[Behind Liberal Lines]

I really wish people would excerpt the relevant parts of articles and not just the opening paragraphs

[9YearLurker]

What’s this story about?

[Robert DeLong]

This pretty much sums it up:

“Houston, we have a problem,” warned Mary Baine Campbell, a Brandeis English professor. “Ayaan Hirsi Ali claims to have had a difficult early life, and it may be true. However, she's an ignorant, ultra-right-wing extremist, abusively, shockingly vocal in her hatred for Muslim culture and Muslims, a purveyor of the dangerous and imaginary concept, born of European distaste for the influx of immigrants from its former colonies, ‘Islamofascism’ – which has died on the vine even of the new European right wing. To call her a ‘woman's rights activist’ is like calling Squeaky Fromm an environmentalist.”

“To honor someone at graduation who is notorious for inciting hate, defending violence and insulting the bearers of one of the world's most populous faiths, including many students and faculty, not to mention parents, is not 'hosting.' It's complicity in defamation,” she added.

My guess is she would never honor herself, for in those 2 paragraphs she incited hate, as well as, defend violence.

[Resettozero]

There is little room for dissent, as “Concerned” co-creator Gordon Fellman explained in a 2009 email: “it is rude to post a recipe for pork roast on a vegetarian listserv or an orthodox Jewish one, or right wing harangues on the concerned list.”

(Daniel Mael is a student at Brandeis University. He is also a reporter for TruthRevolt.org and a contributor to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.)

The author seems to have his head in the right place and is just reporting what he's learned about his university. My guess is that many colleges have such lists going out to certain people on a non-stop basis.

My question is...who makes THE list (of talking points) that the Dems listen to?