Saturday, November 15, 2003Confederate CopycatsApparently students in Iowa have followed the example of the flag-wavers here at Dartmouth. From yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle :"As he spoke on college campuses, a group followed him holding signs displaying the Confederate flag, a reminder of Dean's remark that he wanted to be the candidate for Southern men with Confederate flags on their pickup trucks. He apologized for the comment after intense criticism. "At Iowa State University, he sarcastically chided the sign-holders. "'We don't think you should use the Confederate flag," Dean said, laughing. "It's a divisive symbol.'" Posted by Scott at 5:52 PM Comments Post a Comment (we enforce our comments policy) |
Dartlog ToolsHanover NewsDartmouth LinksNota BeneArticles of note—culled from the Internet by TDR. Nothing thrills a classical music crowd more than a new piece of music that doesn't make them physically ill. "Irony, it turns out, does cross the Hudson River." You don't say. Child rape, pt. II. Moral Hypocrisy What's worse: killing someone, or raping a child? Did Aristotle steal his works from the Egyptians? A theory rebutted. Advertisement  Dartmouth BlogsFavorites
Advertisement |
|
Copyright © 1996-2008 The Dartmouth Review |
|