On Apr 28, 2006, at 10:07 PM, Ed wrote:
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good detective work--I'm sure with the assistance of the Huskey's...
want my myspace URL as well?
0000,0000,EEEBhttp://blog.myspace.com/antidhimmism
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sure to read the blog...
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never used a pseudonym....just left out the last name for reasons to
be explained later..something to do with overzealous and vindictive
pontificates...
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As a Huskey by marriage -- whether or not you, Ed, recognize my
religious ceremony as valid -- I can assure you that no one in our
collective household found you of sufficient interest to investigate.
I was told more than a week ago by one of Vision 2020's resident
computer wizards that Ed Cooper and Ed Swan were the same person, and
it amused me that you would blow onto this list pretending to the be
the straightforward, honest, wrath-of-the-right, and yet hide your
real name. Why? You may not be a paranoid doofus, but you sure seem
to be playing one in cyberspace.
As for your cryptic reference to "overzealous and vindictive
pontificates," who's after you, Ed? The men in black? Or are you
just hoping to get your name back into the local newspapers and on
Dale Courtney's blog? Fame is fleeting, and FIRE has other, bigger
fish to fry. Still, lucky old you, Ed. As a student, you can bandy
about accusations of bias, bigotry and anti-Christian,
anti-conservative maltreatment at the hands of a liberal and unGodly
university, and no one who is in a position to know the full and
complete story can answer you -- not legally, anyway. In that
horribly unreasonable and biased university, your right to privacy is
absolute. I remember when your one-sided story of foul abuse by a
close-minded, liberal, dictatorial education department came to the
attention of this list. Saundra Lund posted a piece reminding us all
that your WSU professors and WSU administrators -- the people you
accused of bigoted, heinous, anti-Ed behavior -- were prohibited by
law from either defending themselves or answering you. What a deal!
If Martha Stewart had enjoyed this kind of privileged protection, she
wouldn't have spent six months in the clink.
BTW, as a writer for New West, I was interested in your case and your
accusations, but no one at the university could confirm, deny, or in
any way comment on your story. Because I was unable to verify or
counter any of your claims through legitimate channels, I didn't write
about you -- unlike Dale Courtney, who was more than happy to promote
your single-source sob story, I aspire to some modicum of integrity.
(Stop hissing and spluttering; we gays and lesbians do occasionally
possess the blessings of the spirit. My God is generous with all of
her children.)
Under the circumstances, I suppose it's no wonder you've chosen to use
a pseudonym. It's no wonder you're so full of yourself. You're used
to having it all your own unchallenged way. No one who might counter
your cushy accusations with real hard facts is allowed to speak. All
are hamstrung by the law and by your right to privacy. I'm tired of
that; that wears me out. I'm challenging you here and now Ed: if you
have some genuine, verifiable piece of evidence that you were
mistreated by "overzealous and vindictive pontificates," then produce
it. Name a "lesbian atheist" with whom you met. How did you know she
was an atheist? Was it on her nameplate? And how did you know she
was a lesbian? Did she play golf? Was she sporting a mullet? Did
she make you listen to k. d. lang singing "Skylark?"
Finally, is there a written record supporting any of your claims? Do
you have a tape or a transcript of some education professor telling
you to sit down and shut up because you know "we" despise white
Christian conservatives? Will any of your fellow education students
vouch for you? If you have anything, anything at all other than your
own unsubstantiated blathering, then, as Chasuk says, the ACLU should
take on your case. I won't complain about them spending my annual
membership dues to defend you, Ed. Hell, I'll even send them an extra
few bucks. I believe in your First Amendment rights. I believe in
everyone's First Amendment rights. But if you haven't got proof . . .
well, I'm afraid you're just another "War Against Christmas"
right-wing blowhard with bucket full of Kentucky Fried Victim-itis and
two side orders of "Look at me, look at me!"
If you've got proof, then make it public. Publish it. Flaunt it.
Rent a billboard. Otherwise, stuff a biscuit in it.
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
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