Can we adopt the phrase “Frisch happens?”
Posted by Dorkafork
Inside Higher Ed has a article on the brouhaha involving noted lunatic Deb Frisch. Very fair and balanced. Out of an approximately 700 word article, here is how Goldstein's side of the story is described:
Goldstein could not be reached for comment. But he posted details of Frisch’s comments and his reaction to them on his Web site.
About 3% of the story, but I guess it's quality, not quantity. Jeff has a response up at Protein Wisdom. I am taking the liberty of reproducing it below in case the link doesn't work due to the DoS attacks. (Before I do, I want to note two things. First, the Inside Higher Ed story states "...Frisch is known for going on conservative sites she abhors and engaging in debate." This is laughable if you are at all familiar with her comments. Besides the comments at the post that started it all, there are comments she's left at other sites that run the gamut from infantile through moronic all the way to bug-eyed screaming. The second thing I'd like to note is that I think that Gail Hapke's description of DoS attacks as "Denial of Speech" attacks is quite apt. The DoS attacks are shameful in their own right, though that aspect is overshadowed by Frisch's
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Frisch removes offensive image, continues commenting
Former UA psychology professor Deborah Frisch has updated her blog with a link here per my request. I figure the readers who see her response to me ought to be able to see my response back. Moreover, the post containing the image of "Count Cockula" is gone as I and others suggested, and Frisch continues to blog about the Goldstein affair, breaking her original promise not to comment on it for a month.
Perhaps "Walking in Memphis" might be an appropriate post if (and only if) she is truly sorry, but then she talks about forming a "discussion group" formed of those "fascinated by the workings of the mind of the count." Somehow, it seems Dr. Frisch still thinks she's blameless enough in all this to justify forming a discussion group of "moonbats" (Frisch's words) to figure out exactly why Jeff Goldstein isn't happy about how she has treated him and his family before and after the newsbreak. Clearly, the apology to Mr. Goldstein still isn't very sincere, and I am personally questioning the true sincerity of her apology to the university community as well.
Frisch responds to my criticism
Former UA psychology professor Deborah Frisch has responded to a critical comment I made on one of her posts.
Update 2: The Arizona Daily Star has picked up on the story. This story thankfully looks more objective than the Inside Higher Ed article, which received much criticism from the right, including from Goldstein himself (see previous posts).
INSIDE HIGHER ED has a story on the Frisch/Goldstein affair that seems to me to understate Frisch's conduct somewhat. Jeff Goldstein -- whose site still seems to be down -- has posted a response in the comments. It's a long way down, so I'm reproducing it here. Click "read more" to read it.
UPDATE: More background regarding threats on campus. Read More »
Hi Jeff. You allowed someone to post a picture of me at home. Given the many, many threats I have received from your fans, this is not acceptable. I perceive it as a physical threat. Please delete the link to the picture. Thanks, Deb
Oh, btw….here is a picture of Ms. Fitsch taken from the Arizona Daily Star:
Posted by Mike @ 1:08 pm • Monday, 10 July 2006 • Category: The Loony Left
A small handful of people, not at all representative of the so-called “mainstream”? As Allah says, it’d be nice to think so, but…I don’t. And neither does the Commissar.
--Any questions, people? For this depraved woman and others like her, politics justifies all — because for them, as I keep saying, politics IS all. It’s their religion, the source of their identity, the core of their self-image, and the practical basis for how they deal with the rest of the world.
Update! The origins of a pathology.
Updated update! In the usual inimitable AoSHQ fashion, Ace has…oh, just go read it yourself, already.
The Straw? --I thought the storm would have abated by now, but it hasn’t. Jeff’s site is still down with another attack, and people are still defending the original commenter with the wildly relevant and appropriate statements that “Michelle Malkin said…” and “Rush Limbaugh…”, etc., etc.
There is the old saying about the straw that broke the camel’s back. As a kid I had often wondered how a simple straw could do that. As an adult I can see the metaphor better. There are events that happen that, small though they may be, let loose bigger events. This may be one of those. The Blogosphere came of age after the 2000 elections and more so after the 9/11 attacks. All this hullabaloo because someone didn’t like what the father of a two-year-old posted on his own site. Unbeleivable. A toddler turned out to be the proverbial straw.