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Democrats blast Schwarzenegger for mocking lawmakers Democrats aren’t amused by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s use of the mocking term “girlie men” to describe some lawmakers, although a spokesman for the governor said no apology would be forthcoming. Schwarzenegger dished out the insult at a rally Saturday as he claimed Democrats were delaying the budget by catering to special interests. Democrats protested that the remark was sexist and homophobic. “If they don’t have the guts to come up here in front of you and say, ’I don’t want to represent you, I want to represent those special interests, the unions, the...

Silencing whom? - Thomas Sowell (archive) June 18, 2004 With all the noise being made -- from traffic noise to Al Gore's ranting -- you might never suspect that there was a National Day of Silence. What you might also not suspect is that this day is observed in schools and colleges across the country, where students agree to remain silent for a day in order to show support for homosexuals. The idea is that people who are sexually different have been silenced by society and that the students who observe the National Day of Silence are showing that they...

The Ivory Tower of BabelBy Jamie GlazovFrontPageMagazine.com | May 28, 2004 Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dr. Mike Adams, the author of Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor. FP: Welcome to Frontpage Interview Dr. Adams, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Adams: Thank you. The pleasure is mine. FP: The title of your book, “Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel” is quite interesting. What made you choose that title? Adams: When I select a title for an editorial or for a book, I like to pick something that grabs the reader’s...

(CNSNews.com) - California Polytechnic State University student Steve Hinkle, who sparked a free speech debate when trying to advertise a campus lecture, is now suing the university over its refusal to clear his record. The dispute dates back to November 2002, when Hinkle was confronted by students in the university's multicultural center about a flier he was posting to promote a speech by conservative black author Mason Weaver. Weaver's speech went on without incident, but Hinkle has been fighting since March to clear his record of a judicial infraction, "disruption of a campus event," stemming from the encounter. Even though...

A federal judge has enjoined Shippensburg University from enforcing key provisions of a speech code that bars all "acts of intolerance" -- including racist, sexist and homophobic speech -- after finding that the Pennsylvania university failed to show that the code was needed to protect students' rights or to avoid disruption of the educational process. In his 32-page opinion in Bair v. Shippensburg University, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania found that while the speech code was "obviously well-intentioned," it simply went too far in attempting to regulate the speech of adult students....

The FIRE This TimeBy Richard L. CravattsFrontPageMagazine.com | May 8, 2003 In two recent controversies simmering on American campuses, university administrators seem to be giving credence to an observation by Abigail Thernstrom, who categorized left-leaning, politically correct institutions of higher education as "an island of repression in a sea of freedom." Instead of serving as marketplaces of ideas, universities continue to implement policies that control speech and attitudes that do not conform to the prevailing liberal view of politics, race, or culture. Despite violating the very principals of free and open thought they so vigorously expose, campus administrators, in the...