January 26, 2007 \ The Clarion
OPINION
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Dr. King would have said about the war on ter
ror
Further, all Americans must ask of these “anti
war at any cost” pacifists, “what is worth fight
ing for?” The ideals of Dr. King’s wildest
dreams about perfect American justice and op
portunity for all ethnic groups would be unreal
ized if we were all living in
terror or suppression by a group enthralled
with the thought of their own salvation through
death while killing us. “Only the dead have
seen the end of war. ’’-Plato
That Utopian existence that the speaker must
wish for, where the rich are taxed to pay for the
opportunity of the poor, where girls can marry
girls and boys the same, where Global Warming
is considered final and irrefutable science, and
where we all gather around and sing, “Cum Bye
Yah,” to show the world that we mean no harm
as our national defense is a fantasy land. “It
would be fatal for the nation to overlook the
urgency of the moment. ”- Dr Martin Luther
King
This liberal arts college should provide point
and counter point, if it is going to present a
“political” speech that is not just propaganda
from the wool socks and Birkenstock crowd.
And it would be great to celebrate history on
MLK Day, not get an overtly political speech
by a despicable opportunist.
Put it away!
Sweater dresses are ribbed body
gloves. They cling to every blip
and bump, not to mention your
panty-line.
NOT FLATTERING.
Pair them with pasty dough legs,
cheap knee-high boots and you
look like a woolen eggplant.
Are you trying to sell your fupa?
Sweaters should end at the hips.
And why not take advantange of
the leggings trend? Keep your legs
warm while looking a little bit less
like a hooker.
Thanks.
/vMiss K
Twisting the Knife
in the Side of Bad Fashion
Since 1985!
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Matt's Take:
Bush's war plan
canned
by Matt Rutherford
Editor in Chief
It’s interesting how some
things turn out isn’t it?
Remember in 2000 when
we, as barely legal voters,
were astonished at the out
come of the election—^when our tyrannical leader
first set foot in the white house? Who knew
how much damage we could cause to other na
tions and to our own image? We now know
more than ever how encased we are within our
ideals and ourselves, not even realizing we are
not the only country in the world. We see only
ourselves and the countries that mean to do us
supposed harm.
That aside, a stroke of luck came in favor of
all those who have lost someone in the ill-pre-
pared war On January 24'*', the President pro
posed his new war strategy, which included send
ing 22,000 more troops into Iraq. Luckily the
Senate panel voted against this and dismissed
the issue. Surprisingly, one of the votes was
Republican. Things are changing, not quickly
enough, but least things are moving in that gen
eral direction. I’m not entirely sure of what the
outcome would be if we just left Iraq as is. I
know it would be in a state of turmoil and a guilt
we’d deal with for ages to come. However, what
I know for sure is I’m glad we’re not sending
anymore of our youth into a death trap.
I feel as if it has become fashionable to bash
our President and I am no exception from this
not so sudden fad. I laugh along with the jokes
and cartoons at his expense, and even some
times when the jokes aren’t funny so it appears
I’m not a supporter But in all honesty, I cannot
respect someone who stands behind a bad deci
sion and does absolutely nothing to rectify what
he has done. It’s sad and so is he.
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