growl since late December.
The Gators’ football roster for 2010 is pretty much set now that National Signing Day is over, which means it is now possible to make accurate depth chart predictions for next season.
There’s this new thing out that’s pretty fantastic.
The new Friday columnist, Paul Murty, is absolutely horrible. He doesn’t have any original ideas, and it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t actually research his articles past Wikipedia. The economy is not well on its way to recovery. He talks about the preachers on Turlington Plaza as if it’s breaking news and then the issue of gun control as if he knows everything, when actually he offered no ideas of his own whatsoever. At least last week’s column, “Modern Tea Party is deeply flawed,” was relevant to today. Could he write something that isn’t dripping with disdain for anything Republican?
I’m getting a little tired of Paul Murty’s column. I was bemused by — if not OK with— his argument that we should do away with guns. I’m a little less OK with his ignorant generalization of the Tea Party movement. And while I think Tea Partiers are all crazies, I don’t stand on a podium and spout my ignorance of their cause. I really don’t care if the opinions section is inflammatory, inspiring, sweet, horrendously offensive or boring, but please demand that thought be put into the opinion, otherwise it just becomes ignorant rambling. And I’d rather have one of those terribly boring sexToons than more ignorant rambling.
Well, it finally happened. I suppose it was only a matter of time before one of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s well-rumored, profanity-laced harangues would surface while he was in office. Indeed, it was only a snippet of his Chicago-sharpened talent, but it was worth the wait.
The Editorial Board would like to offer a bit of advice for all of you aspiring politicians out there: Don’t make a sex tape, OK?
On Sunday, military newspapers released the results of a survey that revealed a sharp decrease in the number of active-duty troops who oppose people who are openly gay and serving.
Every once in a while I allow myself to get lost in the feel-good “amateurism” of college sports.
If undergrads ever want to see a change in Student Government, it isn’t going to come through a self-defeating, lawsuit-happy “Indy” party that does nothing but whine in Senate chambers and does ridiculous stunts on election day. And it isn’t going to come from the party that acts as a mouthpiece for the administration. What needs to happen is real electoral reform. Students need to be represented and participate in the system — not decide between which party is worse, which is nearly impossible at this point.
A year ago, dozens of women’s and civil rights activists gathered at the White House to watch President Barack Obama sign his first piece of legislation into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.
I am writing to express my full support for the Tebow family ad that is expected to air during the Super Bowl. I am outraged at women groups such as N.O.W. for denouncing and condemning the 30 second ad before they even get to see it. From what I gather regarding the ad, it will discuss Pam Tebow’s courageous decision and story to have Tim. Why is the ad vilified as anti-abortion simply because it has a pro-life message? I do not believe for a moment that either Tim or his mother will be chastising others for their opposing views during the commercial. Tim Tebow has been a model student, athlete, humanitarian, and young man. Those that differ with his pro-life position should in no way call into question his integrity and passion.
I don’t understand the Tea Party. I’ll admit that I’ve spent the past day trying to research what they want on the Internet, and the only thing I can come up with is they just don’t want to pay taxes. I can understand the frustration. I hate when I go to Publix to buy a newspaper and I have to pay an extra 6 or 7 cents in sales tax. But that’s mostly because I just don’t feel like getting that much change.
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