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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
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 Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:19:01
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Ballsy or stupid? The Colorado State University student newspaper published an editorial Friday that consisted of these words: "Fuck Bush."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/21/211030/911
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:24:22
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"That's actually" not "a very clever editorial -- four simple words." Brevity isn't the goal when it comes to editorials --it's making one's point convincingly. The problem isn't that they used an expletive but that they didn't bother crafting a compelling argument at all. I'dda flunked 'em.
the cure make me want to die, but in a good way -- mr.biscuitdoughhead
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:26:57
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The words make nothing, it's lazy.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:33:57
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If the measure of the piece is whether it's well-argued, then maybe it fails. But if the measure is the attention it's received, then it nailed the mark. In all my years of opinion journalism, only one editorial I've been involved with has ever generated comparable attention. The headline, ironically, was: "George W. Bush for president." Readers were outraged that The Denver Post endorsed Bush for re-election.
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:39:11
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:40:28
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Busch?
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:42:59
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thats it I knew my spelling was off.
Thanks
head for the mountains of Busch beer"
that was their slogan right? |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 19:58:06
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quote:
Originally posted by coastline
if the measure is the attention it's received
It isn't. That's sensationalism, not editorializing.
This story is kinda depressing.
the cure make me want to die, but in a good way -- mr.biscuitdoughhead
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treetime
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Posted - 09/22/2007 : 23:44:32
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| I vote Ballsy free talk. |
Edited by - treetime on 09/22/2007 23:45:24 |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 02:10:16
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homophobic
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 05:08:34
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I wouldn't say the thread title is very good advice, although apparently Laura followed it at least once.
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"Fuck Bush"
