Limbaugh wannabe interrogates college kid(whiny college journalist barf alert)

The Pitt News ^ | 10/04/01 | Melissa Balik

[Dane]

That the United States funded, trained and armed Osama bin Laden against the Soviet Union

First of all Melissa, the US did not fund Bin Laden. The US funded the mujahadeen who were fighting the Soviets. You know the country in the 80's that was run by Breznev, Andropov, and Gorbachav.

Fred Honsberger of KDKA Pittsburgh is the target of this article and said of this Melissa Balick quote.

I would probably sound more intelligent than a fifth grader if I called one up and started asking him questions in my own forum without affording him the opportunity to gather his thoughts too.

That a fifth grader would sound more intelligent.

[BurkeanCyclist]

What sort of person chooses to fight college sophomores rather than picking a more educated foe?

What kind of person writes a newspaper column when she admits that she's ingnorant as dirt, and then whines like a whipped puppy when someone expects her to defend her views?

What a spoiled little brat.

[Billthedrill]

Honestly, I probably did sound like an idiot.

If it quacks like a duck...

[Cagey]

He also questioned my assertion that the United States engages in cultural imperialism.

Been reading that little red book again, Melissa?

[DouglasKC]

I simply am not very politically minded. Politics makes me angry and upset sometimes, and I write about it. But I have a great deal of trouble holding my own in political debates — I simply do not have the memory for it.

Yup...the typical liberal. All emotion, no intellect.

[geaux]

Here's her website. Now I understand why Rush thinks interviewing college students about their views is a stupid idea.

[rface]

Melissa Balik: "I simply am not very politically minded.... — I simply do not have the memory for it."

some people call it memory, most call it a brain.

Ashland, Missouri

[mountaineer]

The sad thing is that only some people eventually realize how stupid they were at age 20. I bet she won't.

[ScreamingFist]

"I was completely outclassed and shown to be not only incompetent but totally ignorant. It's just not fair. It hurt my self esteem. Oh boohoo....."

If people like this are our nations future, we are doomed.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I simply am not very politically minded. Politics makes me angry and upset sometimes, and I write about it. But I have a great deal of trouble holding my own in political debates — I simply do not have the memory for it.

Memory = brains.

[ScreamingFist]

You may also leave feedback for the article. I just submitted mine. We've FReeped the Pitt before and they actually posted most of it. Give it a try.

[Hacksaw]

The sad thing is that only some people eventually realize how stupid they were at age 20. I bet she won't.

I thought the Pitt News was bad last year (I'm an evening student) but this year it is even worse. The funny thing is that Honsburger is anything but "on the far right".

This babe sounds like she has the right to not be critiqued.

[bluetoad]

Here you get the prize…



and instructions.

[Mr. Jeeves]

He read a portion of my article, then questioned me on how I could find the U.S. government “oppressive”.

Question.

I simply am not very politically minded.

Answer.

[ScreamingFist]

"Here you get the prize…"

Are you posting to the same thread as the rest of us?

[NixNatAVanG InDaBurgh]

Honz asked her what countries the US had oppressed, and she stated she had NEVER RESEARCHED THE SUBJECT. THEN he asked her why she would write such an article if she didn't know what she was talking about.
It's a joke trying to find intelligence in liberal Amerika.

[eddie willers]

And here's her email box
Don't scare her too bad. : )

Oogle_Monster@hotmail.com

[JenB]

Honsburger made this chick look like an idiot??! Wow, she's got to be moronic. Fred is rather stupid most of the time, although perhaps five to ten percent of the time he is intelligent and articulate. Let's say that if this girl came out the worse in this argument, she shouldn't even be a college journalist. (I've heard him bested by little old grandmothers, twelve year olds, and guys calling in about the wrong subject.)

[LetsRok]

I simply am not very politically minded. Politics makes me angry and upset sometimes, and I write about it. But I have a great deal of trouble holding my own in political debates — I simply do not have the memory for it.

In other words she did not remember where she left her copy of the daily DNC talking points and had to express an opinion without coaching.

[geaux]

I'm tempted to direct her attention to this thread.